1995 World Championships in Athletics
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The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and 13, 1995.
This competition saw the women run the 5000 m event at the World Championships for the first time. The race replaced the 3000 m event which had been run at all previous World Championships.
Contents |
Men's Results
Track
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m details |
Donovan Bailey Canada |
9.97 | Bruny Surin Canada |
10.03 | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
10.03 |
| 200 m details |
Michael Johnson United States |
19.79 CR |
Frankie Fredericks Namibia |
20.12 | Jeff Williams United States |
20.18 |
| 400 m details |
Michael Johnson United States |
43.39 CR |
Butch Reynolds United States |
44.22 | Greg Haughton Jamaica |
44.56 |
| 800 m details |
Wilson Kipketer Denmark |
1:45.08 | Arthémon Hatungimana Burundi |
1:45.64 | Vebjørn Rodal Norway |
1:45.68 |
| 1,500 m details |
Noureddine Morceli Algeria |
3:33.73 | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco |
3:35.28 | Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi |
3:35.56 |
| 5,000 m details |
Ismael Kirui Kenya |
13:16.77 | Khalid Bouhlami Morocco |
13:17.15 | Shem Kororia Kenya |
13:17.59 |
| 10,000 m details |
Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia |
27:12.95 CR |
Khalid Skah Morocco |
27:14.53 | Paul Tergat Kenya |
27:14.70 |
| Marathon details |
Martín Fiz Spain |
2:11:41 | Dionicio Cerón Mexico |
2:12:13 | Luiz Antonio dos Santos Brazil |
2:12:49 |
| 110 m hurdles details |
Allen Johnson United States |
13.00 | Tony Jarrett Great Britain |
13.04 | Roger Kingdom United States |
13.19 |
| 400 m hurdles details |
Derrick Adkins United States |
47.98 | Samuel Matete Zambia |
48.03 | Stéphane Diagana France |
48.14 |
| 3,000 m st. details |
Moses Kiptanui Kenya |
8:04.16 CR |
Christopher Kosgei Kenya |
8:09.30 | Saad Shadad Al-Asmari Saudi Arabia |
8:12.95 AR |
| 20 km walk details |
Michele Didoni Italy |
1:19:59 | Valentín Massana Spain |
1:20:23 | Yevgeniy Misyulya Belarus |
1:20:48 |
| 50 km walk details |
Valentin Kononen Finland |
3:43:42 | Giovanni Perricelli Italy |
3:45:11 | Robert Korzeniowski Poland |
3:45:57 |
| 4x100 m relay details |
Canada Donovan Bailey, Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin |
38.31 |  AustraliaPaul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh |
38.50 | Italy Giovanni Puggioni, Ezio Madonia, Angelo Cipolloni, Sandro Floris |
39.07 |
| 4x400 m relay details |
United States Marlon Ramsey, Derek Mills, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson |
2:57.32 | Jamaica Michael McDonald, Davian Clarke, Danny McFarlane, Greg Haughton |
2:59.88 |  NigeriaUdeme Ekpeyong, Kunle Adejuyigbe, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada |
3:03.18 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Field
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Long jump details |
Iván Pedroso Cuba |
8.70 | James Beckford Jamaica |
8.30 | Mike Powell United States |
8.29 |
| Triple jump details |
Jonathan Edwards Great Britain |
18.29 (WR) |
Brian Wellman Bermuda |
17.62 | Jerome Romain Dominica |
17.59 |
| High jump details |
Troy Kemp Bahamas |
2.37 | Javier Sotomayor Cuba |
2.37 | Artur Partyka Poland |
2.35 |
| Pole vault details |
Sergey Bubka Ukraine |
5.92 | Maksim Tarasov Russia |
5.86 | Jean Galfione France |
5.86 |
| Shot put details |
John Godina United States |
21.47 | Mika Halvari Finland |
20.93 | Randy Barnes United States |
20.41 |
| Discus throw details |
Lars Riedel Germany |
68.76 (CR) |
Vladimir Dubrovshchik Belarus |
65.98 | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus |
65.88 |
| Hammer throw details |
Andrey Abduvaliyev Tajikistan |
81.56 | Igor Astapkovich Belarus |
81.10 | Tibor Gecsek Hungary |
80.98 |
| Javelin throw details |
Jan Železný Czech Republic |
89.58 | Steve Backley Great Britain |
86.30 | Boris Henry Germany |
86.08 |
| Decathlon details |
Dan O'Brien United States |
8695 | Eduard Hämäläinen Belarus |
8489 | Mike Smith Canada |
8419 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Women's Results
Track
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m details |
Gwen Torrence (USA) |
10.85 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
10.94 | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
10.96 |
| 200 m details |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.12 | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
22.12 | Galina Maltchouguina (RUS) |
22.37 |
| 400 m details |
Marie-José Pérec (FRA) |
49.28 | Pauline Davis (BAH) |
49.96 | Jearl Miles (USA) |
50.00 |
| 800 m details |
Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
1:56.11 |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) |
1:56.68 (AR) |
Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
1:56.95 |
| 1,500 m details |
Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
4:02.42 | Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
4:03.04 |  Carla Sacramento (POR) |
4:03.79 |
| 5,000 m details |
 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
14:46.47 (CR) |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
14:48.54 | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
14:53.77 |
| 10,000 m details |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
31:04.99 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
31:08.10 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
31:17.66 |
| Marathon details |
Manuela Machado (POR) |
2:25:39 |  Anuta Catuna (ROU) |
2:26:25 | Ornella Ferrara (ITA) |
2:30:11 |
| The marathon course was 400 m short of the normal distance. | ||||||
| 100 m hurdles details |
Gail Devers (USA) |
12.68 |  Olga Shishigina (KAZ) |
12.80 | Yuliya Graudyn (RUS) |
12.85 |
| 400 m hurdles details |
Kim Batten (USA) |
52.61 (WR) |
Tonja Buford (USA) |
52.62 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) |
53.48 (NR) |
| 10 km walk details |
Irina Stankina (RUS) |
42:13 (CR) |
Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) |
42:16 | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) |
42:20 |
| 4x100 m relay details |
United States Celena Mondie Carlette Guidry Chryste Gaines Gwen Torrence |
42.12 | Jamaica Dahlia Duhaney Juliet Cuthbert Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey |
42.25 | Germany Melanie Paschke Silke Lichtenhagen Silke-Beate Knoll Gabriele Becker |
43.01 |
| 4x400 m relay details |
United States Kim Graham Rochelle Stevens Camara Jones Jearl Miles |
3:22.29 | Russia Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Yuliya Sotnikova Yelena Andreyeva |
3:23.98 | Australia Lee Naylor Renée Poetschka Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Cathy Freeman |
3:25.88 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Field
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Long jump details |
Fiona May (ITA) |
6.98 | Niurka Montalvo (CUB) |
6.86 | Irina Mushayilova (RUS) |
6.83 |
| Triple jump details |
Inessa Kravets (UKR) |
15.50 (WR) |
 Iva Prandzheva (BUL) |
15.18 | Anna Biryukova (RUS) |
15.08 |
| High jump details |
Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.01 | Alina Astafei (GER) |
1.99 | Inha Babakova (UKR) |
1.99 |
| Shot put details |
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
21.22 |  Huang Zhihong (CHN) |
20.04 | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) |
19.56 |
| Discus throw details |
Ellina Zvereva (BLR) |
68.64 | Ilke Wyludda (GER) |
67.20 | Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) |
66.86 |
| Javelin throw details |
Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) |
67.56 | Felicia Tilea (ROU) |
65.22 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
65.16 |
| Heptathlon details |
 Ghada Shouaa (SYR) |
6651 | Svetlana Moskalets (RUS) |
6575 | Rita Inancsi (HUN) |
6522 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Medal table by country
| Position | Country: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | Total: |
| 1. | United States |
12 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Belarus |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3= | Germany |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3= | Italy |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5. | Cuba |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6. | Kenya |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7= | Canada |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7= | Portugal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9. | Ukraine |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10. | Algeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11. | Russia |
1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 12. | Jamaica |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13. | Great Britain |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 14. | Finland |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14= | Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16= | Bahamas |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16= | Ethiopia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16= | Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19. | France |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20= | Czech Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Ireland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Syria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Tajikistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25. | Morocco |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26. | Romania |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27= | Australia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27= | Burundi |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29= | Bermuda |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | China |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Kazakhstan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Mexico |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Namibia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Suriname |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Zambia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36= | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36= | Poland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38= | Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= | Dominica |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= | Nigeria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= | Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= | Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= | Saudi Arabia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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