1995 World Championships in Athletics

The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden on 5–13 August 1995.

This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations.

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.

Men's results

Track

1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m Template:DetailsLink	Donovan Bailey Canada	9.97	Bruny Surin Canada	10.03	Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago	10.03
200 m Template:DetailsLink	Michael Johnson United States	19.79 CR	Frankie Fredericks Namibia	20.12	Jeff Williams United States	20.18
400 m Template:DetailsLink	Michael Johnson United States	43.39 CR	Butch Reynolds United States	44.22	Greg Haughton Jamaica	44.56
800 m Template:DetailsLink	Wilson Kipketer Denmark	1:45.08	Arthémon Hatungimana Burundi	1:45.64	Vebjørn Rodal Norway	1:45.68
1500 m Template:DetailsLink	Noureddine Morceli Algeria	3:33.73	Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco	3:35.28	Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi	3:35.56
5000 m Template:DetailsLink	Ismael Kirui Kenya	13:16.77	Khalid Bouhlami Morocco	13:17.15	Shem Kororia Kenya	13:17.59
10,000 m Template:DetailsLink	Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia	27:12.95 CR	Khalid Skah Morocco	27:14.53	Paul Tergat Kenya	27:14.70
Marathon Template:DetailsLink	Martín Fiz Spain	2:11:41	Dionicio Cerón Mexico	2:12:13	Luíz Antônio dos Santos Brazil	2:12:49
110 m hurdles Template:DetailsLink	Allen Johnson United States	13.00	Tony Jarrett Great Britain	13.04	Roger Kingdom United States	13.19
400 m hurdles Template:DetailsLink	Derrick Adkins United States	47.98	Samuel Matete Zambia	48.03	Stéphane Diagana France	48.14
3000 m st. Template:DetailsLink	Moses Kiptanui Kenya	8:04.16 CR	Christopher Koskei Kenya	8:09.30	Saad Al-Asmari Saudi Arabia	8:12.95 AR
20 km walk Template:DetailsLink	Michele Didoni Italy	1:19:59	Valentí Massana Spain	1:20:23	Yevgeniy Misyulya Belarus	1:20:48
50 km walk Template:DetailsLink	Valentin Kononen Finland	3:43:42	Giovanni Perricelli Italy	3:45:11	Robert Korzeniowski Poland	3:45:57
4 × 100 m relay Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Donovan Bailey Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin	38.31	Template:Flagteam Paul Henderson Tim Jackson Steve Brimacombe Damien Marsh	38.50	Template:Flagteam Giovanni Puggioni Ezio Madonia Angelo Cipolloni Sandro Floris	39.07
4 × 400 m relay Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Marlon Ramsey Derek Mills Butch Reynolds Michael Johnson Kevin Lyles* Darnell Hall*	2:57.32	Template:Flagteam Michael McDonald Davian Clarke Danny McFarlane Greg Haughton Dennis Blake*	2:59.88	Template:Flagteam Udeme Ekpeyong Kunle Adejuyigbe Jude Monye Sunday Bada	3:03.18
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

Field

1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Long jump Template:DetailsLink	Iván Pedroso Cuba	8.70	James Beckford Jamaica	8.30	Mike Powell United States	8.29
Triple jump Template:DetailsLink	Jonathan Edwards Great Britain	18.29 (WR)	Brian Wellman Bermuda	17.62	Jérôme Romain Dominica	17.59
High jump Template:DetailsLink	Troy Kemp Bahamas	2.37	Javier Sotomayor Cuba	2.37	Artur Partyka Poland	2.35
Pole vault Template:DetailsLink	Sergey Bubka Ukraine	5.92	Maksim Tarasov Russia	5.86	Jean Galfione France	5.86
Shot put Template:DetailsLink	John Godina United States	21.47	Mika Halvari Finland	20.93	Randy Barnes United States	20.41
Discus throw Template:DetailsLink	Lars Riedel Germany	68.76 (CR)	Vladimir Dubrovshchik Belarus	65.98	Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus	65.88
Hammer throw Template:DetailsLink	Andrey Abduvaliyev Tajikistan	81.56	Igor Astapkovich Belarus	81.10	Tibor Gécsek Hungary	80.98
Javelin throw Template:DetailsLink	Jan Železný Czech Republic	89.58	Steve Backley Great Britain	86.30	Boris Henry Germany	86.08
Decathlon Template:DetailsLink	Dan O'Brien United States	8695	Eduard Hämäläinen Belarus	8489	Mike Smith Canada	8419
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Women's results

Track

1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	10.85	Template:Flagathlete	10.94	Template:Flagathlete	10.96
200 m Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	22.12	Template:Flagathlete	22.12	Template:Flagathlete	22.37
400 m Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	49.28	Template:Flagathlete	49.96	Template:Flagathlete	50.00
800 m Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	1:56.11	Template:Flagathlete	1:56.68 (AR)	Template:Flagathlete	1:56.95
1500 m Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	4:02.42	Template:Flagathlete	4:03.04	Template:Flagathlete	4:03.79
5000 m Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	14:46.47 (CR)	Template:Flagathlete	14:48.54	Template:Flagathlete	14:53.77
10,000 m Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	31:04.99	Template:Flagathlete	31:08.10	Template:Flagathlete	31:17.66
Marathon Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	2:25:39	Template:Flagathlete	2:26:25	Template:Flagathlete	2:30:11
	The marathon course was 400 m short of the normal distance.
100 m hurdles Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	12.68	Template:Flagathlete	12.80	Template:Flagathlete	12.85
400 m hurdles Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	52.61 (WR)	Template:Flagathlete	52.62	Template:Flagathlete	53.48 (NR)
10 km walk Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	42:13 (CR)	Template:Flagathlete	42:16	Template:Flagathlete	42:20
4 × 100 m relay Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Celena Mondie-Milner Carlette Guidry Chryste Gaines Gwen Torrence D'Andre Hill*	42.12	Template:Flagteam Dahlia Duhaney Juliet Cuthbert Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey Michelle Freeman*	42.25	Template:Flagteam Melanie Paschke Silke Lichtenhagen Silke-Beate Knoll Gabriele Becker	43.01
4 × 400 m relay Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Kim Graham Rochelle Stevens Camara Jones Jearl Miles Nicole Green*	3:22.29	Template:Flagteam Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Yuliya Sotnikova Yelena Andreyeva Tatyana Zakharova*	3:23.98	Template:Flagteam Lee Naylor Renée Poetschka Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Cathy Freeman	3:25.88
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

Field

1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Long jump Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	6.98	Template:Flagathlete	6.86	Template:Flagathlete	6.83
Triple jump Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	15.50 (WR)	Template:Flagathlete	15.18	Template:Flagathlete	15.08
High jump Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	2.01	Template:Flagathlete	1.99	Template:Flagathlete	1.99
Shot put Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	21.22	Template:Flagathlete	20.04	Template:Flagathlete	19.56
Discus throw Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	68.64	Template:Flagathlete	67.20	Template:Flagathlete	66.86
Javelin throw Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	67.56	Template:Flagathlete	65.22	Template:Flagathlete	65.16
Heptathlon Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	6651	Template:Flagathlete	6575	Template:Flagathlete	6522
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Medal table

Note that the host, Sweden, did not win any medals at these championships. This fate Sweden shares only with Canada (2001). Template:Medals table

References

• IAAF 1995 Championship