# 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Durham, United Kingdom, at the University of Durham on 25 March 1995. A report on the event was given in The New York Times and in the Herald.
Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12.02 km) | Paul Tergat Kenya | 34:05 | Ismael Kirui Kenya | 34:13 | Salah Hissou Morocco | 34:14 |
| Junior men (8.47 km) | Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia | 24:12 | Dejene Lidetu Ethiopia | 24:14 | David Chelule Kenya | 24:16 |
| Senior women (6.47 km) | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 20:21 | Catherina McKiernan Ireland | 20:29 | Sally Barsosio Kenya | 20:39 |
| Junior women (4.47 km) | Annemari Sandell Finland | 14:04 | Jebiwot Keitany Kenya | 14:09 | Nancy Kipron Kenya | 14:17 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 62 | Morocco | 111 | Spain | 120 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 23 | Ethiopia | 25 | Morocco | 72 |
| Senior women | Kenya | 26 | Ethiopia | 38 | Romania | 84 |
| Junior women | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 31 | Japan | 56 |

## Race results
### Senior men's race (12.02 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Junior men's race (8.47 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Senior women's race (6.47 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Junior women's race (4.47 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Medal table (unofficial)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 619 athletes from 58 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (6)
* Australia (13)
* Belarus (6)
* Belgium (15)
* Botswana (7)
* Brazil (20)
* Canada (22)
* China (7)
* Chinese Taipei (4)
* Colombia (18)
* Croatia (8)
* Czech Republic (5)
* Denmark (7)
* Egypt (2)
* Ethiopia (27)
* Finland (5)
* France (27)
* Germany (6)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (6)
* Iceland (1)
* Ireland (13)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (27)
* Jamaica (6)
* Japan (20)
* Kazakhstan (8)
* Kenya (27)
* Kyrgyzstan (4)
* Lithuania (2)
* Malta (8)
* Mauritius (9)
* Moldova (2)
* Morocco (15)
* Namibia (3)
* Netherlands (12)
* New Zealand (5)
* Paraguay (1)
* Portugal (18)
* Puerto Rico (6)
* Romania (14)
* Russia (13)
* Seychelles (7)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* South Africa (27)
* Spain (27)
* Switzerland (10)
* Tanzania (10)
* Turkmenistan (4)
* Ukraine (18)
* United Kingdom (27)
* United States (27)
* Uzbekistan (7)
* Yemen (11)
* Yugoslavia (3)
* Zaire (1)
* Zimbabwe (9)