# 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | Luíz Antônio 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 Koskei Kenya | 8:09.30 | Saad Al-Asmari Saudi Arabia | 8:12.95 AR |
| 20 km walk details | Michele Didoni Italy | 1:19:59 | Valentí 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 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Canada (CAN) Donovan Bailey Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin | 38.31 | Australia (AUS) Paul Henderson Tim Jackson Steve Brimacombe Damien Marsh | 38.50 | Italy (ITA) Giovanni Puggioni Ezio Madonia Angelo Cipolloni Sandro Floris | 39.07 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | United States (USA) Marlon Ramsey Derek Mills Butch Reynolds Michael Johnson Kevin Lyles* Darnell Hall* | 2:57.32 | Jamaica (JAM) Michael McDonald Davian Clarke Danny McFarlane Greg Haughton Dennis Blake* | 2:59.88 | Nigeria (NGR) 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | Jérôme 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 Gécsek 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 |
| 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 Malchugina (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 | Anuța Cătună (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 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | United States (USA) Celena Mondie-Milner Carlette Guidry Chryste Gaines Gwen Torrence D'Andre Hill* | 42.12 | Jamaica (JAM) Dahlia Duhaney Juliet Cuthbert Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey Michelle Freeman* | 42.25 | Germany (GER) Melanie Paschke Silke Lichtenhagen Silke-Beate Knoll Gabriele Becker | 43.01 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | United States (USA) Kim Graham Rochelle Stevens Camara Jones Jearl Miles Nicole Green* | 3:22.29 | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Yuliya Sotnikova Yelena Andreyeva Tatyana Zakharova* | 3:23.98 | Australia (AUS) 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 Ináncsi (HUN) | 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).
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 12 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Portugal (POR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (43 entries) | Totals (43 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |