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.
| Host city | Gothenburg, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nations | 191 |
| Athletes | 1804 |
| Dates | 5–13 August 1995 |
| Opened by | King Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Main venue | Ullevi Stadium |
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 | Donovan Bailey Canada | 9.97 | Bruny Surin Canada | 10.03 | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago | 10.03 |
| 200 m | Michael Johnson United States | 19.79 CR | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | 20.12 | Jeff Williams United States | 20.18 |
| 400 m | Michael Johnson United States | 43.39 CR | Butch Reynolds United States | 44.22 | Greg Haughton Jamaica | 44.56 |
| 800 m | Wilson Kipketer Denmark | 1:45.08 | Arthémon Hatungimana Burundi | 1:45.64 | Vebjørn Rodal Norway | 1:45.68 |
| 1500 m | Noureddine Morceli Algeria | 3:33.73 | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | 3:35.28 | Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi | 3:35.56 |
| 5000 m | Ismael Kirui Kenya | 13:16.77 | Khalid Bouhlami Morocco | 13:17.15 | Shem Kororia Kenya | 13:17.59 |
| 10,000 m | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | 27:12.95 CR | Khalid Skah Morocco | 27:14.53 | Paul Tergat Kenya | 27:14.70 |
| Marathon | Martín Fiz Spain | 2:11:41 | Dionicio Cerón Mexico | 2:12:13 | Luíz Antônio dos Santos Brazil | 2:12:49 |
| 110 m hurdles | Allen Johnson United States | 13.00 | Tony Jarrett Great Britain | 13.04 | Roger Kingdom United States | 13.19 |
| 400 m hurdles | Derrick Adkins United States | 47.98 | Samuel Matete Zambia | 48.03 | Stéphane Diagana France | 48.14 |
| 3000 m st. | 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 | Michele Didoni Italy | 1:19:59 | Valentí Massana Spain | 1:20:23 | Yevgeniy Misyulya Belarus | 1:20:48 |
| 50 km walk | Valentin Kononen Finland | 3:43:42 | Giovanni Perricelli Italy | 3:45:11 | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | 3:45:57 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 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 | 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 | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | Iván Pedroso Cuba | 8.70 | James Beckford Jamaica | 8.30 | Mike Powell United States | 8.29 |
| Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain | 18.29 (WR) | Brian Wellman Bermuda | 17.62 | Jérôme Romain Dominica | 17.59 |
| High jump | Troy Kemp Bahamas | 2.37 | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | 2.37 | Artur Partyka Poland | 2.35 |
| Pole vault | Sergey Bubka Ukraine | 5.92 | Maksim Tarasov Russia | 5.86 | Jean Galfione France | 5.86 |
| Shot put | John Godina United States | 21.47 | Mika Halvari Finland | 20.93 | Randy Barnes United States | 20.41 |
| Discus throw | Lars Riedel Germany | 68.76 (CR) | Vladimir Dubrovshchik Belarus | 65.98 | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus | 65.88 |
| Hammer throw | Andrey Abduvaliyev Tajikistan | 81.56 | Igor Astapkovich Belarus | 81.10 | Tibor Gécsek Hungary | 80.98 |
| Javelin throw | Jan Železný Czech Republic | 89.58 | Steve Backley Great Britain | 86.30 | Boris Henry Germany | 86.08 |
| Decathlon | 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 | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 10.85 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.94 | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 10.96 |
| 200 m | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.12 | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 22.12 | Galina Malchugina (RUS) | 22.37 |
| 400 m | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 49.28 | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 49.96 | Jearl Miles (USA) | 50.00 |
| 800 m | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 1:56.11 | Letitia Vriesde (SUR) | 1:56.68 (AR) | Kelly Holmes (GBR) | 1:56.95 |
| 1500 m | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | 4:02.42 | Kelly Holmes (GBR) | 4:03.04 | Carla Sacramento (POR) | 4:03.79 |
| 5000 m | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 14:46.47 (CR) | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 14:48.54 | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) | 14:53.77 |
| 10,000 m | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 31:04.99 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | 31:08.10 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 31:17.66 |
| Marathon | 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 | Gail Devers (USA) | 12.68 | Olga Shishigina (KAZ) | 12.80 | Yuliya Graudyn (RUS) | 12.85 |
| 400 m hurdles | Kim Batten (USA) | 52.61 (WR) | Tonja Buford (USA) | 52.62 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 53.48 (NR) |
| 10 km walk | Irina Stankina (RUS) | 42:13 (CR) | Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) | 42:16 | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) | 42:20 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 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 | 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 | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | Fiona May (ITA) | 6.98 | Niurka Montalvo (CUB) | 6.86 | Irina Mushayilova (RUS) | 6.83 |
| Triple jump | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 15.50 (WR) | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) | 15.18 | Anna Biryukova (RUS) | 15.08 |
| High jump | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 2.01 | Alina Astafei (GER) | 1.99 | Inha Babakova (UKR) | 1.99 |
| Shot put | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 21.22 | Huang Zhihong (CHN) | 20.04 | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) | 19.56 |
| Discus throw | Ellina Zvereva (BLR) | 68.64 | Ilke Wyludda (GER) | 67.20 | Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) | 66.86 |
| Javelin throw | Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) | 67.56 | Felicia Tilea (ROU) | 65.22 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) | 65.16 |
| Heptathlon | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 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 |
| Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 36 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 38 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (43 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
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