1995 World Championships in Athletics
Athletics competition in Gothenburg, Sweden
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The 5th World Championships in Athletics (Swedish: Världsmästerskapen i friidrott 1995), under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden on 5–13 August 1995.
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| 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.[1]
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
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
Women's results
Track
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
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 | |