1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
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The Women's Marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden was held on Sunday August 5, 1995. Due to judges' error the marathon course was 400 metres short of the normal distance as at the start the women left the stadium one lap too early.[1]
Medalists
| Gold |  Manuela MachadoPortugal (POR) |
| Silver |  Anuța CătunăRomania (ROM) |
| Bronze |  Ornella FerraraItaly (ITA) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 |  London, United Kingdom |
| Event Record | Rosa Mota (POR) | 2:25:17 | August 29, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
| Season Best |  Uta Pippig (GER) | 2:25:11 | April 17, 1995 |  Boston, United States |
Intermediates
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Manuela Machado (POR) |
2:25:39 | |
 | Anuța Cătună (ROM) |
2:26:25 | |
 | Ornella Ferrara (ITA) |
2:30:11 | |
| 4 |  Małgorzata Sobańska (POL) |
2:31:10 | |
| 5 |  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) |
2:31:19 | |
| 6 |  Mónica Pont (ESP) |
2:31:53 | |
| 7 | Linda Somers (USA) |
2:32:12 | |
| 8 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
2:32:17 | |
| 9 |  Sachiyo Seiyama (JPN) |
2:33:07 | |
| 10 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
2:33:18 | |
| 11 | Miki Igarashi (JPN) |
2:34:34 | |
| 12 | Yukari Komatsu (JPN) |
2:35:33 | |
| 13 | Kirsi Rauta (FIN) |
2:35:39 | |
| 14 |  Jane Salumäe (EST) |
2:35:53 | |
| 15 |  Kerryn McCann (AUS) |
2:36:29 | |
| 16 | Kimberly Rosenquist-Jones (USA) |
2:37:06 | |
| 17 |  Ingmarie Nilsson (SWE) |
2:37:17 | |
| 18 | Susan Mahony (AUS) |
2:37:38 | |
| 19 |  Fatuma Roba (ETH) |
2:39:27 | |
| 20 |  Nelly Glauser (SUI) |
2:40:42 | |
| 21 | Maria Luisa Muñoz (ESP) |
2:41:37 | |
| 22 | Trudi Thomson (GBR) |
2:41:42 | |
| 23 |  Judit Földing-Nagy (HUN) |
2:42:03 | |
| 24 |  Larisa Zyuzko (RUS) |
2:42:12 | |
| 25 |  Cathy Shum (IRL) |
2:43:20 | |
| 26 |  Nurten Tasdemir (TUR) |
2:44:36 | |
| 27 | Aura Buia (ROM) |
2:45:13 | |
| 28 | Alison Rose (GBR) |
2:45:52 | |
| 29 |  Nyla Carroll (NZL) |
2:50:25 | |
| 30 |  Chu Winnie Ng Lai (HKG) |
3:01:08 | |
| 31 |  Isabel Tum (GUA) |
3:02:02 | |
| 32 |  Gilda Mendez (PAN) |
3:05:00 | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — |  Maria Guadalupe Loma (MEX) |
DNF | |
| — |  Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN) |
DNF | |
| — | Birgit Jerschabek (GER) |
DNF | |
| — |  Nadia Prasad (FRA) |
DNF | |
| — |  Carole Rouillard (CAN) |
DNF | |
| — |  Angelina Kanana (KEN) |
DNF | |
| — | Anita Håkenstad (NOR) |
DNF | |
| — | Rocío Ríos (ESP) |
DNF | |
| — | Marina Belyayeva (RUS) |
DNF | |
| — | Elaine Van Blunk (USA) |
DNF | |
| — | Nadezhda Ilyina (RUS) |
DNF | |
| DID NOT START (DNS) | |||
| — |  Janet Mayal (BRA) |
DNS | |
See also
- 1995 Marathon Year Ranking
- Women's Olympic Marathon (1996)