Kenya_at_the_1995_World_Championships_in_Athletics
1995 World Championships in Athletics
1995 edition of the 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 article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2021) |
Host city | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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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.
Track
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
Track
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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) |
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 |
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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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