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| 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 |
| ← 1993 Stuttgart1997 Athens → | |
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
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 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 |
| 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 | |
References
- "iaaf.org - Osaka 2007 - History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
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