1995 in the sport of athletics

1995 in athletics

Major world events| World Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the Year| Jonathan Edwards
Gwen Torrence

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Overview of the events of 1995 in the sport of athletics

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This article contains an overview of the year 1995 in athletics.

## Major events

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### World

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* Grand Prix Final
* World Championships
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Half Marathon Championships
* World Indoor Championships
* World Race Walking Cup

### Regional

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* All-Africa Games
* Asian Championships
* CARIFTA Games
* Central American and Caribbean Championships
* European Cross Country Championships
* European Junior Championships
* Pan American Games
* Pan American Junior Championships
* South American Championships
* South American Junior Championships

## World records

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### Men

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Event  | Athlete  | Nation  | Performance  | Meeting  | Place  | Date

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1500 m | Noureddine Morceli |  Algeria | 3:27.37  |  |  Nice, France  | 12 July
2,000 m | Noureddine Morceli |  Algeria | 4:47.88  |  |  Paris, France  | 3 July
5,000 m | Moses Kiptanui |  Kenya | 12:55.30  |  |  Rome, Italy  | 8 June
5,000 m | Haile Gebrselassie |  Ethiopia | 12:44.39  |  |  Zürich, Switzerland  | 16 August
10,000 m | Haile Gebrselassie |  Ethiopia | 26:43.53  |  |  Hengelo, Netherlands  | 5 June
3000 m steeplechase | Moses Kiptanui |  Kenya | 7:59.18  |  |  Zürich, Switzerland  | 16 August
Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards |  United Kingdom | 17.98 m  |  |  Salamanca, Spain  | 18 July
Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards |  United Kingdom | 18.16 m  | World Championships |  Gothenburg, Sweden  | 7 August
Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards |  United Kingdom | 18.29 m  | World Championships |  Gothenburg, Sweden  | 7 August

### Women

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Event  | Athlete  | Nation  | Performance  | Meeting  | Place  | Date

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1,000 m | Maria Mutola |  Mozambique | 2:29.34  |  |  Brussels, Belgium  | 5 August
5,000 m | Fernanda Ribeiro |  Portugal | 14:36.45  |  |  Hechtel, Belgium  | 22 July
400 m hurdles | Kim Batten |  United States | 52.61  | World Championships |  Gothenburg, Sweden  | 11 August
Triple jump | Inessa Kravets |  Ukraine | 15.50 m  | World Championships |  Gothenburg, Sweden  | 10 August
Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova |  Russia | 68.14 m  |  |  Moscow, Russia  | 5 June
Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova |  Russia | 68.16 m  |  |  Moscow, Russia  | 18 June

## Awards

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### Men

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1995 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS  | ATHLETE

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IAAF World Athlete of the Year |  Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
European Athlete of the Year Award |  Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award |  Dennis Mitchell (USA)

### Women

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1995 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS  | ATHLETE

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IAAF World Athlete of the Year |  Gwen Torrence (USA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
European Athlete of the Year Award |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award |  Gwen Torrence (USA)

## Season's bests

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Best marks of the year  Event  | Men  | Women

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Athlete  | Mark  | Notes  | Athlete  | Mark  | Notes
100 metres |  Donovan Bailey (CAN) | 9.91 |  |  Gwen Torrence (USA) | 10.84 |
200 metres |  Michael Johnson (USA) | 19.79 |  |  Gwen Torrence (USA) | 21.77 |
400 metres |  Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.39 |  |  Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 49.28 |
800 metres |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:42.87 |  |  Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 1:55.72 |
1500 metres |  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:27.37 | WR |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 3:58.85 |
3000 metres |  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 7:27.18 |  |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 8:27.57 |
5000 metres |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 12:44.39 | WR |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 14:36.45 | WR
10,000 metres |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 26:43.53 | WR |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 31:04.99 |
100/110 metres hurdles |  Allen Johnson (USA) | 12.98 |  |  Olga Shishigina (KAZ) | 12.44 |
400 metres hurdles |  Stéphane Diagana (FRA) | 47.37 |  |  Kim Batten (USA) | 52.61 | WR
3000 metres steeplechase |  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 7:59.18 | WR | —
Pole vault |  Okkert Brits (RSA) | 6.03 m |  |  Emma George (AUS) | 4.28 m |
High jump |  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.40 m |  |  Inga Babakova (UKR) | 2.05 m |
Long jump |  Iván Pedroso (CUB) | 8.71 m |  |  Heike Drechsler (GER) | 7.07 m |
Triple jump |  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 18.29 m | WR |  Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 15.50 m | WR
Shot put |  John Godina (USA) | 22.00 m |  |  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 21.22 m |
Discus throw |  Lars Riedel (GER) | 69.08 m |  |  Mette Bergmann (NOR) | 69.68 m |
Javelin throw |  Raymond Hecht (GER) | 92.60 m |  |  Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) | 71.18 m |
Hammer throw |  Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB) | 83.10 m |  |  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 68.16 m | WR
Heptathlon | —  |  Ghada Shouaa (SYR) | 6715 pts |
Decathlon |  Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8695 pts |  | —
4×100 metres relay |  Canada
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Donovan Bailey | 38.16 |  |  United States
Celena Mondie-Milner
Carlette Guidry
Chryste Gaines
Gwen Torrence | 42.12 |
4×400 metres relay |  United States
Marlon Ramsey
Derek Mills
Harry Reynolds
Michael Johnson | 2:57.32 |  |  Russia
Tatyana Chebykina
Svetlana Goncharenko
Tatyana Zakharova
Yelena Andreyeva | 3:22.24 |

## References

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* Matti Koskimies (12 December 2011). "Yearlists of 1995 (Men)". Retrieved 27 December 2011.
* Matti Koskimies (12 December 2011). "Yearlists of 1995 (Women)". Retrieved 27 December 2011.
* Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Men)". Retrieved 7 January 2012.
* Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Women)". Retrieved 7 January 2012.

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World|

* World Athletics Championships
* World Indoor Championships
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Half Marathon Championships
* World Mountain Running Trophy
* World Race Walking Cup
* Military World Games
* Universiade
* World Masters Championships

Regional|

| Championships|

* Arab
* Asian
* Balkan
* Outdoor
* Indoor
* Central American and Caribbean
* European
* Cup
* Mountain Running
* South American
* West and North African

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Games|

* All-Africa Games
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* Island Games
* Pacific Ocean Games
* Pan American Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* South Pacific Games

Cross country|

* Asian
* Balkan
* Central American and Caribbean
* European
* South American

Age group|

* African U20
* CARIFTA Games
* Central American U20/U18
* Central American and Caribbean U14
* European
* U20
* Youth Olympic Days
* Oceanian U18
* Pan American U20
* South American U20

Seasonal|

* Golden Four
* Berlin
* Brussels
* Oslo
* Zürich
* IAAF Grand Prix
* Final
* World Cross Challenge

National|

| Indoor|

* Belgian
* Czech
* Dutch
* English
* French
* German
* Italian
* Lithuanian
* Polish
* Russian
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Ukrainian
* United States
* NCAA

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