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1 Major events  



1.1  World  





1.2  Regional  







2 World records  



2.1  Men  





2.2  Women  







3 Awards  



3.1  Men  





3.2  Women  







4 Season's bests  





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1995 in athletics
Major world eventsWorld Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearJonathan Edwards
Gwen Torrence

1994

1996

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

Major events

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World

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  • World Championships
  • World Cross Country Championships
  • World Half Marathon Championships
  • World Indoor Championships
  • World Race Walking Cup
  • Regional

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

    Women

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

    Awards

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    Men

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    1995 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
    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
    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
    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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