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The Top Finishers in the 1995 Women’s World Outdoor Track and Field Championship

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Americans Kim Batten and Tonja Buford not only finished one-two in the 400-meter hurdles, but both broke Sally Gunnell’s world record. Batten won in 52.61 seconds, edging Buford (52.62). Inessa Kravets of the Ukraine also set a world mark, winning the triple jump with a leap measuring 15.5 meters (50 feet, 10¼ inches). American Gwen Torrence crossed the finish line first three times, in the 100, 200 and 4 x 100-meter relay, but only won two golds after being disqualified for stepping out of her lane in the 200. That mistake gave Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey, 35, the gold, giving her 13 World Championship medals. Another lane violation, by Maria Mutola in an 800-meter semifinal, ended Mutola’s 42-race win streak, opening the door for Cuba’s Ana Quirot to gain the gold medal.

5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Goteborg, Sweden
August 5-13, 1995

  • 100 meters
    GOLD Gwen Torrence, USA 10.85
    SILVER Merlene Ottey, JAM 10.94
    BRONZE Irina Privalova, RUS 10.96

  • 200 meters
    GOLD Merlene Ottey, JAM 22.12
    SILVER Irina Privalova, RUS 22.12
    BRONZE Galina Malchugina, RUS 22.37

  • 400 meters
    GOLD Marie-Jose Perec, FRA 49.28
    SILVER Pauline Davis, BAH 49.96
    BRONZE Jearl Miles, USA 50.00

  • 800 meters
    GOLD Ana Quirot, CUB 1:56.11
    SILVER Letitia Vriesde, SUR 1:56.68
    BRONZE Kelly Holmes, GBR 1:56.95

  • 1500 meters
    GOLD Hassiba Boulmerka, ALG 4:02.42
    SILVER Kelly Holmes, GBR 4:03.04
    BRONZE Carla Sacramento, POR 4:03.79

  • 5000 meters
    GOLD Sonia O’Sullivan, IRL 14:46.47
    SILVER Fernanda Ribeiro, POR 14:48.54
    BRONZE Zahra Ouaziz, MAR 14:53.77

  • 10,000 meters
    GOLD Fernanda Ribeiro, POR 31:04.99
    SILVER Derartu Tulu, ETH 31:08.10
    BRONZE Tegla Loroupe, KEN 31:17.66

  • Marathon
    GOLD Manuela Machado, POR 2:25:39
    SILVER Anuta Catuna, ROM 2:26:25
    BRONZE Ornella Ferrara, ITA 2:30:11

  • 100-meter Hurdles
    GOLD Gail Devers, USA 12.68
    SILVER Olga Shishigina, KZK 12.80
    BRONZE Yuliya Graudyn, RUS 12.85

  • 400-meter Hurdles
    GOLD Kim Batten, USA 52.61
    SILVER Tonja Buford, USA 52.62
    BRONZE Deon Hemmings, JAM 53.48

  • Discus Throw
    GOLD Elina Zvereva, BLR 68.64
    SILVER Ilke Wyludda, GER 67.20
    BRONZE Olga Chernyavskaya, RUS 66.86

  • Shot Put
    GOLD Astrid Kumbernuss, GER 21.22
    SILVER Huang Zhihong, CHN 20.04
    BRONZE Svetla Mitkova, BUL 19.56

  • Javelin Throw
    GOLD Natalya Shikolenko, BLR 67.56
    SILVER Felicea Tilea, ROM 65.22
    BRONZE Mikaela Ingberg, FIN 65.16

  • Long Jump
    GOLD Fiona May, ITA 6.98
    SILVER Niurka Montalvo, CUB 6.86
    BRONZE Irina Mushayilova, RUS 6.83

  • High Jump
    GOLD Stefka Kostadinova, BUL 2.01
    SILVER Alina Astafei, GER 1.99
    BRONZE Inga Babakova, UKR 1.99

  • Triple Jump
    GOLD Inessa Kravets, UKR 15.50
    SILVER Iva Prandzheva, BUL 15.18
    BRONZE Anna Biryukova, RUS 15.08

  • Heptathlon
    GOLD Ghada Shouaa, SYR 6651
    SILVER Svetlana Moskalets, RUS 6575
    BRONZE Rita Inancsi, HUN 6522

  • 10-kilometer Race Walk
    GOLD Irina Stankina, RUS 42:13
    SILVER Elisabetta Perrone, ITA 42:16
    BRONZE Yelena Nikolayeva, RUS 42:20

  • 4 x 100-meter Relay
    GOLD United States (Celena Mondie-Milner, Carlette Guidry, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence) 42.12
    SILVER Jamaica, 42.25
    BRONZE Germany, 43.01

  • 4 x 400-meter Relay
    GOLD United States (Kim Graham, Rochelle Stevens, Camara Jones, Jearl Miles), 3:22.39
    SILVER Russia, 3:23.98
    BRONZE Australia, 3:25.88

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