Host city Gothenburg, Sweden Athletes participating 1804 Main venue Ullevi Stadium | Nations participating 191 Dates 5–13 August 1995 | |
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.
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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.
Track
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Field
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Medal table
Note that the host, Sweden, did not win any medals at these championships. This fate Sweden shares only with Canada (2001) and South Korea (2011).
References
1995 World Championships in Athletics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA