1995 World Championships in Athletics

5th World Championships in Athletics
Host cityGothenburg, Sweden
Nations191
Athletes1804
Dates5–13 August 1995
Opened byKing Carl XVI Gustaf
Main venueUllevi Stadium

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.[1]

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.

  1. ^ "iaaf.org - Osaka 2007 - History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-04-03.