1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final

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1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host city Fontvieille, Monaco
Events18
Dates9 September
Main venue Stade Louis II

The 1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the eleventh edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 9 September at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco.

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Moses Kiptanui (3000 metres steeplechase) and Maria Mutola (800 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. Mutola became the first African woman to win the overall series. A total of 18 athletics events were contested, ten for men and eight for women.

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
OverallFlag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)84Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)72Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Crear  (USA)72
200 metresFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)19.93Flag of Namibia.svg  Frankie Fredericks  (NAM)20.21Flag of Brazil.svg  Robson da Silva  (BRA)20.27
800 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Benson Koech  (KEN)1:45.27Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)1:45.28Flag of Morocco.svg  Mahjoub Haïda  (MAR)1:45.35
3000 metresFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)7:35.90Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Boulami  (MAR)7:36.11Flag of Morocco.svg  Ismaïl Sghyr  (MAR)7:36.37
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)8:02.45Flag of Kenya.svg  Richard Kosgei  (KEN)8:06.88Flag of Kenya.svg  Eliud Barngetuny  (KEN)8:07.42
110 m hurdlesFlag of the United States.svg  Mark Crear  (USA)13.07Flag of the United States.svg  Allen Johnson  (USA)13.09Flag of Germany.svg  Florian Schwarthoff  (GER)13.29
Pole vaultFlag of South Africa.svg  Okkert Brits  (RSA)5.95 mFlag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Bubka  (UKR)5.90 mFlag of Russia.svg  Maksim Tarasov  (RUS)5.80 m
Long jumpFlag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)8.49 mFlag of the United States.svg  Kareem Streete-Thompson  (USA)8.46 mFlag of Jamaica.svg  James Beckford  (JAM)8.20 m
Discus throwFlag of Germany.svg  Lars Riedel  (GER)67.78 mFlag of Russia.svg  Sergey Lyakhov  (RUS)66.78 mFlag of Belarus.svg  Vladimir Dubrovshchik  (BLR)66.60 m
Javelin throwFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)92.28 mFlag of Germany.svg  Raymond Hecht  (GER)87.42 mFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Backley  (GBR)83.84 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
OverallFlag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)78Flag of Russia.svg  Anna Biryukova  (RUS)72Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)72
200 metresFlag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)22.20Flag of Nigeria.svg  Mary Onyali  (NGR)22.69Flag of the United States.svg  Carlette Guidry  (USA)22.71
800 metresFlag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)1:55.72Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kelly Holmes  (GBR)1:56.21Flag of France.svg  Patricia Djaté  (FRA)1:56.53
3000 metresFlag of Ireland.svg  Sonia O'Sullivan  (IRL)8:39.94Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Churbanova  (RUS)8:41.42Flag of Jamaica.svg  Yvonne Graham  (JAM)8:42.40
400 m hurdlesFlag of the United States.svg  Kim Batten  (USA)53.49Flag of the United States.svg  Tonja Buford  (USA)53.69Flag of Jamaica.svg  Deon Hemmings  (JAM)54.20
High jumpFlag of Ukraine.svg  Inga Babakova  (UKR)2.03 mFlag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Motkova  (RUS)2.01 mFlag of Russia.svg  Yelena Gulyayeva  (RUS)1.96 m
Triple jumpFlag of Russia.svg  Anna Biryukova  (RUS)14.99 mFlag of Ukraine.svg  Inessa Kravets  (UKR)14.59 mFlag of Russia.svg  Inna Lasovskaya  (RUS)14.59 m
Shot putFlag of Germany.svg  Astrid Kumbernuss  (GER)20.20 mFlag of Germany.svg  Kathrin Neimke  (GER)19.94 mFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Zhihong  (CHN)19.94 m

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