1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

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The Men's Marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden was held on Saturday August 12, 1995.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Spain.svg Martín Fiz
Spain (ESP)
Silver Flag of Mexico.svg Dionicio Cerón
Mexico (MEX)
Bronze Flag of Brazil.svg Luíz Antônio dos Santos
Brazil (BRA)

Abbreviations

DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
WLworld leading
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Belayneh Dinsamo  (ETH)2:06:50April 17, 1988 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands
Event Record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert de Castella  (AUS)2:10:03August 14, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
Season Best Flag of Mexico.svg  Dionicio Cerón  (MEX)2:08:30April 2, 1995 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom

Intermediates

Final ranking

RankAthleteTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Martín Fiz  (ESP)2:11:41
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Mexico.svg  Dionicio Cerón  (MEX)2:12:13
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Luíz Antônio dos Santos  (BRA)2:12:49
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter Whitehead  (GBR)2:14:08
5Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Juzdado  (ESP)2:15:29
6Flag of Spain.svg  Diego García  (ESP)2:15:34
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Richard Nerurkar  (GBR)2:15:47
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Steve Moneghetti  (AUS)2:16:13
9Flag of Mexico.svg  Andrés Espinosa  (MEX)2:16:44
10Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Plasencia  (USA)2:16:56
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruce Deacon  (CAN)2:16:58
12Flag of Japan.svg  Yuji Nakamura  (JPN)2:17:30
13Flag of Russia.svg  Oleg Strizhakov  (RUS)2:17:50
14Flag of Germany.svg  Konrad Dobler  (GER)2:18:09
15Flag of Mexico.svg  Isidro Rico  (MEX)2:18:29
16Flag of Tanzania.svg  Ikaji Salum  (TAN)2:18:39
17Flag of Japan.svg  Daisuke Tokunaga  (JPN)2:19:53
18Flag of Kenya.svg  Erick Wainaina  (KEN)2:19:53
19Flag of Norway.svg  Terje Ness  (NOR)2:20:06
20Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelillah Zerdal  (MAR)2:20:10
21Flag of the United States.svg  Ed Eyestone  (USA)2:20:17
22Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Bong-ju  (KOR)2:20:31
23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  John Andrews  (AUS)2:20:32
24Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tahar Mansouri  (TUN)2:20:44
25Flag of Djibouti.svg  Hussein Ahmed Salah  (DJI)2:20:50
26Flag of Eswatini.svg  Elphas Ginindza  (SWZ)2:21:01
27Flag of Kenya.svg  Michael Mukoma  (KEN)2:21:08
28Flag of Namibia.svg  Joseph Tjitunga  (NAM)2:21:57
29Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Tumo Turbo  (ETH)2:22:01
30Flag of Finland.svg  Harri Hänninen  (FIN)2:22:43
31Flag of Djibouti.svg  Omar Abdillahi  (DJI)2:23:26
32Flag of South Africa.svg  Martin Ndivheni  (RSA)2:23:42
33Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Barzaghi  (ITA)2:23:51
34Flag of Malawi.svg  John Mwathiwa  (MWI)2:24:01
35Flag of Slovenia.svg  Roman Kejžar  (SLO)2:24:10
36Flag of South Africa.svg  Isaac Tshabalala  (RSA)2:24:42
37Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephen Langat  (KEN)2:25:49
38Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu Gi-sheng  (TPE)2:25:55
39Flag of France.svg  Dominique Chauvelier  (FRA)2:27:30
40Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Nazirdin Akylbekov  (KGZ)2:27:44
41Flag of Japan.svg  Toshiaki Kurabayashi  (JPN)2:28:57
42Flag of Nicaragua.svg  William Aguirre  (NCA)2:29:54
43Flag of Tanzania.svg  Juma Ikangaa  (TAN)2:30:53
44Flag of Russia.svg  Eduard Tukhbatullin  (RUS)2:31:19
45Flag of South Africa.svg  Matthews Temane  (RSA)2:31:24
46Flag of Sweden.svg  Idris Ibrahim  (SWE)2:31:31
47Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Abebe Mekonnen  (ETH)2:32:35
48Flag of Botswana.svg  Mothusi Tsiana  (BOT)2:33:03
49Flag of Estonia.svg  Pavel Loskutov  (EST)2:33:42
50Flag of France.svg  Jean-Marie Gehin  (FRA)2:34:10
51Flag of Morocco.svg  Mimoun Lamhajar  (MAR)2:35:17
52Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sean Quilty  (AUS)2:37:01
53Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Islam Dugum  (BIH)2:38:37
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Pilkington  (USA)DNF
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Peter Maher  (CAN)DNF
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Paul Kuete  (CMR)DNF
Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelillah Sbaiti  (MAR)DNF
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Pamenos Ballantyne  (VIN)DNF
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Boay Akonay  (TAN)DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Hudspith  (GBR)DNF
Flag of Brazil.svg  Antonio Vicente Neto  (BRA)DNF
Flag of Romania.svg  Laurentiu Staicu  (ROM)DNF
Flag of Germany.svg  Rainer Wachenbrunner  (GER)DNF
Flag of Algeria.svg  Sid-Ali Sakhri  (ALG)DNF
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karel David  (CZE)DNF
Flag of Israel.svg  Asaf Bimro  (ISR)DNF
Flag of Sweden.svg  Åke Eriksson  (SWE)DNF
Flag of Italy.svg  Luigi Di Lello  (ITA)DNF
Flag of Portugal.svg  Joaquim Silva  (POR)DNF
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vychuzhanin  (RUS)DNF
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Yayeh Aden  (DJI)DNF
Flag of Brazil.svg  Valdenor dos Santos  (BRA)DNF
Flag of Portugal.svg  Joaquim Pinheiro  (POR)DNF
Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Poulo Makhoahle  (LES)DNF
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Yong-Bok  (KOR)DNF
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Borislav Dević  (YUG)DNF
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Tena Negere  (ETH)DNF
Flag of Denmark.svg  Kent Jensen  (DEN)DNF

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