1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon

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The Women's Marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden was held on Sunday August 5, 1995. Due to judges' error the marathon course was 400 metres short of the normal distance as at the start the women left the stadium one lap too early. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Portugal (official).svg Manuela Machado
Portugal (POR)
Silver Flag of Romania.svg Anuța Cătună
Romania (ROM)
Bronze Flag of Italy.svg Ornella Ferrara
Italy (ITA)

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 Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)2:21:06April 21, 1985 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom
Event Record Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rosa Mota  (POR)2:25:17August 29, 1987 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy
Season Best Flag of Germany.svg  Uta Pippig  (GER)2:25:11April 17, 1995 Flag of the United States.svg Boston, United States

Intermediates

Final ranking

RankAthleteTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Manuela Machado  (POR)2:25:39
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Romania.svg  Anuța Cătună  (ROM)2:26:25
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Ornella Ferrara  (ITA)2:30:11
4Flag of Poland.svg  Małgorzata Sobańska  (POL)2:31:10
5Flag of Finland.svg  Ritva Lemettinen  (FIN)2:31:19
6Flag of Spain.svg  Mónica Pont  (ESP)2:31:53
7Flag of the United States.svg  Linda Somers  (USA)2:32:12
8Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)2:32:17
9Flag of Japan.svg  Sachiyo Seiyama  (JPN)2:33:07
10Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)2:33:18
11Flag of Japan.svg  Miki Igarashi  (JPN)2:34:34
12Flag of Japan.svg  Yukari Komatsu  (JPN)2:35:33
13Flag of Finland.svg  Kirsi Rauta  (FIN)2:35:39
14Flag of Estonia.svg  Jane Salumäe  (EST)2:35:53
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kerryn McCann  (AUS)2:36:29
16Flag of the United States.svg  Kimberly Rosenquist-Jones  (USA)2:37:06
17Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingmarie Nilsson  (SWE)2:37:17
18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Susan Mahony  (AUS)2:37:38
19Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Fatuma Roba  (ETH)2:39:27
20Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nelly Glauser  (SUI)2:40:42
21Flag of Spain.svg  Maria Luisa Muñoz  (ESP)2:41:37
22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Trudi Thomson  (GBR)2:41:42
23Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Földing-Nagy  (HUN)2:42:03
24Flag of Russia.svg  Larisa Zyuzko  (RUS)2:42:12
25Flag of Ireland.svg  Cathy Shum  (IRL)2:43:20
26Flag of Turkey.svg  Nurten Tasdemir  (TUR)2:44:36
27Flag of Romania.svg  Aura Buia  (ROM)2:45:13
28Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alison Rose  (GBR)2:45:52
29Flag of New Zealand.svg  Nyla Carroll  (NZL)2:50:25
30Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Chu Winnie Ng Lai  (HKG)3:01:08
31Flag of Guatemala.svg  Isabel Tum  (GUA)3:02:02
32Flag of Panama.svg  Gilda Mendez  (PAN)3:05:00
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
—Flag of Mexico.svg  Maria Guadalupe Loma  (MEX)DNF
—Flag of Denmark.svg  Dorthe Rasmussen  (DEN)DNF
—Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Jerschabek  (GER)DNF
—Flag of France.svg  Nadia Prasad  (FRA)DNF
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Carole Rouillard  (CAN)DNF
—Flag of Kenya.svg  Angelina Kanana  (KEN)DNF
—Flag of Norway.svg  Anita Håkenstad  (NOR)DNF
—Flag of Spain.svg  Rocío Ríos  (ESP)DNF
—Flag of Russia.svg  Marina Belyayeva  (RUS)DNF
—Flag of the United States.svg  Elaine Van Blunk  (USA)DNF
—Flag of Russia.svg  Nadezhda Ilyina  (RUS)DNF
DID NOT START (DNS)
—Flag of Brazil.svg  Janet Mayal  (BRA)DNS

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smythe, Steve (26 July 2017). "IAAF World Championships history: Gothenburg 1995". Athletics Weekly . Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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