Major Events
World
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.  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. The 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Durham, United Kingdom, at the University of Durham on 25 March 1995. A report on the event was given in The New York Times and in the Herald. | The 4th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 1, 1995, from Montbéliard to Belfort, France. A total of 243 athletes, 147 men and 96 women, from 54 countries took part. The 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 10 March to 12 March 1995. Almost 600 athletes from 131 nations participated in 27 events. The 1995 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 29 and 30 April 1995 in the streets of Beijing, China. The event was also known as IAAF/Reebok World Race Walking Cup. |
Regional
The sixth All-Africa Games were held in September 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. As the track is at an altitude of 1473 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump. However, for events beyond 800 metres the thinner air is believed to have a detrimental effect on performances. The 11th Asian Championships in Athletics were held in late September 1995 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 24th CARIFTA Games was held in George Town, Cayman Islands, on April 15–17, 1995. |
The 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Nyíregyháza, Hungary on July 27–30. The Athletics Competition at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between 17 and 25 March. The 8th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Santiago, Chile, on September 1–3, 1995. |
