| 1995 in athletics | |
| Major World Competitions: | |
| Iaaf Athletes Of The Year: | Jonathan Edwards Gwen Torrence |
| Previous: | 1994 |
| Next: | 1996 |
This article contains an overview of the year 1995 in athletics.
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 m | Noureddine Morceli | 3:27.37 |  Nice, France | 12 July | |||
| 2,000 m | Noureddine Morceli | 4:47.88 | Paris, France | 3 July | |||
| 5,000 m | Moses Kiptanui | 12:55.30 |  Rome, Italy | 8 June | |||
| 5,000 m | Haile Gebrselassie |  Ethiopia | 12:44.39 | Zürich, Switzerland | 16 August | ||
| 10,000 m | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 26:43.53 |  Hengelo, Netherlands | 5 June | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Moses Kiptanui | 7:59.18 | Zürich, Switzerland | 16 August | |||
| Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards | 17.98 m |  Salamanca, Spain | 18 July | |||
| Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards | 18.16 m | World Championships |  Gothenburg, Sweden | 7 August | ||
| Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards | 18.29 m | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7 August |
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 m | Maria Mutola | 2:29.34 |  Brussels, Belgium | 5 August | |||
| 5,000 m | Fernanda Ribeiro | 14:36.45 | Hechtel, Belgium | 22 July | |||
| 400 m hurdles | Kim Batten | 52.61 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August | ||
| Triple jump | Inessa Kravets | 15.50 m | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10 August | ||
| Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova | 68.14 m |  Moscow, Russia | 5 June | |||
| Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova | 68.16 m | Moscow, Russia | 18 June |
| 1995 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE | |
|---|---|---|
| IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ||
| Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ||
| European Athlete of the Year Award | ||
| Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award |
| 1995 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE | |
|---|---|---|
| IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ||
| Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ||
| European Athlete of the Year Award | ||
| Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award |
| 100 metres | 9.91 | 10.84 | |||||
| 200 metres | 19.79 | 21.77 | |||||
| 400 metres | 43.39 | 49.28 | |||||
| 800 metres | 1:42.87 | 1:55.72 | |||||
| 1500 metres | 3:27.37 | WR | 3:58.85 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 7:27.18 | 8:27.57 | |||||
| 5000 metres | 12:44.39 | WR | 14:36.45 | WR | |||
| 10,000 metres | 26:43.53 | WR | 31:04.99 | ||||
| 100/110 metres hurdles | 12.98 | 12.44 | |||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 47.37 | 52.61 | WR | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 7:59.18 | WR | align=center colspan=3 | — | |||
| Pole vault | 6.03 m | 4.28 m | |||||
| High jump | 2.40 m | 2.05 m | |||||
| Long jump | 8.71 m | 7.07 m | |||||
| Triple jump | 18.29 m | WR | 15.50 m | WR | |||
| Shot put | 22.00 m | 21.22 m | |||||
| Discus throw | 69.08 m | 69.68 m | |||||
| Javelin throw | 92.60 m | 71.18 m | |||||
| Hammer throw | 83.10 m | 68.16 m | WR | ||||
| Heptathlon | align=center colspan=3 | — | 6715 pts | ||||
| Decathlon | 8695 pts | align=center colspan=3 | — | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | 38.16 | 42.12 | |||||
| 4×400 metres relay | 2:57.32 | 3:22.24 |