1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final
| Host city | Fontvieille, Monaco | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Events | 18 | ||
| Dates | 9 September | ||
| Main venue | Stade Louis II | ||
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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.
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 84 |  Jan Železný (CZE) | 72 |  Mark Crear (USA) | 72 |
| 200 metres | Michael Johnson (USA) | 19.93 |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 20.21 |  Robson da Silva (BRA) | 20.27 |
| 800 metres | Benson Koech (KEN) | 1:45.27 |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:45.28 |  Mahjoub Haïda (MAR) | 1:45.35 |
| 3000 metres |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 7:35.90 | Khalid Boulami (MAR) | 7:36.11 | Ismaïl Sghyr (MAR) | 7:36.37 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 8:02.45 | Richard Kosgei (KEN) | 8:06.88 | Eliud Barngetuny (KEN) | 8:07.42 |
| 110 m hurdles | Mark Crear (USA) | 13.07 | Allen Johnson (USA) | 13.09 |  Florian Schwarthoff (GER) | 13.29 |
| Pole vault |  Okkert Brits (RSA) | 5.95 m |  Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 5.90 m |  Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | 5.80 m |
| Long jump |  Iván Pedroso (CUB) | 8.49 m | Kareem Streete-Thompson (USA) | 8.46 m |  James Beckford (JAM) | 8.20 m |
| Discus throw | Lars Riedel (GER) | 67.78 m | Sergey Lyakhov (RUS) | 66.78 m |  Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) | 66.60 m |
| Javelin throw | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.28 m | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 87.42 m |  Steve Backley (GBR) | 83.84 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |  Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 78 | Anna Biryukova (RUS) | 72 | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 72 |
| 200 metres | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 22.20 |  Mary Onyali (NGR) | 22.69 | Carlette Guidry (USA) | 22.71 |
| 800 metres | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 1:55.72 | Kelly Holmes (GBR) | 1:56.21 |  Patricia Djaté (FRA) | 1:56.53 |
| 3000 metres |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 8:39.94 | Olga Churbanova (RUS) | 8:41.42 | Yvonne Graham (JAM) | 8:42.40 |
| 400 m hurdles | Kim Batten (USA) | 53.49 | Tonja Buford (USA) | 53.69 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 54.20 |
| High jump | Inga Babakova (UKR) | 2.03 m | Tatyana Motkova (RUS) | 2.01 m | Yelena Gulyayeva (RUS) | 1.96 m |
| Triple jump | Anna Biryukova (RUS) | 14.99 m | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 14.59 m | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) | 14.59 m |
| Shot put | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 20.20 m | Kathrin Neimke (GER) | 19.94 m |  Huang Zhihong (CHN) | 19.94 m |
References
- IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17.
External links
- IAAF Grand Prix Final archive from IAAF
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