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.

[1] This competition saw the women run the 5000 m event at the World Championships for the first time.

The race replaced the 3000 m event which had been run at all previous World Championships.

1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 Note that the host, Sweden, did not win any medals at these championships.