1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
# 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 58 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, four quarter-finals and eight qualifying heats and the final held on Monday 7 August 1995. The winner, Gwen Torrence of the United States, made history as the first mother to win 100 metre gold at the World Championships.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL Wind: +0.9 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 10.85 |
| | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.94 |
| | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 10.96 |
| 4. | Carlette Guidry-White (USA) | 11.07 |
| 5. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR) | 11.07 |
| 6. | Melanie Paschke (GER) | 11.10 |
| 7. | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 11.15 |
| 8. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | 11.44 |

## Semi-finals

* Held on Monday 1995-08-07

| RANK | HEAT 1 Wind: +1.4 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 10.84 |
| 2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.85 |
| 3. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 10.90 |
| 4. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR) | 11.09 |
| 5. | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | 11.09 |
| 6. | Liliana Allen (CUB) | 11.24 |
| 7. | Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR) | 11.37 |
| 8. | Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen (FIN) | 11.51 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 Wind: -0.7 | TIME |
| 1. | Carlette Guidry-White (USA) | 11.09 |
| 2. | Melanie Paschke (GER) | 11.13 |
| 3. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | 11.13 |
| 4. | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 11.19 |
| 5. | Celena Mondie-Milner (USA) | 11.24 |
| 6. | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) | 11.29 |
| 7. | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 11.31 |
| 8. | Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS) | 11.34 |

## Quarterfinals

* Held on Sunday 1995-08-06

| RANK | HEAT 1 Wind: +0.4 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Celena Mondie-Milner (USA) | 11.26 |
| 2. | Melanie Paschke (GER) | 11.27 |
| 3. | Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS) | 11.33 |
| 4. | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) | 11.35 |
| 5. | Hermin Joseph (DMA) | 11.44 |
| 6. | Virgen Benavides (CUB) | 11.49 |
| 7. | Mary Tombiri (NGR) | 11.52 |
| 8. | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 11.55 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 Wind: +1.2 | TIME |
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 11.10 |
| 2. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR) | 11.13 |
| 3. | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 11.22 |
| 4. | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 11.22 |
| 5. | Natalya Voronova (RUS) | 11.35 |
| 6. | Zlatka Georgieva (BUL) | 11.37 |
| 7. | Gabriele Becker (GER) | 11.54 |
| 8. | Delphine Combe (FRA) | 11.68 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 Wind: +0.7 | TIME |
| 1. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 11.16 |
| 2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.17 |
| 3. | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | 11.28 |
| 4. | Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR) | 11.41 |
| 5. | Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH) | 11.49 |
| 6. | Heather Samuel (ATG) | 11.51 |
| 7. | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | 11.76 |
| 8. | Mirtha Brock (COL) | 11.99 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 Wind: +0.8 | TIME |
| 1. | Carlette Guidry-White (USA) | 11.03 |
| 2. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | 11.09 |
| 3. | Liliana Allen (CUB) | 11.25 |
| 4. | Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen (FIN) | 11.31 |
| 5. | Paula Thomas (GBR) | 11.33 |
| 6. | Sevatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.36 |
| 7. | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD) | 11.46 |
| 8. | Frédérique Bangué (FRA) | 11.55 |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Sunday 1995-08-06

| RANK | HEAT 1 Wind: +0.5 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS) | 11.27 |
| 2. | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 11.44 |
| 3. | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD) | 11.51 |
| 4. | Virgen Benavides (CUB) | 11.52 |
| 5. | Andrea Philipp (GER) | 11.66 |
| 6. | Stephanie Douglas (GBR) | 11.67 |
| 7. | Magdalena Ansue Nguema (GEQ) | 13.62 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 Wind: -0.4 | TIME |
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.15 |
| 2. | Natalya Voronova (RUS) | 11.23 |
| 3. | Mary Tombiri (NGR) | 11.42 |
| 4. | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 11.45 |
| 5. | Gabriele Becker (GER) | 11.54 |
| 6. | Rahela Markt (CRO) | 11.87 |
| 7. | Sortelina Da Silva (STP) | 13.16 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 Wind: +0.3 | TIME |
| 1. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR) | 11.34 |
| 2. | Liliana Allen (CUB) | 11.35 |
| 3. | Hermin Joseph (DMA) | 11.52 |
| 4. | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | 11.55 |
| 5. | Simone Jacobs (GBR) | 11.60 |
| 6. | Jerneja Perc (SLO) | 11.86 |
| 7. | Brianie Massaka (CGO) | 12.67 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 Wind: +0.4 | TIME |
| 1. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | 11.26 |
| 2. | Heather Samuel (ATG) | 11.42 |
| 3. | Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen (FIN) | 11.47 |
| 4. | Sevatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.52 |
| 5. | Felipa Palacios (COL) | 11.63 |
| 6. | Damayanthi Dharsha-Kobalavithanage (SRI) | 11.65 |
| 7. | Kate Clarke (LBR) | 13.45 |
| 8. | Awa Diarra (MTN) | 13.86 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 Wind: +0.5 | TIME |
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 11.11 |
| 2. | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | 11.27 |
| 3. | Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR) | 11.31 |
| 4. | Zlatka Georgieva (BUL) | 11.36 |
| 5. | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.59 |
| 6. | Georgette Nkoma (CMR) | 11.80 |
| 7. | Shabana Akhtar (PAK) | 12.40 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 Wind: +0.3 | TIME |
| 1. | Carlette Guidry-White (USA) | 11.18 |
| 2. | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) | 11.32 |
| 3. | Mirtha Brock (COL) | 11.56 |
| 4. | Nora Ivanova (BUL) | 11.57 |
| 5. | Katia Regina de Jesus Santos (BRA) | 11.68 |
| 6. | Odile Singa (FRA) | 11.70 |
| 7. | Thi Lan Ank Hoang (VIE) | 12.42 |
| — | Desiree Cooks (AIA) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 7 Wind: -.03 | TIME |
| 1. | Melanie Paschke (GER) | 11.15 |
| 2. | Paula Thomas (GBR) | 11.34 |
| 3. | Delphine Combe (FRA) | 11.39 |
| 4. | Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH) | 11.40 |
| 5. | Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) | 11.84 |
| 6. | Thoumphone Phommasanh (LAO) | 13.86 |
| — | Natalie Jones (GRN) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 8 Wind: +0.4 | TIME |
| 1. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 11.28 |
| 2. | Celena Mondie-Milner (USA) | 11.40 |
| 3. | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 11.52 |
| 4. | Frédérique Bangué (FRA) | 11.54 |
| 5. | Cleide Amaral (BRA) | 11.57 |
| 6. | Judith Boshoff (NAM) | 12.14 |
| — | Antonia De Jesus (ANG) | DNS |
