1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
# 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, and the two qualifying heats and the final were held on 9 August 1995.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 31:04.99 |
| | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | 31:08.10 |
| | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 31:17.66 |
| 4. | Maria Guida (ITA) | 31:27.82 |
| 5. | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 31:31.96 |
| 6. | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 31:40.14 |
| 7. | Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS) | 31:52.15 |
| 8. | Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) | 31:54.01 |
| 9. | Annemari Sandell (FIN) | 31:54.29 |
| 10. | Kathrin Weßel (GER) | 31:55.04 |
| 11. | Lieve Slegers (BEL) | 32:10.59 |
| 12. | Lynn Jennings (USA) | 32:12.82 |
| 13. | Conceição Ferreira (POR) | 32:14.69 |
| 14. | Anne Marie Lauck (USA) | 32:22.54 |
| 15. | Jill Hunter (GBR) | 32:24.93 |
| 16. | Junko Kataoka (JPN) | 32:45.43 |
| 17. | Marleen Renders (BEL) | 32:47.46 |
| 18. | Gete Wami (ETH) | 32:56.94 |
| — | Albertina Dias (POR) | DNF |
| — | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | DNF |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Sunday 1995-08-06

| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | 32:16.71 |
| 2. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | 32:16.76 |
| 3. | Gete Wami (ETH) | 32:17.41 |
| 4. | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 32:17.92 |
| 5. | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 32:17.97 |
| 6. | Junko Kataoka (JPN) | 32:18.62 |
| 7. | Anne Marie Lauck (USA) | 32:19.57 |
| 8. | Lieve Slegers (BEL) | 32:21.29 |
| 9. | Jill Hunter (GBR) | 32:22.93 |
| 10. | Conceição Ferreira (POR) | 32:34.62 |
| 11. | Kathrin Weßel (GER) | 32:46.51 |
| 12. | Dong Zhaoxia (CHN) | 33:18.58 |
| 13. | Laurie Henes (USA) | 33:22.92 |
| 14. | Martha Tenorio (ECU) | 34:23.76 |
| 15. | Nora Rocha (MEX) | 34:23.78 |
| 16. | Carol Galea (MLT) | 35:30.84 |
| — | Klara Kashapova (RUS) | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 32:33.87 |
| 2. | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 32:33.89 |
| 3. | Lynn Jennings (USA) | 32:33.89 |
| 4. | Maria Guida (ITA) | 32:34.28 |
| 5. | Albertina Dias (POR) | 32:34.44 |
| 6. | Annemari Sandell (FIN) | 32:35.05 |
| 7. | Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) | 32:39.92 |
| 8. | Marleen Renders (BEL) | 32:45.50 |
| 9. | Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS) | 32:51.55 |
| 10. | Yasuko Kimura (JPN) | 32:54.82 |
| 11. | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 33:14.76 |
| 12. | Carmen Fuentes (ESP) | 33:16.86 |
| 13. | Serap Aktaş (TUR) | 34:19.25 |
| 14. | Carole Montgomery (CAN) | 34:23.16 |
| 15. | Martha Ernstsdottir (ISL) | 34:29.55 |
| 16. | Virginie Gloum (CAF) | 40:07.49 (NR) |
| — | Catherina McKiernan (IRL) | DNS |
