1995 World Championships in Athletics
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 made history as the first mother to win 100 metre gold at the World Championships.

Women's 100 metres Final:
1st Gold Gwen Torrence 10.85
2nd Silver Merlene Ottey (JAM) 10.94
3rd Bronze 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
HEAT 1 Wind: +1.4
1.  Gwen Torrence 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

HEAT 2 Wind: -0.7
1.  Carlette Guidry-White 11.09
2.  Melanie Paschke (GER) 11.13
3.  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 11.13
4.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 11.19
5.  Celena Mondie-Milner11.24
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
HEAT 1 Wind: +0.4
1.  Celena Mondie-Milner 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

HEAT 2 Wind: +1.2
1.  Gwen Torrence 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

HEAT 3 Wind: +0.7
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

HEAT 4 Wind: +0.8
1.  Carlette Guidry-White 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
HEAT 1 Wind: +0.5
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

HEAT 2 Wind: -0.4
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

HEAT 3 Wind: +0.3
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

HEAT 4 Wind: +0.4
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

HEAT 5 Wind: +0.5
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

HEAT 6 Wind: +0.3
1.  Carlette Guidry-White 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

HEAT 7 Wind: -.03
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