2005 in the sport of athletics

2005 in athletics

Major world events| 2005 World Championships
IAAF Athletes of the Year| Kenenisa Bekele
Yelena Isinbayeva

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This page shows the main events during the 2005 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.

## Major events

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### World

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* World Championships
* World Athletics Final
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Half Marathon Championships
* World Youth Championships
* World Student Games
* Golden League

### Regional

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* African Junior Championships
* Bolivarian Games
* Central American and Caribbean Championships
* South American Championships
* Jeux de la Francophonie
* European Indoor Championships
* European U23 Championships
* European Junior Championships
* European Cup
* European Cross Country Championships
* European Mountain Running Championships
* European Race Walking Cup
* Balkan Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Asian Championships
* Asian Indoor Games
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* West Asian Games

### National

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* 2005 Chinese National Games

## World records

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### Men

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Event  | Athlete  | Nation  | Performance  | Meeting  | Place  | Date

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100 metres | Asafa Powell |  Jamaica | 9.77  |  |  Athens, Greece  | 14 June
10,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele |  Ethiopia | 26:17.53  |  |  Brussels, Belgium  | 26 August
20 km (road) | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru |  Kenya | 59:16+ |  |  Rotterdam, Netherlands  | 11 September
30 km (road) | Takayuki Matsumiya |  Japan  | 1:28:00  |  |  Kumamoto, Japan  | 27 February
Road relay | Josephat Ndambiri
Martin Mathathi
Daniel Muchunu Mwangi
Mekubo Mogusu
Onesmus Nyerre
John Kariuki |  Kenya | 1:57:06  |  |  Chiba, Japan  | 23 November

### Women

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Event  | Athlete  | Nation  | Performance  | Meeting  | Place  | Date

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25 km (road) | Mizuki Noguchi |  Japan  | 1:22:13+ |  |  Berlin, Germany  | 25 September
30 km (road) | Mizuki Noguchi |  Japan  | 1:38:49+ |  |  Berlin, Germany  | 25 September
Marathon
(women only) | Paula Radcliffe |  United Kingdom  | 2:17:42  |  |  London, United Kingdom  | 17 April
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva |  Russia  | 4.93 m  |  |  Lausanne, Switzerland  | 5 July
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva |  Russia  | 4.95 m  |  |  Madrid, Spain  | 16 July
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva |  Russia  | 4.96 m  |  |  London, United Kingdom  | 22 July
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva |  Russia  | 5.00 m  |  |  London, United Kingdom  | 22 July
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva |  Russia  | 5.01 m  |  |  Helsinki, Finland  | 12 August
Hammer throw | Tatyana Lysenko |  Russia  | 77.06 m  |  |  Moscow, Russia  | 15 July
Javelin Throw (new) | Osleidys Menéndez |  Cuba | 71.70 m  |  |  Helsinki, Finland  | 14 August
Decathlon | Austra Skujytė |  Lithuania | 8358 pts  |  |  Columbia, Missouri, USA  | 14-15 April

## Awards

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### Men

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2005 Award  | Winner

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IAAF World Athlete of the Year |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
European Athlete of the Year Award |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | Not Awarded

### Women

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2005 Award  | Winner

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IAAF World Athlete of the Year |  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year |  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
European Athlete of the Year Award |  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | Not Awarded

## Season's best performances

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### Men

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#### 400 m hurdles

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Kerron Clement (USA) | 47.24
2\.  |  Bershawn Jackson (USA) | 47.30
3\.  |  James Carter (USA) | 47.43
4\.  |  Bennie Brazell (USA) | 47.67
5\.  |  Bayano Kamani (PAN) | 47.84

#### 3000 m steeplechase

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) | 7:55.51
2\.  |  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) | 7:56.37
3\.  |  Brimin Kipruto (KEN) | 8:04.22
4\.  |  Brahim Boulami (MAR) | 8:04.92
5\.  |  Simon Vroemen (NED) | 8:04.95

#### Pole vault

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | HEIGHT

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1\.  |  Paul Burgess (AUS) | 6.00 m
2\.  |  Brad Walker (USA) | 5.96 m
3\.  |  Tim Lobinger (GER) | 5.93 m
4\.  |  Toby Stevenson (USA) | 5.90 m
5\.  |  Steven Hooker (AUS) | 5.87 m

#### Hammer throw

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Main article: 2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

#### Decathlon

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Main article: 2005 Decathlon Year Ranking

### Women

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#### 100 metres

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 10.84
2\.  |  Veronica Campbell (JAM) | 10.85
3\.  |  Lauryn Williams (USA) | 10.88
4\.  |  Christine Arron (FRA) | 10.93
5\.  |  Sherone Simpson (JAM) | 10.97

#### 200 metres

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Allyson Felix (USA) | 22.13
2\.  |  Rachelle Smith (USA) | 22.22
3\.  |  Lauryn Williams (USA) | 22.27
4\.  |  Christine Arron (FRA) | 22.31
5\.  |  LaTasha Colander (USA) | 22.34

#### 400 metres

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Sanya Richards (USA) | 48.92
2\.  |  Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) | 49.30
3\.  |  Svetlana Pospelova (RUS) | 49.80
4\.  |  Ana Guevara (MEX) | 49.81
5\.  |  DeeDee Trotter (USA) | 49.88

#### 800 metres

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Tatyana Andrianova (RUS) | 1:56.07
2\.  |  Svetlana Cherkasova (RUS) | 1:56.93
3\.  |  Larisa Chzhao (RUS) | 1:57.33
4\.  |  Svetlana Klyuka (RUS) | 1:57.35
5\.  |  Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) | 1:57.55

#### 1500 metres

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) | 3:56.79
2\.  |  Natalya Yevkodimova (RUS) | 3:57.73
3\.  |  Yuliya Fomenko (RUS) | 3:58.68
4\.  |  Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) | 3:59.05
5\.  |  Olga Yegorova (RUS) | 3:59.47

#### 3000 metres

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) | 8:28.87
2\.  |  Edith Masai (KEN) | 8:31.27
3\.  |  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) | 8:31.42
4\.  |  Berhane Adere (ETH) | 8:31.89
5\.  |  Meseret Defar (ETH) | 8:33.57

#### 5000 metres

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Meseret Defar (ETH) | 14:28.98
2\.  |  Berhane Adere (ETH) | 14:31.09
3\.  |  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:32.42
4\.  |  Edith Masai (KEN) | 14:37.20
5\.  |  Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) | 14:37.34

#### 10,000 metres

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 30:15.67
2\.  |  Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) | 30:18.39
3\.  |  Werknesh Kidane (ETH) | 30:19.39
4\.  |  Berhane Adere (ETH) | 30:25.41
5\.  |  Xing Huina (CHN) | 30:27.18

#### Half marathon

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Derartu Tulu (ETH) | 1:07:33

#### 100 m hurdles

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Michelle Perry (USA) | 12.43
2\.  |  Joanna Hayes (USA) | 12.47
3\.  |  Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) | 12.55
4\.  |  Anjanette Kirkland (USA) | 12.57
Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM)

#### 400 m hurdles

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) | 52.90
2\.  |  Lashinda Demus (USA) | 53.27
3\.  |  Sandra Glover (USA) | 53.32
4\.  |  Jana Rawlinson (AUS) | 53.44
5\.  |  Anna Jesień (POL) | 53.96

#### 3000 m steeplechase

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) | 9:15.04
2\.  |  Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) | 9:20.49
3\.  |  Wioletta Janowska (POL) | 9:25.09
4\.  |  Jeruto Kiptum (KEN) | 9:26.95
5\.  |  Mardrea Hyman (JAM) | 9:27.21

#### High jump

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | HEIGHT

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1\.  |  Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) | 2.03 m
2\.  |  Yelena Slesarenko (RUS) | 2.00 m
Chaunte Howard (USA)
4\.  |  Anna Chicherova (RUS) | 1.99 m
5\.  |  Tatyana Kivimyagi (RUS) | 1.98 m
Venelina Veneva (BUL)

#### Pole vault

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | HEIGHT

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1\.  |  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.01 m
2\.  |  Anna Rogowska (POL) | 4.83 m
3\.  |  Monika Pyrek (POL) | 4.70 m
4\.  |  Tracy O'Hara (USA) | 4.60 m
Vanessa Boslak (FRA)
Mary Vincent (USA)
Stacy Dragila (USA)

#### Hammer throw

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Main article: 2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

#### Heptathlon

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RANK  | 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | POINTS

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1\.  |  Eunice Barber (FRA) | 6889
2\.  |  Carolina Klüft (SWE) | 6887
3\.  |  Kelly Sotherton (GBR) | 6547
4\.  |  Hyleas Fountain (USA) | 6502
5\.  |  Margaret Simpson (GHA) | 6423

## Marathon

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### Men's competition

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#### Best Year Performances

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RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT

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1\.  |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 2:06:19 | Amsterdam Marathon
2\.  |  Felix Limo (KEN) | 2:07:02 | Chicago Marathon
3\.  |  Benjamin Maiyo (KEN) | 2:07:09 | Chicago Marathon
4\.  |  Daniel Njenga (KEN) | 2:07:14 | Chicago Marathon
5\.  |  Martin Lel (KEN) | 2:07:26 | London Marathon
6\.  |  Evans Rutto (KEN) | 2:07:28 | Chicago Marathon
7\.  |  Julio Rey (ESP) | 2:07:38 | Hamburg Marathon
8\.  |  Toshinari Takaoka (JPN) | 2:07:41 | Tokyo Marathon
-- |  Philip Manyim (KEN) | 2:07:41 | Berlin Marathon
10\.  |  Patrick Ivuti (KEN) | 2:07:46 | Chicago Marathon

### Women's competition

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#### Best Year Performances

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RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT

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1\.  |  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 2:17:42 | London Marathon
2\.  |  Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) | 2:19:12 | Berlin Marathon
3\.  |  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 2:20:57 | Helsinki Marathon
4\.  |  Sun Yingjie (CHN) | 2:21:01 | Beijing Marathon
5\.  |  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) | 2:21:11 | Beijing Marathon
6\.  |  Deena Kastor (USA) | 2:21:25 | Chicago Marathon
7\.  |  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) | 2:21:30 | Chicago Marathon
8\.  |  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 2:22:01 | Helsinki Marathon
9\.  |  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) | 2:22:50 | London Marathon
10\.  |  Jeļena Prokopčuka (LAT) | 2:22:56 | Osaka International Ladies Marathon

* Saint Silvester Marathon

## Deaths

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* May 27 -- Piotr Gładki (33), Polish long-distance runner (b. 1972)

## References

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* ARRS

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2005 in the sport of athletics

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World|

* World Championships in Athletics
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Half Marathon Championships
* World Mountain Running Trophy
* Long Distance
* World Masters Championships
* World Youth Championships
* Universiade

Regional|

| Championships|

* Asian
* University
* Arab
* Balkan
* Outdoor
* Indoor
* Central American
* Central American and Caribbean
* European Indoor
* Melanesian
* Micronesia
* Polynesian
* South American
* University

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Games|

* ALBA Games
* Asian Indoor Games
* Bolivarian Games
* East Asian Games
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* Island Games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Jeux de la Francophonie
* Maccabiah Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* South Pacific Mini Games
* West Asian Games

Cross country|

* Asian
* Balkan
* European
* NACAC
* South American

Other|

* European
* Cup
* 10,000 m
* Combined Events
* Mountain Running
* Race Walking
* Throwing
* NACAC Combined Events
* Pan American Race Walking

Age group|

* African U20
* CARIFTA Games
* Central American U20/U18
* Central American and Caribbean U14
* European
* U20
* U23
* Youth Olympic Festival
* Leeward Islands U20
* Pan American U20
* South American U20

Seasonal|

| Golden League|

* Berlin
* Brussels
* Oslo
* Paris
* Rome
* Zürich

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* World Outdoor Meetings
* Final
* IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings
* IAAF Challenges
* Combined Events
* Race Walking
* WMRA World Cup

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| Indoor|

* Belgian
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* Dutch
* English
* French
* German
* Italian
* Polish
* Russian
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Ukrainian
* United States
* NCAA

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* Czech
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* Japanese
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* Norwegian
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* Portuguese
* Russian
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Ukrainian
* United States
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