2005 in the sport of athletics

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

2005 in athletics
Major world events2005 World Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearKenenisa Bekele
Yelena Isinbayeva
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Major events

World

Regional

National

World records

Men
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
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
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
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 Skujyte  Lithuania 8358 pts Columbia, Missouri, USA 14-15 April

Awards

Men
2005 Award Winner
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
2005 Award Winner
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

400 m hurdles
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
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

100 metres
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Derartu Tulu (ETH) 1:07:33

100 m hurdles
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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 Jesien (POL) 53.96

3000 m steeplechase
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
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
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
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)

Heptathlon
RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
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

Best Year Performances
RANKATHLETETIMEEVENT
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

Best Year Performances
RANKATHLETETIMEEVENT
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

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

References



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