2005 in athletics (track and field) 

This page shows the main events during the 2005 year in athletics (track and field) throughout the world.

Contents

International Events

World Records

Women's Pole Vault

HEIGHT ATHLETE PLACE DATE
4.93 m Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) Lausanne, Switzerland July 5, 2005
4.95 m Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) Madrid, Spain July 16, 2005
4.96 m Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) London, England July 22, 2005
5.00 m Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) London, England July 22, 2005
5.01 m Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) Helsinki, Finland August 12, 2005

Awards

Men

2005 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of Lithuania Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award Not Awarded


Women

2005 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award Not Awarded

Men's Best Year Performances

400m Hurdles

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Kerron Clement (USA) 47.24
2. Flag of the United States Bershawn Jackson (USA) 47.30
3. Flag of the United States James Carter (USA) 47.43
4. Flag of the United States Bennie Brazell (USA) 47.67
5. Flag of Panama Bayano Kamani (PAN) 47.84


3,000m Steeplechase

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Qatar Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:55.51
2. Flag of Kenya Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 7:56.37
3. Flag of Kenya Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 8:04.22
4. Flag of Morocco Brahim Boulami (MAR) 8:04.92
5. Flag of the Netherlands Simon Vroemen (NED) 8:04.95

Pole Vault

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. Flag of Australia Paul Burgess (AUS) 6.00 m
2. Flag of the United States Brad Walker (USA) 5.96 m
3. Flag of Germany Tim Lobinger (GER) 5.93 m
4. Flag of the United States Toby Stevenson (USA) 5.90 m
5. Flag of Australia Steven Hooker (AUS) 5.87 m

Decathlon

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. Flag of the United States Bryan Clay (USA) 8732
2. Flag of the Czech Republic Roman Šebrle (CZE) 8534
3. Flag of Estonia Kristjan Rahnu (EST) 8526
4. Flag of Hungary Attila Zsivóczky (HUN) 8480
5. Flag of Russia Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS) 8429

Women's Best Year Performances

100 metres

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the Bahamas Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 10.84
2. Flag of Jamaica Veronica Campbell (JAM) 10.85
3. Flag of the United States Lauryn Williams (USA) 10.88
4. Flag of France Christine Arron (FRA) 10.93
5. Flag of Jamaica Sherone Simpson (JAM) 10.97


200 metres

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Allyson Felix (USA) 22.13
2. Flag of the United States Rachelle Smith (USA) 22.22
3. Flag of the United States Lauryn Williams (USA) 22.27
4. Flag of France Christine Arron (FRA) 22.31
5. Flag of the United States LaTasha Colander (USA) 22.34


400 metres

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Sanya Richards (USA) 48.92
2. Flag of the Bahamas Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) 49.30
3. Flag of Russia Svetlana Pospelova (RUS) 49.80
4. Flag of Mexico Ana Guevara (MEX) 49.81
5. Flag of the United States DeeDee Trotter (USA) 49.88


800 metres

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Russia Tatyana Andrianova (RUS) 1:56.07
2. Flag of Russia Svetlana Cherkasova (RUS) 1:56.93
3. Flag of Russia Larisa Chzhao (RUS) 1:57.33
4. Flag of Russia Svetlana Klyuka (RUS) 1:57.35
5. Flag of Russia Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) 1:57.55


1,500 metres

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Bahrain Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 3:56.79
2. Flag of Russia Natalya Yevkodimova (RUS) 3:57.73
3. Flag of Russia Yuliya Fomenko (RUS) 3:58.68
4. Flag of Russia Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) 3:59.05
5. Flag of Russia Olga Yegorova (RUS) 3:59.47


3,000 metres

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Bahrain Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 8:28.87
2. Flag of Kenya Edith Masai (KEN) 8:31.27
3. Flag of Kenya Isabella Ochichi (KEN) 8:31.42
4. Flag of Ethiopia Berhane Adere (ETH) 8:31.89
5. Flag of Ethiopia Meseret Defar (ETH) 8:33.57


5,000 metres

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Ethiopia Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:28.98
2. Flag of Ethiopia Berhane Adere (ETH) 14:31.09
3. Flag of Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:32.42
4. Flag of Kenya Edith Masai (KEN) 14:37.20
5. Flag of Ethiopia Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) 14:37.34


10,000 metres

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 30:15.67
2. Flag of Ethiopia Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) 30:18.39
3. Flag of Ethiopia Werknesh Kidane (ETH) 30:19.39
4. Flag of Ethiopia Berhane Adere (ETH) 30:25.41
5. Flag of the People's Republic of China Xing Huina (CHN) 30:27.18


Half Marathon

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Ethiopia Derartu Tulu (ETH) 1:07:33

100m Hurdles

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Michelle Perry (USA) 12.43
2. Flag of the United States Joanna Hayes (USA) 12.47
3. Flag of Jamaica Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.55
4. Flag of the United States Anjanette Kirkland (USA) 12.57
Flag of Jamaica Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM)

400m Hurdles

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Russia Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 52.90
2. Flag of the United States Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.27
3. Flag of the United States Sandra Glover (USA) 53.32
4. Flag of Australia Jana Rawlinson (AUS) 53.44
5. Flag of Poland Anna Jesien (POL) 53.96


3,000m Steeplechase

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Uganda Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) 9:15.04
2. Flag of Russia Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) 9:20.49
3. Flag of Poland Wioletta Janowska (POL) 9:25.09
4. Flag of Kenya Jeruto Kiptum (KEN) 9:26.95
5. Flag of Jamaica Mardrea Hyman (JAM) 9:27.21

High Jump

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. Flag of Sweden Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 2.03 m
2. Flag of Russia Yelena Slesarenko (RUS) 2.00 m
Flag of the United States Chaunte Howard (USA)
4. Flag of Russia Anna Chicherova (RUS) 1.99 m
5. Flag of Russia Tatyana Kivimyagi (RUS) 1.98 m
Flag of Bulgaria Venelina Veneva (BUL)

Pole Vault

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 5.01 m
2. Flag of Poland Anna Rogowska (POL) 4.83 m
3. Flag of Poland Monika Pyrek (POL) 4.70 m
4. Flag of the United States Tracy O'Hara (USA) 4.60 m
Flag of France Vanessa Boslak (FRA)
Flag of the United States Mary Vincent (USA)
Flag of the United States Stacy Dragila (USA)

Heptathlon

RANK 2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. Flag of France Eunice Barber (FRA) 6889
2. Flag of Sweden Carolina Klüft (SWE) 6887
3. Flag of the United Kingdom Kelly Sotherton (GBR) 6547
4. Flag of the United States Hyleas Fountain (USA) 6502
5. Flag of Ghana Margaret Simpson (GHA) 6423

Marathon

Men's Competition

Best Year Performances

RANK ATHLETE TIME EVENT
1. Flag of Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 2:06:19 Amsterdam Marathon
2. Flag of Kenya Felix Limo (KEN) 2:07:02 Chicago Marathon
3. Flag of Kenya Benjamin Maiyo (KEN) 2:07:09 Chicago Marathon
4. Flag of Kenya Daniel Njenga (KEN) 2:07:14 Chicago Marathon
5. Flag of Kenya Martin Lel (KEN) 2:07:26 London Marathon
6. Flag of Kenya Evans Rutto (KEN) 2:07:28 Chicago Marathon
7. Flag of Spain Julio Rey (ESP) 2:07:38 Hamburg Marathon
8. Flag of Japan Toshinari Takaoka (JPN) 2:07:41 Tokyo Marathon
— Flag of Kenya Philip Manyim (KEN) 2:07:41 Berlin Marathon
10. Flag of Kenya Patrick Ivuti (KEN) 2:07:46 Chicago Marathon

Women's Competition

Best Year Performances

RANK ATHLETE TIME EVENT
1. Flag of the United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:17:42 London Marathon
2. Flag of Japan Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2:19:12 Berlin Marathon
3. Flag of the United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:20:57 Helsinki Marathon
4. Flag of the People's Republic of China Sun Yingjie (CHN) 2:21:01 Beijing Marathon
5. Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:21:11 Beijing Marathon
6. Flag of the United States Deena Kastor (USA) 2:21:25 Chicago Marathon
7. Flag of Romania Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 2:21:30 Chicago Marathon
8. Flag of Kenya Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:22:01 Helsinki Marathon
9. Flag of Romania Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 2:22:50 London Marathon
10. Flag of Latvia Jeļena Prokopčuka (LAT) 2:22:56 Osaka Marathon

References

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