Championships of the world of athletics 2005

The 10 be Championnats of the world of athletics was held of the August 6th with the August 14th 2005 with the Olympic stadium of Helsinki in Finland, already organizing of the first championships of the world in 1983.

The competition should have taken place with London, but the new stage of Wembley which cannot be finished in time, IAAF decided to withdraw the organization to them. London had gained the organization in front of the towns of Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Helsinki, Moscow and Rome.

The tests of this 10th edition of the championships of the world were retransmises by television in 192 countries; they is 10 of better than with Paris two years before.

1892 athletes of 196 delegations were present.

To note the addition of a test compared to the program of the last championships of the world: the 3.000 meters steeple female.

These championships of world 2005 were marked by very bad weather conditions.

Results

100 m



After having carried out best times in series, quarterfinal and semi-final, the Frenchwoman Christine Arron gains her first international medal after her failure with the Olympic Games of Athens. Surprising, American the Lauryn Williams, which had not gained any great European meeting in 2005, succeeds in the perfect race to resist Veronica Campbell and Christine Arron. Bahaméenne Chandra Sturrup, better performer world of the year, fails the foot of the podium, just like the Olympic champion Yulia Nesterenko, last of the race.

200 m



After having gained the money medal in Athens last year, Allyson Felix confirms its supremacy at this distance, by being essential good manners. Dominated by Christine Arron and Veronica Campbell at the beginning of race, the American one gains its race with the finish in front of its compatriot Rachelle Boone and the Frenchwoman Christine Arron, only athlete with being present over the two podiums in sprint. Olympic champion Veronica Campbell misses her race completely by traversing fifteen meters in the corridor close at the exit to the turn.

400 m



After a sensational beginning of race, American the Sanya Richards is made blow the title by the Olympic champion Tonique Williams. More tested, Bahaméenne managed its race under a beating rain perfectly, for largely dominating its adversaries. Anna Guevara, world champion in title, returns from nowhere for the bronze medal, which it finally takes with the costs of the Russian Svetlana Pospelova.

800 m



However favorite, the Russians did not know to hold their row in this final. Parts slowly, they were made surprise by the incredible acceleration of Zulia Calatayud which gains the incredible title of way with more than 10 meters in advance. Hasna Benhassi, out of finishing machine, takes the money logically. Tatyana Andrianova saves the honor of Russia by taking the bronze medal, resistant accuracy to the sprint of Maria Mutola, again fourth.

1.500 m



5.000 m



10.000 m



Marathon



20 km go



50 km go



110 m haies/100 m hedges



Joanna Beam and Michelle Perry, partner of drive at Bob Kersee, were favorite logics of this 100 m hedges. Perry, upon the departure took the ascending one on his comrade and Jamaicaines Foster and Ennis-London. Whereas Hayes seems to be able to return in contact with its compatriot, she stumbles on the ninth hedge and runs up against full whip it tenth. She finishes the race broken down on the track and is dealt with by the helps. In front of, Michelle Perry exulte: she is world champion in 12" 66, both Jamaicaines being decided between with the hundredth with the advantage of Ennis-London for the money, Foster taking bronze. Allemande Kirsten Bolm, who seemed to be able to play the spoilsports with semi-race, finishes fourth.

400 m hedges



After having failed the World of Paris in 2003 (third) and the Olympic Games in 2004 (eighth), the holder of the world records Yuliya Pechonkina (52" 34) gains finally its first international victory in championship. Pursued by American the Demus and Glover, it did not tremble and offers even the luxury to beat the best world performance of the year in 52" 90.

3.000 m steeple



For the first time present at the championships of the world, this test did not disappoint. As of the beginning, favorite the Docus Inzukuru, Yelena Zadorovnaya and Wioletta Janowska took in hand the rate/rhythm of the race, but with their costs for the two last. Indeed, if Docus Inzukuru succeeded in resisting a first suicidal kilometer (2 ' 57" 94), it was not the case of Janowska which took down with three turns of the arrival to finish fourteenth, nor of Zarodovnaya which still held bronze with the bell, before crumbling in the last river to finish only sixth. Inzukuru thus is essential logically in front of the Volkova Russian, auteure of a very beautiful end of the road, and the Kiptum Kenyan, third.

4 X 100 m relay



4 X.400 m relay



High jump



Long jump



Jump with the pole



Triple jump



Throwing the javelin



Throwing the discus



Shot put



Throwing the hammer



Decathlon/Heptathlon



Caption

  • RM : World records
  • RC: Record of the championships
  • RN: National record
  • RE: Record of Europe
  • WL: Current world leader (season 2005)
  • DSQ: Disqualified

World records

External bonds

  • Official site of CM
  • Site of the IAAF

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