2005 in athletics (track and field)

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 athletics (track and field) throughout the world.

Major events

World

Regional

National

2005 Chinese National Games

World records

Women's pole vault

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

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

Men

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

Hammer throw

Main article: 2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Decathlon

Main article: 2005 Decathlon Year Ranking

Women

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
4.	Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM)	12.57

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
2.	Chaunte Howard (USA)	2.00 m
4.	Anna Chicherova (RUS)	1.99 m
5.	Tatyana Kivimyagi (RUS)	1.98 m
5.	Venelina Veneva (BUL)	1.98 m

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)

Hammer throw

Main article: 2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

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

Men's competition

Best Year Performances

RANK	ATHLETE	TIME	EVENT
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

Best Year Performances

RANK	ATHLETE	TIME	EVENT
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

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

References

ARRS

Years in athletics (track and field)

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