2005 World Championships in Athletics

Athletics competition in Helsinki, Finland 2005 World Championships in Athletics Helsinki 2005.svg 200 Helsinki, Finland 196 1,891 47 6–14 August 2005 President Tarja Halonen IAAF President Lamine Diack Helsinki Olympic Stadium Paris-Saint Denis 2003 Osaka 2007 thumb|250px|Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. The 10th World Championships in Athletics (fi Yleisurheilun maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2005, sv Världsmästerskapen i friidrott 2005), under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic events, some of which were included as exhibition events. Much of the event was played in extremely heavy rainfall. Background Bidding The original winning bid for the competition was for London but the cost to build the required stadium at Picketts Lock and host the event was deemed too expensive by the government. UK Athletics suggested to move the host city to Sheffield (using Don Valley Stadium), but the IAAF stated that having London as the host city was central to their winning the bid. The championships bidding process was reopened as a result. The United Kingdom's withdrawal as host was the first case for a major sporting event in a developed country since Denver's withdrawal as host of the 1976 Winter Olympics.Picketts Lock bid scrapped. BBC Sport (2001-10-04). Retrieved on 2011-01-20. Helsinki was considered by many to be the outsider in the race to host the games with rival bids being presented by Berlin in Germany; Brussels in Belgium, Budapest in Hungary, Moscow in Russia and Rome in Italy. Opening ceremony Apocalyptica and Nightwish performed at the opening ceremony of the event over a heavy rainfall. Geir Rönning, Finland's Eurovision Song Contest 2005 entrant, sang "Victory" the official song of the 2005 IAAF World Championships. Events With the addition of the women's 3000 metres steeplechase to the schedule, that year's program of events was closer to parity for women and men. With the exception of the 50 km walk the women competed in practically the same events as the men. Two differences remaining from before, though, were the short hurdles race (100 metres for women vs. 110 metres for men), and the multi-event competition (heptathlon for women vs. decathlon for men). Since the first World Championships in Helsinki 1983, seven new events have been added for women: 10,000 metres, introduced in 1987 5000 metres, replaced 3000 metres in 1995 triple jump, introduced in 1993 20 km walk introduced in 1999, replaced 10 km walk that first appeared in 1987 pole vault, introduced in 1999 hammer throw, introduced in 1999 3000 metres steeplechase, introduced in 2005 Drug testing The IAAF conducted their largest ever anti-doping program at an athletics event for the championships, with 705 athletes subjected to a total 884 of tests.November 2/05 10:28 am – WADA News, Lori-Ann Muenzer in Ontario, More 'Cross Results. Canadian Cyclist (2005-11-02). Retrieved on 2009-09-25. Archived 2009-09-27. There were two athletes who failed drugs tests: Indian discus thrower Neelam Jaswant Singh tested positive for the stimulant pemoline, and Vladyslav Piskunov, a Ukrainian hammer thrower, tested positive for the steroid drostanolone.Two positive tests from world championships, says IAAF. Reuters (2005-08-29). Retrieved on 2009-09-25. Archived 2009-09-27. Singh received a two-year ineligibility ban,Biography Singh Neelam Jaswant. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-25. Archived 2009-09-27. while Piskunov received a life ban from athletics as this was his second offence.Biography Piskunov Vladyslav. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-25. In March 2013, the IAAF announced that re-testing of samples taken during these championships revealed that five medal winners had proved positive for banned substances. The athletes involved were Belarusian Nadzeya Ostapchuk (shot put gold), Belarusian Ivan Tsikhan (hammer throw gold), Russian Olga Kuzenkova (hammer throw gold), Russian Tatyana Kotova (long jump silver) and Belarus's Vadim Devyatovskiy (men's hammer silver).https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/21712788 Doping: Five 2005 world medallists caught after IAAF retests BBC Sport 2012-03-09 Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich (shot put 6th) had also tested positive and was disqualified.IAAF: Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005, iaaf.org, 31 July 2013 Men's results Track 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 100 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metresJustin GatlinUSA 9.88 SBMichael FraterJamaica 10.05Kim CollinsSaint Kitts and Nevis 10.05200 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metresJustin GatlinUSA 20.04Wallace SpearmonUSA 20.20John CapelUSA 20.31 SBJustin Gatlin wins the 200 metres, becoming the second athlete to win a sprint double in a single World Championships (Maurice Greene was the first, in 1999). Tyson Gay finishes fourth (20.34) to complete an American 1-2-3-4, the first time any nation has achieved this in a world championship athletics event. Usain Bolt of Jamaica pulls a muscle at about 150 m into the race and finishes last.400 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metresJeremy WarinerUSA 43.93 WLAndrew RockUSA 44.35 PB Tyler ChristopherCanada 44.44 NROlympic champion Wariner wins easily, with his first time under 44 seconds.800 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metresRashid RamziBahrain 1:44.24 PBYuriy BorzakovskiyRussia 1:44.51William YiampoyKenya 1:44.55Yuriy Borzakovskiy starts his trademark sprint finish at 200m to go, but was boxed in behind Mehdi Baala of France which allowed Rashid Ramzi to win his second gold in the championships.1500 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metresRashid RamziBahrain 3:37.88Adil KaouchMorocco 3:38.00 SBRui SilvaPortugal 3:38.02This was the first 800–1500 m double in open global championship since New Zealand's Peter Snell achieved it at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. Ramzi, near the front at the bell, kicked with 300 metres to go and made another decisive move with 200 to go.5000 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metresBenjamin LimoKenya 13:32.55Sileshi SihineEthiopia 1996 13:32.81Craig MottramAustralia 13:32.96A slow pace race, ending in a sprint for the line in the last lap. Defending champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya just misses out of the bronze. (13:33.04)10,000 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metresKenenisa BekeleEthiopia 1996 27:08.33Sileshi SihineEthiopia 1996 27:08.87Moses MosopKenya 27:08.96 PBThe pace was slow for the first sixteen laps until Bekele surged to the front with a 62-second seventeenth lap, whittling the pack down to nine men. The pace would dawdle again, the ninth kilometre was the slowest since the first in 2:48, though the last one was run in a furious 2:29. The pack of nine was still together at the bell, although somewhat strung out. Bekele ran the last lap in 54 seconds, holding off the challenge of Mosop thanks to help from Sihine and Dinkessa, who boxed him on the penultimate straight. Bekele would then hold off a charge from Sihine, while Dinkessa faded to seventh due to his exertions.Marathon2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's MarathonJaouad GharibMorocco 2:10:10Christopher IsengweTanzania 2:10:21 PBTsuyoshi OgataJapan 2:11:16 SBGharib attacked just before 30 km mark, getting Italian Olympic champion Stefano Baldini with him. Baldini had cramps few kilometres later and he retired after 35 kilometres.110 m hurdles2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdlesLadji DoucouréFrance 13.07Liu XiangChina 13.08Allen JohnsonUSA 13.10In a very tight race, Frenchman Ladji Doucouré wins the 110 m hurdles, battling with Allen Johnson in the middle lanes and just crossing the line ahead of the fast finishing Liu Xiang.400 m hurdles2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdlesBershawn JacksonUSA 47.30 PBJames CarterUSA 47.43 PBDai TamesueJapan 48.10 SBIn driving rain, Dai Tamesue starts fast to take the early lead before being overtaken on the final bend. Bershawn Jackson shows better form in the final straight to stretch away from James Carter. Tamesue dives over the line for a bronze to edge out Kerron Clement of the USA who jogs over the line.3000 m s'chase2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechaseSaif Saaeed ShaheenQatar 8:13.31Ezekiel KemboiKenya 8:14.95 Brimin KiprutoKenya 8:15.30A comfortable race for Said Saaeed Shaheen as Ezekiel Kemboi fails to mount a serious challenge. Brimin Kipruto finishes fast to edge Brahim Boulami into fourth place by two hundredths of a second.20 km walk2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walkJefferson PérezEcuador 1:18:35 SBPaquillo FernándezSpain 1:19:36Juan Manuel MolinaSpain 1:19:44 PB50 km walk2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walkSergey KirdyapkinRussia 3:38:08 PBAleksey VoyevodinRussia 3:41:25Alex SchwazerItaly 3:41:54 NRSergey Kirdyapkin, the former junior world champion led from early on and secures the global title in a personal best time. At around the 20 km mark he was caught by Aleksey Voyevodin, but by 40 km Kirdyapkin had shaken off his fellow Russian, who went on to earn silver in 3:41.25. Italian Alex Schwazer powers through late on to claim the bronze in a national record 3:41.54. There were fourteen disqualifications, and seven athletes did not finish.4 × 100 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relayFranceLadji DoucouréRonald PognonEddy De LépineLueyi DovyOudéré Kankarafou* 38.08 WLTrinidad and TobagoKevon PierreMarc BurnsJacey HarperDarrel Brown 38.10 NRGreat BritainJason GardenerMarlon DevonishChristian MalcolmMark Lewis-Francis 38.27 SBThe Great Britain team just beat Jamaica (38.28, SB) and Australia (38.32, SB) to bronze medal position. The United States' team does not participate, having bungled their first relay stick handoff in their qualification heat the previous day.4 × 400 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relayUSAAndrew RockDerrick BrewDarold WilliamsonJeremy WarinerMiles Smith*LaShawn Merritt* 2:56.91 WLBahamasNathaniel McKinneyAvard MoncurAndrae WilliamsChris BrownTroy McIntosh* 2:57.32 NRJamaicaSanjay AyreBrandon SimpsonLansford SpenceDavian ClarkeMichael Blackwood* 2:58.07 SB Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 High jump2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jumpYuriy KrymarenkoUkraine2.32Víctor MoyaCuba2.29Yaroslav RybakovRussiaSurprise winner. Eight athletes had cleared 2.29 m but on 2.32 m, 23 straight attempts were failed, until Krymarenko cleared with his last attempt.Pole vault2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vaultRens BlomNetherlands 5.80SBBrad WalkerUSA 5.75Pavel GerasimovRussia 5.65SBIn rain and heavy wind, Rens Blom wins the first Dutch gold medal at a World Championship.Long jump2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jumpDwight PhillipsUSA 8.60WLIgnisious GaisahGhana 8.34NRTommi EviläFinland 8.25Dwight Phillips takes the gold comfortably with his first jump, but the contest for the other medals is fierce. Tommi Evilä wins the host nation Finland's only medal of the championships, just beating Salim Sdiri of France and Joan Lino Martínez of Spain to third place.Triple jump2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jumpWalter DavisUSA 17.57SBYoandri BetanzosCuba 17.42SBMarian OpreaRomania 17.40Leevan Sands, of the Bahamas, is in bronze medal position for a long time, but is pipped to fourth by Marian Oprea's last jump.Shot put2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot putAdam NelsonUSA 21.73SBRutger SmithNetherlands 21.29Ralf BartelsGermany 20.99After two Olympic and two World Championship silver medals, Adam Nelson finally took his first gold at the global level. Nelson would retroactively gain the 2004 Olympic gold after drug sample retesting disqualified the original gold medalist, but without a podium ceremony.Discus throw2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throwVirgilijus AleknaLithuania 70.17CRGerd KanterEstonia 68.57Michael MöllenbeckGermany 65.95Defending champion Virgilijus Alekna takes home the gold with the competition's only longer-than-70 m throw. Fellow Balt Gerd Kanter is the runner-up.Hammer throw2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throwVadim DevyatovskiyBelarus 82.60Szymon ZiółkowskiPoland 79.35SBMarkus EsserGermany 79.16Ivan Tsikhan (1st) was later disqualified for doping.Javelin throw2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throwAndrus VärnikEstonia 87.17Andreas ThorkildsenNorway 86.18Sergey MakarovRussia 83.54Surprise winner Andrus Värnik takes Estonia's first gold medal at the World Championships, beating the reigning Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen by 99 cm. Finland's young star Tero Pitkämäki throws below his usual level in the heavy rain, and finishes fourth (81.27 m).Decathlon2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlonBryan ClayUSA 8732WLRoman ŠebrleCzech Republic 8521Attila ZsivoczkyHungary 8385Aleksandr Pogorelov just loses the bronze after the 1500 m. Women's results Track 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 100 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metresLauryn WilliamsUSA 10.93Veronica CampbellJamaica 10.95SBChristine ArronFrance 10.98Lauryn Williams obtains a surprise victory beating the favourite Christine Arron that finished only third behind also Veronica Campbell.200 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metresAllyson FelixUSA 22.16Rachelle Boone-SmithUSA 22.31Christine ArronFrance 22.31SBVeronica Campbell ran a terrible bend (she runs out of her lane) and finished fourth.400 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metresTonique Williams-DarlingBahamas 49.55SBSanya RichardsUSA 49.74Ana GuevaraMexico 49.81In a high quality final (despite heavy rainfall), Tonique Williams-Darling overtakes Sanya Richards just before the finish.800 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metresZulia CalatayudCuba 1:58.82Hasna BenhassiMorocco 1:59.42Tatyana AndrianovaRussia 1:59.60Former world champion Maria de Lurdes Mutola comes fourth.1500 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metresTatyana TomashovaRussia 4:00.35SBOlga YegorovaRussia 4:01.46Bouchra GhezielleFrance 4:02.45Yuliya Chizhenko finished second in 4:00.93, but she was disqualified for obstructing Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain, therefore Olga Yegorova gets the silver and Bouchra Ghezielle of France gets the bronze.5000 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metresTirunesh DibabaEthiopia 1996 14:38.59CRMeseret DefarEthiopia 1996 14:39.54Ejegayehu DibabaEthiopia 1996 14:42.47Tirunesh Dibaba becomes the first woman to win the 5000 and 10,000 m at the same championships. Also, as in the 10,000 m race, the winner's elder sister Ejegayehu Dibaba takes the bronze, stepping onto an entirely Ethiopian podium. Ethiopia claim the first four places, the second time that a country has ever achieved this (after the USA Men's 200m above).10,000 m2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metresTirunesh DibabaEthiopia 1996 30:24.02Berhane AdereEthiopia 1996 30:25.41SBEjegayehu DibabaEthiopia 1996 30:26.00Fascinating race with Paula Radcliffe, using the race as preparation for the marathon, setting most of the pace before her lack of competitive 10k races this season sees her drop back with three laps to go. The three medal winners shows amazing acceleration with one lap to go, Berhane Adere kicking first but quickly covered by Tirunesh Dibaba with elder sister Ejegayehu Dibaba unable to match their pace. Tirunesh kicks again and goes past Adere with 250 metres to go to claim the gold. Reigning Olympic champion Xing Huina cannot cope with the acceleration and finishes fourth.Marathon2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's MarathonPaula RadcliffeGreat Britain 2:20:57CRCatherine NderebaKenya 2:22:01SBConstantina TomescuRomania 2:23:19Paula Radcliffe sets the pace of the race, leading all the way from start to finish. Constantina Tomescu is able to keep up with Radcliffe the longest, but begins to fall behind after the 25 km mark and at the end finds herself overtaken by the defending champion Catherine Ndereba. Derartu Tulu finishes fourth.100 m hurdles2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdlesMichelle PerryUSA 12.66Delloreen Ennis-LondonJamaica 12.76Brigitte Foster-HyltonJamaica 12.76A dramatic race, as Olympic champion Joanna Hayes leads but loses her balance after the second last hurdle, runs into the last hurdle, and comes last.400 m hurdles2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdlesYuliya PechonkinaRussia 52.90WLLashinda DemusUSA 53.27PBSandra GloverUSA 53.32PBYuliya Pechonkina wins the gold. The USA appeals after Pechonkina appears to have not jumped over the first hurdle correctly, but the appeal fails.3000 m s'chase2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechaseDorcus InzikuruUganda 9:18.24CRYekaterina VolkovaRussia 9:20.49PBJeruto KiptumKenya 9:26.95NRDorcus Inzikuru wins Uganda's first ever gold medal in the World Championships20 km walk2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walkOlimpiada Ivanova Russia1:25:41WLRyta Turava Belarus1:27:05NRSusana Feitor Portugal1:28:44SB4 × 100 m relay2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relayUSAAngela DaigleMuna LeeMe'Lisa BarberLauryn Williams 41.78WLJamaicaDaniele BrowningSherone SimpsonAleen BaileyVeronica CampbellBeverly McDonald* 41.99SBBelarusYulia NestsiarenkaNatalya SologubAlena NevmerzhitskayaOksana Dragun 42.56NR4 × 400 m relay2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relayRussiaYuliya PechonkinaOlesya KrasnomovetsNatalya AntyukhSvetlana PospelovaTatyana Firova*Olesya Zykina* 3:20.95JamaicaShericka WilliamsNovlene WilliamsRonetta SmithLorraine Fenton 3:23.29SBGreat BritainLee McConnellDonna FraserNicola SandersChristine Ohuruogu 3:24.44SB Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 High jump2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jumpKajsa BergqvistSweden 2.02WLChaunte HowardUSA 2.00PBEmma GreenSweden 1.96PBThe weather conditions during final were not the best, and may well have hampered performances. Kajsa Bergqvist showed what willpower and dedication can achieve, as she claimed her first world championship gold medal after clearing 2.02m with only one foul in her entire series of jumps despite being having only recovered from injury within the past few months. Newcomer Chaunte Howard was the only real threat to Kajsa, and a big surprise, seemingly to herself as much as to the spectators. Her respectable jump technique and result make her someone to keep an eye on in the future. Swede Emma Green continued her quick rise to the elite level, taking the bronze in her first ever major championships.Pole vault2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vaultYelena IsinbayevaRussia 5.01WRMonika PyrekPoland 4.60Pavla HamáčkováCzech Republic 4.50Already having secured her victory by doing the competition's only 4.70 m jump, Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own world record from three weeks ago by 1 centimetre.Long jump2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jumpTianna MadisonUSA 6.89PBEunice BarberFrance 6.76Yargelis SavigneCuba 6.69An unexpected win for Tianna Madison, as Tatyana Kotova finishes second for the third World Outdoor Championships in a row. In 2013 Kotova's drug test sample from this event had been retested and found to be positive. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/athletics/21722673 Russia should not hold World Championship - Jade Johnson BBC.com 8 March 2013 22 July 2015Triple jump2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jumpTrecia SmithJamaica 15.11WLYargelis SavigneCuba 14.82PBAnna PyatykhRussia 14.78Trecia Smith makes the three longest jumps in the final to take the gold. Yargelis Savigne takes silver in her first international competition with Anna Pyatykh third. Pre-event favourite Tatyana Lebedeva from Russia, who would go on to be the sole winner of the 2005 Golden League jackpot, did not take part because of injury.Shot put2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot putOlga RyabinkinaRussia 19.64Valerie ViliNew Zealand 19.62Nadine KleinertGermany 19.07Twenty-year-old Valerie Vili earns a surprise bronze, as Nadzeya Ostapchuk wins her first Outdoor World Championships Gold. In March 2013 the IAAF reported that Ostapchuk's drug test sample from this event had been retested and found to be positive. Her result was subsequently annulled.Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and OstapchukDiscus throw2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throwFranka DietzschGermany 66.56SBNatalya SadovaRussia 64.33Věra Pospíšilová-CechlováCzech Republic 63.19Dominating the competition in her second podium performance over the course of eight World Championships, Franka Dietzsch gets the gold medal, as she did in Sevilla six years ago.Hammer throw2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throwYipsi MorenoCuba 73.08Tatyana LysenkoRussia 72.46Manuela MontebrunFrance 71.41The original winner, Olga Kuzenkova of Russia was stripped of the gold medal after failing drugs tests revision in 2013. The rest of the competitors were elevated by one position accordingly.Javelin throw2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throwOsleidys MenéndezCuba 71.70WRChristina ObergföllGermany 70.03ARSteffi NeriusGermany 65.96A high-quality contest where Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez sets a new world record whereas Christina Obergföll sets a new European record.Heptathlon2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlonCarolina KlüftSweden6887SBEunice BarberFrance 6824Margaret SimpsonGhana 6375(13.19 - 1.82 - 15.02 - 23.70 - 6.87 - 47.20 - 2:08.89)(12.94 - 1.91 - 13.20 - 24.01 - 6.75 - 48.24 - 2:11.94)(13.55 - 1.79 - 13.33 - 24.94 - 6.09 - 56.36 - 2:17.02)A close heptathlon saw Eunice Barber take the early lead after winning the 100 mH and HJ. A foot injury hampered Carolina Klüft who jumped 12 cm below her season best in the HJ, however, she struck back in the SP with a PB. After the first day, Barber had only a 2-point lead over Klüft. Day two started with the LJ, where Klüft was expected to jump poorly due to her injury. If she had problems she hid them well, winning with an SB. In the JT Margaret Simpson set a new PB with an impressive 56.36 m, this would propel her to Ghana's first ever world championship medal. Before the final event, Klüft's lead was 18 points and Barber needed to beat her by 1.5 sec in the 800 m to win the gold medal. Barber stuck to Kelly Sotherton, the eventual winner of the race, until the last 200 m but Klüft timed her race perfectly to beat Barber with another PB. Exhibition events Paralympic exhibition events at the World Championships: T54 Wheelchair racing 100 m menDavid WeirUnited Kingdom 14.15 NRKenny van Weeghel Netherlands 14.19Leo-Pekka Tähti Finland 14.22Paralympic champion Leo-Pekka Tähti got off to a good start, but a battle between Britain's David Weir and Dutchman Kenny van Weeghel pushed both of them forward in the latter stages. Weir eventually won out, breaking his own British record, which he set in the semifinal at the 2004 Paralympics, by 0.02 s.T54 Wheelchair racing 200 m menDavid WeirUnited Kingdom 25.47Kenny van WeeghelNetherlands 25.80Supachai KoysubThailand 26.03Weir completes a widely anticipated double.Wheelchair javelin men Jacques Martin Canada 24.97 Markku Niinimäki Finland 23.82 Gerasimos Vrionis Greece 16.75T12 Visually impaired 200 m womenAdria SantosBrazil 26.99Purificacion SantamartaSpain 27.08Paraskeví KantzaGreece 28.32 (PB) Medal table FIN 14 8 3 7 7 4 3 4 2 ETH 1996 3 3 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 2 1 2 4 1 2 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 yes 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Commemorative coin To commemorate the 2005 World Championships in Athletics the Finnish government issued a high-value commemorative euro coin, the €20 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics commemorative coin, minted in 2005. The obverse of the coin features Helsinki Olympic Stadium and above the stadium random waves express the feeling of the games.20 Euros, Finland https://en.numista.com/13586 2026-10-12 en.numista.com en See also 2005 in athletics (track and field) References External links Results from the IAAF web site Category:World Athletics Championships Category:International sports competitions in Helsinki World Championships In Athletics, 2005 World Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Finland Category:2000s in Helsinki Category:August 2005 sports events in Europe Category:Athletics in Helsinki Category:2005 in international sports