# 2005 IAAF Golden League

The 2005 Golden League was the eighth edition of the IAAF's annual series of six athletics meets, held across Europe, with athletes having the chance to win the Golden League Jackpot of $1 million.

## Programme

Meet calendar :
| Meeting | Venue | Date |
| Meeting Gaz de France | Paris, France | 1 July |
| Golden Gala | Rome, Italy | 8 July |
| Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 29 July |
| Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | 19 August |
| Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August |
| Internationales Stadionfest | Berlin, Germany | 4 September |
Jackpot events :
| Men | 100 m | 800 m | 1500 m / 1 mile | 110 m hurdles | High jump | Javelin throw |
| Women | 100 m | 800 m | 3000 m / 5000 m | 400 m hurdles | Triple jump | |

## Results
### Men

| Event | Meeting Gaz de France Paris | Golden Gala Rome | Bislett Games Oslo | Weltklasse Zürich | Memorial van Damme Brussels | ISTAF Berlin |
| 100 m | Aziz Zakari (GHA) 10.04 | Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.96 | Aziz Zakari (GHA) 10.02 | Justin Gatlin (USA) 10.14 | Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.99 | Dwight Thomas (JAM) 10.01 |
| 200 m | - | - | - | - | - | Christopher Williams (JAM) 20.33 |
| 400 m | Tyler Christopher (CAN) 44.69 | Tyree Washington (USA) 45.02 | Gary Kikaya (COD) 44.81 | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.67 | Brandon Simpson (BHR) 44.70 | - |
| 800 m | William Yiampoy (KEN) 1:45.98 | Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN) 1:44.62 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) 1:44.15 | Antonio Manuel Reina (ESP) 1:44.32 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS) 1:44.54 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) 1:44.26 |
| 1500 m / 1 mile | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) 3:30.01 | Rashid Ramzi (BHR) 3:30.00 | - | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) 3:30.49 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) 3:31.13 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) 3:29.72 |
| 1500 m / 1 mile | - | - | Daham Najim Bashir (QAT) 3:47.97 | - | - | - |
| 3000 m | - | - | - | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 7:32.59 | - | - |
| 5000 m | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:40.18 | Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN) 12:52.29 | John Kibowen (KEN) 13:07.74 | - | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12:50.22 | - |
| 10000 m | - | - | - | - | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:17.53 WR | - |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:09.14 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:56.34 | - | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 8:02.69 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:55.51 | - |
| 110 m hurdles | Ladji Doucouré (FRA) 13.02 | Dominique Arnold (USA) 13.11 | Ladji Doucouré (FRA) 13.00 | Dominique Arnold (USA) 13.03 | Allen Johnson (USA) 13.16 | Dominique Arnold (USA) 13.20 |
| 400 m hurdles | James Carter (USA) 48.05 | James Carter (USA) 48.41 | - | Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.14 | - | - |
| Long jump | - | Dwight Phillips (USA) 8.39 | - | - | - | - |
| High jump | Stefan Holm (SWE) 2.32 | Andriy Sokolovskyy (UKR) 2.38 | Stefan Holm (SWE) 2.29 | Svatoslav Ton (CZE) 2.28 | Víctor Moya (CUB) 2.31 | Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS) 2.32 |
| Pole vault | Brad Walker (USA) 5.80 | Toby Stevenson (USA) 5.81 | - | Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) 5.70 | - | Tim Lobinger (GER) 5.93 |
| Discus throw | - | - | - | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 68.00 | - | - |
| Shot put | - | - | - | - | - | Joachim Olsen (DEN) 21.10 |
| Javelin throw | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 85.95 | Andrus Värnik (EST) 85.50 | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 90.54 | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 88.71 | Sergey Makarov (RUS) 86.88 | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 89.32 |

### Women

| Event | Meeting Gaz de France Paris | Golden Gala Rome | Bislett Games Oslo | Weltklasse Zürich | Memorial van Damme Brussels | ISTAF Berlin |
| 100 m | Christine Arron (FRA) 11.03 | Christine Arron (FRA) 11.03 | Christine Arron (FRA) 11.06 | Veronica Campbell (JAM) 10.85 | Christine Arron (FRA) 10.97 | Christine Arron (FRA) 11.01 |
| 200 m | - | - | - | - | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY) 22.94 | - |
| 400 m | Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) 49.69 | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.82 | - | Sanya Richards (USA) 48.92 | - | - |
| 800 m | Svetlana Cherkasova (RUS) 1:57.52 | Hasna Benhassi (MAR) 1:58.41 | Tatyana Andrianova (RUS) 1:56.91 | Zulia Calatayud (CUB) 1:59.16 | Mayte Martínez (ESP) 2:00.66 | Zulia Calatayud (CUB) 1:59.25 |
| 1500 m | Olga Yegorova (RUS) 4:01.85 | Mestawat Tadesse (ETH) 4:04.95 | - | - | - | - |
| 3000 m / 5000 m | Edith Masai (KEN) 8:31.27 | - | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 8:28.87 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 8:29.45 | - | - |
| 3000 m / 5000 m | - | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:32.57 | - | - | Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:28.98 | Berhane Adere (ETH) 14:47.56 |
| 100 m hurdles | Joanna Hayes (USA) 12.60 | Anjanette Kirkland (USA) 12.57 | - | Michelle Perry (USA) 12.55 | - | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.63 |
| 400 m hurdles | Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.85 | Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.68 | Sandra Glover (USA) 53.93 | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 53.30 | Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.61 | Sandra Glover (USA) 54.17 |
| Long jump | - | - | - | - | Tatyana Kotova (RUS) 6.87 | - |
| Triple jump | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 15.11 | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 15.03 | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 14.89 | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 14.94 | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 14.94 | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 14.85 |
| High jump | - | - | Amy Acuff (USA) 1.93 | - | - | - |
| Pole vault | - | - | - | - | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.93 | - |
| Discus throw | - | - | - | - | - | Natalya Sadova (RUS) 64.20 |
| Shot put | - | - | - | - | - | Nadine Kleinert (GER) 19.19 |