# 2005 in the sport of athletics

This page shows the main events during the 2005 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.

## Major events
### World

* World Championships
* World Athletics Final
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Half Marathon Championships
* World Youth Championships
* World Student Games
* Golden League

### Regional

* African Junior Championships
* Bolivarian Games
* Central American and Caribbean Championships
* South American Championships
* Jeux de la Francophonie
* European Indoor Championships
* European U23 Championships
* European Junior Championships
* European Cup
* European Cross Country Championships
* European Mountain Running Championships
* European Race Walking Cup
* Balkan Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Asian Championships
* Asian Indoor Games
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* West Asian Games

### National

* 2005 Chinese National Games

## World records
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Place | Date |
| 100 metres | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 9.77 | Athens, Greece | 14 June |
| 10,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August |
| 20 km (road) | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru | Kenya | 59:16+ | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 11 September |
| 30 km (road) | Takayuki Matsumiya | Japan | 1:28:00 | Kumamoto, Japan | 27 February |
| Road relay | Josephat Ndambiri Martin Mathathi Daniel Muchunu Mwangi Mekubo Mogusu Onesmus Nyerre John Kariuki | Kenya | 1:57:06 | Chiba, Japan | 23 November |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Place | Date |
| 25 km (road) | Mizuki Noguchi | Japan | 1:22:13+ | Berlin, Germany | 25 September |
| 30 km (road) | Mizuki Noguchi | Japan | 1:38:49+ | Berlin, Germany | 25 September |
| Marathon (women only) | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:17:42 | London, United Kingdom | 17 April |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia | 4.93 m | Lausanne, Switzerland | 5 July |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia | 4.95 m | Madrid, Spain | 16 July |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia | 4.96 m | London, United Kingdom | 22 July |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia | 5.00 m | London, United Kingdom | 22 July |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia | 5.01 m | Helsinki, Finland | 12 August |
| Hammer throw | Tatyana Lysenko | Russia | 77.06 m | Moscow, Russia | 15 July |
| Javelin Throw (new) | Osleidys Menéndez | Cuba | 71.70 m | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August |
| Decathlon | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 8358 pts | Columbia, Missouri, USA | 14-15 April |

## 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 |

#### Decathlon
### 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 Jesień (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 |
| 4. | Vanessa Boslak (FRA) | 4.60 m |
| 4. | Mary Vincent (USA) | 4.60 m |
| 4. | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.60 m |

#### 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)