2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
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The women's 200 metres
at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
was held on August 7, 8 and 10 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
was held on August 7, 8 and 10 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
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Medals
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 Tonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:... (Bahamas) |
 Sanya RichardsSanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009... (United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
 Ana GuevaraAna Guevara Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences... (Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... ) |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.Heat 1
- Ana GuevaraAna GuevaraAna Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences...
51.14 Q - Christine AmertilChristine AmertilChristine Amertil is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.- Achievements :*2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal...
51.35 Q 
Fatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :...
51.45 Q
Donna FraserDonna FraserDonna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:...
51.68 q
Anna GuzowskaAnna GuzowskaAnna Guzowska, née Pacholak is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.71 s *200 metres - 22.87 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:...
52.20 q
Dímitra Dóva 52.29
Egle Uljas 52.94 (SB)
Kou LuogonKou LuogonKou Luogon is a Liberian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles.She finished seventh at the 2006 African Championships...
54.85
Heat 2
- DeeDee TrotterDeeDee TrotterDe'Hashia Tonnek Trotter is an American athlete.She currently lives in Orlando, Florida, and trains at the University of Central Florida under Head Coach and former University Of Tennessee college coach Caryl Smith Gilbert.In 2007 she won the American championship in the 400m in a personal best...
51.44 Q - Christine OhuruoguChristine OhuruoguChristine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion...
51.76 Q 
Karen Shinkins 51.82 Q
Kaltouma NadjinaKaltouma NadjinaKaltouma Nadjina is a Chadian sprinter. Her specialities are the 200 and 400 metres.Born in Bol by a modest family, her sportif career began when she participated in 1993 at Moundou to the National Sport Week...
51.88 q
Lucimar TeodoroLucimar TeodoroLucimar Teodoro is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres sprint and the 400 metres hurdles.Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001. She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres...
52.19 q
Asami TannoAsami Tannonée Tanno is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She is the Japanese record holder in the event, and has also broken the national record in the 4×400 metres relay on multiple occasions...
52.80
Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.39
Gayane Bulghadaryan 59.46
Heat 3
Svetlana PospelovaSvetlana PospelovaSvetlana Pospelova is a Russian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.She was banned from competing in 2000 after she failed an out-of-competition test at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
50.80 Q
Tiandra PonteenTiandra PonteenTiandra Ponteen is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and the 400 metres.She won the 400 metres silver medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships...
51.37 Q
Nawal El JackNawal El JackNawal El Jack is a Sudanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.97 s *400 metres - 51.19 s *400 metres hurdles - 57.86 s -References:...
51.61 Q- Maria Laura Almirão 52.69
Libania GrenotLibania GrenotLibania Grenot Martinez Scafetti is a Cuban born Italian female athlete.Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, she started her sports career in track and field athletics. In 2006 she married an Italian man and relocated to Casalpalocco, a borough in Rome. She acquired Italian citizenship in...
53.05
Barbara Petráhn 53.09
Kirsi Mykkänen 53.10
Shifana Ali 1:01.55 (SB)
Heat 4
- Tonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:...
51.04 Q - Olesya ZykinaOlesya ZykinaOlesya Nikolaevna Zykina is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.-Achievements:...
51.59 Q 
Shericka WilliamsShericka WilliamsShericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School....
52.07 Q
Anna KozakAnna KozakAnna Kozak is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Ilona Usovich and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. For the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the Belarusian team had substituted Svetlana Usovich with...
52.19 q- Grażyna ProkopekGrazyna ProkopekGrażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.67 s *200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:...
52.39 
Solen Désert-MarillerSolen Désert-MarillerSolen Désert-Mariller is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She was born in Brest. She competed in the 200 metres at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, and then in the 400 metres at the 2003 World Championships, the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the...
52.94
Amantle MontshoAmantle MontshoAmantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...
53.97
Heat 5
- Sanya RichardsSanya RichardsSanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...
51.00 Q - Amy Mbacke ThiamAmy Mbacke ThiamAmy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...
51.66 Q - Lorraine FentonLorraine FentonLorraine Fenton is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres....
52.07 Q 
Hazel-Ann RegisHazel-Ann RegisHazel-Ann Regis is a Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She participated at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004, without reaching the final....
52.51
Antonina YefremovaAntonina YefremovaAntonina Yefremova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2001 European U23 Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships...
52.89
Aliann PompeyAliann PompeyAliann Pompey is a Guyanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters.Aliann graduated from Cohoes High School and received her bachelor's degree from Manhattan College in 1999....
53.12
Estie Wittstock 53.28
Heat 6
- Natalya AntyukhNatalya AntyukhNatalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics....
51.38 Q - Monique HendersonMonique HendersonMonique Henderson is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She was a gold medalist in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China....
51.65 Q - Ilona UsovichIlona UsovichIlona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships...
51.66 Q - Lee McConnellLee McConnellLee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400...
52.00 q - Ronetta SmithRonetta SmithRonetta Smith is a Jamaican sprinter.A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 , Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal...
52.26 
Kineke Alexander 54.45
Mounira Al-Saleh 55.83 Hortense BewoudaHortense BéwoudaHortense Béwouda is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.04 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Algiers...
DNF
Heat 1
- Sanya RichardsSanya RichardsSanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...
50.05 Q - Amy Mbacke ThiamAmy Mbacke ThiamAmy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...
50.83 Q (SB) - Natalya AntyukhNatalya AntyukhNatalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics....
50.99 - Nawal El JackNawal El JackNawal El Jack is a Sudanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.97 s *400 metres - 51.19 s *400 metres hurdles - 57.86 s -References:...
51.85 - Tiandra PonteenTiandra PonteenTiandra Ponteen is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and the 400 metres.She won the 400 metres silver medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships...
51.88 - Shericka WilliamsShericka WilliamsShericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School....
52.44 - Donna FraserDonna FraserDonna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:...
52.48 - Anna KozakAnna KozakAnna Kozak is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Ilona Usovich and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. For the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the Belarusian team had substituted Svetlana Usovich with...
52.73
Heat 2
- Svetlana PospelovaSvetlana PospelovaSvetlana Pospelova is a Russian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.She was banned from competing in 2000 after she failed an out-of-competition test at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
50.34 Q - DeeDee TrotterDeeDee TrotterDe'Hashia Tonnek Trotter is an American athlete.She currently lives in Orlando, Florida, and trains at the University of Central Florida under Head Coach and former University Of Tennessee college coach Caryl Smith Gilbert.In 2007 she won the American championship in the 400m in a personal best...
50.73 Q - Christine AmertilChristine AmertilChristine Amertil is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.- Achievements :*2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal...
51.03 - Christine OhuruoguChristine OhuruoguChristine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion...
51.43 - Lorraine FentonLorraine FentonLorraine Fenton is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres....
51.48 - Kaltouma NadjinaKaltouma NadjinaKaltouma Nadjina is a Chadian sprinter. Her specialities are the 200 and 400 metres.Born in Bol by a modest family, her sportif career began when she participated in 1993 at Moundou to the National Sport Week...
52.07 - Fatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :...
52.35 - Anna GuzowskaAnna GuzowskaAnna Guzowska, née Pacholak is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.71 s *200 metres - 22.87 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:...
52.45
Heat 3
- Tonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:...
49.69 Q (SB) - Ana GuevaraAna GuevaraAna Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences...
50.33 Q - Olesya ZykinaOlesya ZykinaOlesya Nikolaevna Zykina is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.-Achievements:...
50.73 q (SB) - Monique HendersonMonique HendersonMonique Henderson is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She was a gold medalist in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China....
50.73 q - Ilona UsovichIlona UsovichIlona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships...
50.96 (PB) - Lee McConnellLee McConnellLee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400...
51.15 (SB) - Lucimar TeodoroLucimar TeodoroLucimar Teodoro is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres sprint and the 400 metres hurdles.Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001. She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres...
51.98 - Karen Shinkins 52.17
Final
August 10, 2005- Tonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:...
49.55 (SB) - Sanya RichardsSanya RichardsSanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...
49.74 - Ana GuevaraAna GuevaraAna Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences...
49.81 (SB) - Svetlana PospelovaSvetlana PospelovaSvetlana Pospelova is a Russian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.She was banned from competing in 2000 after she failed an out-of-competition test at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
50.11 - DeeDee TrotterDeeDee TrotterDe'Hashia Tonnek Trotter is an American athlete.She currently lives in Orlando, Florida, and trains at the University of Central Florida under Head Coach and former University Of Tennessee college coach Caryl Smith Gilbert.In 2007 she won the American championship in the 400m in a personal best...
51.14 - Olesya ZykinaOlesya ZykinaOlesya Nikolaevna Zykina is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.-Achievements:...
51.24 - Monique HendersonMonique HendersonMonique Henderson is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She was a gold medalist in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China....
51.77 - Amy Mbacke ThiamAmy Mbacke ThiamAmy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...
52.22
External links
- Official results - IAAF.org