This page shows the main events during the 2005 year in athletics (track and field) throughout the world.

International Events

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 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	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 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	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

Men's Best Year Performances

400m 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

3,000m 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

RANK	2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.	Bryan Clay (USA)	8732
2.	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	8534
3.	Kristjan Rahnu (EST)	8526
4.	Attila Zsivóczky (HUN)	8480
5.	Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS)	8429

Women's Best Year Performances

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

1,500 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

3,000 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

5,000 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

100m 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
	Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM)

400m 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

3,000m 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
	Chaunte Howard (USA)
4.	Anna Chicherova (RUS)	1.99 m
5.	Tatyana Kivimyagi (RUS)	1.98 m
	Venelina Veneva (BUL)

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)

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 Marathon

References

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