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The 2005 Women’s World Outdoor Championship Medalists

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The 2005 Women’s World Outdoor Championship Medalists

Yelena Isinbayeva displays her concentration during the 2005 World Outdoor Championships. The Russian set a world record on her way to a gold medal in the pole vault.

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Three world records were set in the 2005 World Outdoor Chamionships, all on the women’s side. Yelena Isinbayeva established a new pole vault mark, fellow Russian Olimpiada Ivonova broke the 20-kilometer walk record and Cuba’s Osleidys Menendez set a new record in the javelin throw. France’s Eunice Barber didn’t win any gold medals but did put on an excellent display of stamina. She earned a silver medal while competing in the heptathlon on Aug. 6 and 7, then earned a bronze medal in the long jump on Aug. 10.


10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Helsinki, Finland
August 6-14, 2005

  • 100 meters
    GOLD Lauryn Williams, USA 10.93
    SILVER Veronica Campbell-Brown, JAM 10.95
    BRONZE Christine Arron, FRA 10.98

  • 200 meters
    GOLD Allyson Felix, USA 22.16
    SILVER Rachelle Boone-Smith, USA 22.31
    BRONZE Christine Arron, FRA 22.31

  • 400 meters
    GOLD Tonique Williams-Darling BAH 49.55
    SILVER Sanya Richards, USA 49.74
    BRONZE Ana Guevara, MEX 49.81

  • 800 meters
    GOLD Zulia Calatayud, CUB 1:58.82
    SILVER Hasna Benhassi, MAR 1:59.42
    BRONZE Tatyana Andrianova, RUS 1:59.60

  • 1500 meters
    GOLD Tatyana Tomashova, RUS 4:00.35
    SILVER Olga Yegorova, RUS 4:01.46
    BRONZE Bouchra Ghezielle, FRA 4:02.45

  • 5000 meters
    GOLD Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH 14:38.59
    SILVER Meseret Defar, ETH 14:39.54
    BRONZE Ejegayehu Dibaba, ETH 14:42.47

  • 10,000 meters
    GOLD Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH 30:24.02
    SILVER Berhane Adere, ETH 30:25.41
    BRONZE Ejegayehu Dibaba, ETH 30:26.00

  • Steeplechase
    GOLD Docus Inzikuru, UGA 9:18.24
    SILVER Yekaterina Volkova, RUS 9:20.49
    BRONZE Jeruto Kiptum, KEN 9:26.95

  • Marathon
    GOLD Paula Radcliffe, GBR 2:20:57
    SILVER Catherine Ndereba, KEN 2:22:01
    BRONZE Constantina Dita, ROU 2:23:19

  • 100-meter Hurdles
    GOLD Michelle Perry, USA 12.66
    SILVER Delloreen Ennis-London, JAM 12.76
    BRONZE Brigitte Foster-Hylton, JAM 12.76

  • 400-meter Hurdles
    GOLD Yuliya Pechenkina, RUS 52.90
    SILVER Lashinda Demus, USA 53.27
    BRONZE Sandra Glover, USA 53.32

  • Discus Throw
    GOLD Franka Dietzsch, GER 66.56
    SILVER Natalya Sadova, RUS 64.33
    BRONZE Vera Pospisilova-Cechlova, CZE 63.19

  • Shot Put
    GOLD Nadzeya Ostapchuk, BLR 20.51
    SILVER Olga Ryabinkina, RUS 19.64
    BRONZE Valerie Vili, NZL 19.62

  • Javelin Throw
    GOLD Osleidys Menendez, CUB 71.70
    SILVER Christina Obergfoll, GER 70.03
    BRONZE Steffi Nerius, GER 65.96

  • Hammer Throw
    GOLD Olga Kuzenkova, RUS 75.10
    SILVER Yipsi Moreno, CUB 73.08
    BRONZE Tatyana Lysenko, RUS 72.46

  • Long Jump
    GOLD Tianna Madison, USA 6.89
    SILVER Tatyana Kotova, RUS 6.79
    BRONZE Eunice Barber, FRA 6.76

  • High Jump
    GOLD Kaisa Bergqvist, SWE 2.02
    SILVER Chaunte Howard, USA 2.00
    BRONZE Emma Green, SWE 1.96

  • Triple Jump
    GOLD Trecia Smith, JAM 15.11
    SILVER Yargelis Savigne, CUB 14.82
    BRONZE Anna Pyatykh, RUS 14.78

  • Pole Vault
    GOLD Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS 5.01
    SILVER Monika Pyrek, POL 4.60
    BRONZE Pavla Rybova, CZE 4.50

  • Heptathlon
    GOLD Carolina Kluft, SWE 6887
    SILVER Eunice Barber, FRA 6824
    BRONZE Margaret Simpson, GHA 6375

  • 20-kilometer Race Walk
    GOLD Olimpiada Ivanova, RUS 1:25:41
    SILVER Ryta Turava, BLR 1:27:05
    BRONZE Susana Feitor, POR 1:28: 44

  • 4 x 100-meter Relay
    GOLD United States (Angela Daigle-Bowen, Muna Lee, Le’Lisa Barber, Lauryn Williams), 41.78
    SILVER Jamaica, 41.99
    BRONZE Belarus, 42.56

  • 4 x 400-meter Relay
    GOLD Russia (Yuliya Pechenkina, Olesya Forsheva, Natalya Antyukh, Svetlana Pospelova), 3:20.95
    SILVER Jamaica, 3:23.29
    BRONZE Great Britain, 3:24.44

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