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 Meeting Place Date100 metresAsafa Powell9.77 Athens, Greece14 June10,000 metresKenenisa Bekele26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium26 August20 km (road)Samuel Kamau Wanjiru59:16 Rotterdam, Netherlands11 September30 km (road)Takayuki Matsumiya1:28:00 Kumamoto, Japan27 FebruaryRoad relayJosephat NdambiriMartin MathathiDaniel Muchunu MwangiMekubo MogusuOnesmus NyerreJohn Kariuki1:57:06 Chiba, Japan23 November
Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date25 km (road)Mizuki Noguchi1:22:13 Berlin, Germany25 September30 km (road)Mizuki Noguchi1:38:49 Berlin, Germany25 SeptemberMarathon(women only)Paula Radcliffe2:17:42 London, United Kingdom17 AprilPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.93 m Lausanne, Switzerland5 JulyPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.95 m Madrid, Spain16 JulyPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.96 m London, United Kingdom22 JulyPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva5.00 m London, United Kingdom22 JulyPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva5.01 m Helsinki, Finland12 AugustHammer throwTatyana Lysenko77.06 m Moscow, Russia15 JulyJavelin Throw (new)Osleidys Menéndez71.70 m Helsinki, Finland14 AugustDecathlonAustra Skujytė8358 pts Columbia, Missouri, USA14-15 April
Awards
Men 2005 AwardWinnerIAAF World Athlete of the YearTrack & Field Athlete of the YearEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardNot Awarded
Women 2005 AwardWinnerIAAF World Athlete of the YearTrack & Field Athlete of the YearEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardBest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardNot Awarded
Season's best performances
Men
400 m hurdles RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.47.242.47.303.47.434.47.675.47.84
3000 m steeplechase RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7:55.512.7:56.373.8:04.224.8:04.925.8:04.95
Pole vault RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.6.00 m2.5.96 m3.5.93 m4.5.90 m5.5.87 m
Hammer throw
Decathlon
Women
100 metres RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.10.842.10.853.10.884.10.935.10.97
200 metres RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.22.132.22.223.22.274.22.315.22.34
400 metres RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.48.922.49.303.49.804.49.815.49.88
800 metres RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:56.072.1:56.933.1:57.334.1:57.355.1:57.55
1500 metres RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.3:56.792.3:57.733.3:58.684.3:59.055.3:59.47
3000 metres RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.8:28.872.8:31.273.8:31.424.8:31.895.8:33.57
5000 metres RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.14:28.982.14:31.093.14:32.424.14:37.205.14:37.34
10,000 metres RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.30:15.672.30:18.393.30:19.394.30:25.415.30:27.18
Half marathon RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:07:33
100 m hurdles RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.12.432.12.473.12.554.12.57
400 m hurdles RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.52.902.53.273.53.324.53.445.53.96
3000 m steeplechase RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.9:15.042.9:20.493.9:25.094.9:26.955.9:27.21
High jump RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.2.03 m2.2.00 m4.1.99 m5.1.98 m
Pole vault RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.5.01 m2.4.83 m3.4.70 m4.4.60 m
Hammer throw
Heptathlon RANK2005 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.68892.68873.65474.65025.6423
Marathon
Men's competition
Best Year Performances RANK ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.2:06:19Amsterdam Marathon2.2:07:02Chicago Marathon3.2:07:09Chicago Marathon4.2:07:14Chicago Marathon5.2:07:26London Marathon6.2:07:28Chicago Marathon7.2:07:38Hamburg Marathon8.2:07:41Tokyo Marathon—2:07:41Berlin Marathon10.2:07:46Chicago Marathon
Women's competition
Best Year Performances RANK ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.2:17:42London Marathon2.2:19:12Berlin Marathon3.2:20:57Helsinki Marathon4.2:21:01Beijing Marathon5.2:21:11Beijing Marathon6.2:21:25Chicago Marathon7.2:21:30Chicago Marathon8.2:22:01Helsinki Marathon9.2:22:50London Marathon10.2:22:56Osaka International Ladies Marathon
Saint Silvester Marathon
Deaths May 27 — Piotr Gładki (33), Polish long-distance runner (b. 1972)
References ARRS