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{{Short description|Athletics competition in Helsinki, Finland}}
{{Infobox games
| name      = 2005 World Championships in Athletics
| logo      = Helsinki 2005.svg
| size      = 200
| host_city = [[Helsinki]], Finland
| caption   =
| nations   = 196
| athletes  = 1,891
| events    = 47
| dates     = 6–14 August 2005
| opened_by = [[President of Finland|President]] [[Tarja Halonen]]
| closed_by = IAAF President [[Lamine Diack]]
| stadium   = [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]]
| previous  = [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|Paris-Saint Denis 2003]]
| next      = [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|Osaka 2007]]
}}
[[File:2005 World Championships in Athletics 2.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.]]
The '''10th World Championships in Athletics''' ({{langx|fi|Yleisurheilun maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2005}}, {{langx|sv|Världsmästerskapen i friidrott 2005}}), under the auspices of the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF), were held in the [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland (6 August 2005 &ndash; 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF World Championships in [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983]]. One theme of the 2005 championships was [[paralympic athletics|paralympic]] events, some of which were included as [[Exhibition game|exhibition]] events. Much of the event was played in extremely heavy [[rainfall]].

==Background==

===Bidding===
The original winning bid for the competition was for [[London]] but the cost to build the required stadium at [[Picketts Lock]] and host the event was deemed too expensive by the government. [[UK Athletics]] suggested to move the host city to [[Sheffield]] (using [[Don Valley Stadium]]), but the IAAF stated that having London as the host city was central to their winning the bid. The championships bidding process was reopened as a result. The United Kingdom's withdrawal as host was the first case for a major sporting event in a developed country since [[Denver]]'s withdrawal as host of the [[1976 Winter Olympics]].<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/1577797.stm Picketts Lock bid scrapped]. [[BBC Sport]] (2001-10-04). Retrieved on 2011-01-20.</ref>

Helsinki was considered by many to be the outsider in the race to host the games with rival bids being presented by [[Berlin]] in [[Germany]]; [[Brussels]] in [[Belgium]], [[Budapest]] in [[Hungary]], [[Moscow]] in [[Russia]] and [[Rome]] in [[Italy]].

===Opening ceremony===
[[Apocalyptica]] and [[Nightwish]] performed at the opening ceremony of the event over a heavy rainfall. [[Geir Rönning]], Finland's [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005]] entrant, sang "Victory" the official song of the 2005 IAAF World Championships.

===Events===
With the addition of the women's [[long-distance track event|3000 metres steeplechase]] to the schedule, that year's program of events was closer to parity for women and men. With the exception of the [[race walking|50 km walk]] the women competed in practically the same events as the men. Two differences remaining from before, though, were the short hurdles race (100 metres for women vs. 110 metres for men), and the multi-event competition ([[heptathlon]] for women vs. [[decathlon]] for men).

Since the first [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships in Helsinki 1983]], seven new events have been added for women:

* [[Long-distance track event|10,000 metres]], introduced in [[1987 World Championships in Athletics|1987]]
* [[Long-distance track event|5000 metres]], replaced [[Middle distance track event|3000 metres]] in [[1995 World Championships in Athletics|1995]]
* [[triple jump]], introduced in [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993]]
* [[Race walking|20 km walk]] introduced in [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999]], replaced [[Race walking|10 km walk]] that first appeared in [[1987 World Championships in Athletics|1987]]
* [[pole vault]], introduced in [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999]]
* [[hammer throw]], introduced in [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999]]
* [[Long-distance track event|3000 metres steeplechase]], introduced in 2005

==Drug testing==
The IAAF conducted their largest ever anti-doping program at an athletics event for the championships, with 705 athletes subjected to a total 884 of tests.<ref>[http://www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=9732 November 2/05 10:28 am – WADA News, Lori-Ann Muenzer in Ontario, More 'Cross Results]. Canadian Cyclist (2005-11-02). Retrieved on 2009-09-25. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113434/http://www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=9732 Archived] 2009-09-27.</ref> There were two athletes who failed drugs tests: Indian [[discus throw]]er [[Neelam Jaswant Singh]] tested positive for the stimulant [[pemoline]], and [[Vladyslav Piskunov]], a Ukrainian [[hammer throw]]er, tested positive for the steroid [[drostanolone]].<ref>[http://www.redorbit.com/news/sports/223353/two_positive_tests_from_world_championships_says_iaaf/ Two positive tests from world championships, says IAAF]. [[Reuters]] (2005-08-29). Retrieved on 2009-09-25. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120919214156/http://www.redorbit.com/news/sports/223353/two_positive_tests_from_world_championships_says_iaaf/ Archived] 2009-09-27.</ref> Singh received a two-year ineligibility ban,<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=0/athcode=172017/index.html Biography Singh Neelam Jaswant]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-25. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023050533/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=0/athcode=172017/index.html Archived] 2009-09-27.</ref> while Piskunov received a life ban from athletics as this was his second offence.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=ukr/athcode=4882/index.html Biography Piskunov Vladyslav]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.</ref>

In March 2013, the IAAF announced that re-testing of samples taken during these championships revealed that five medal winners had proved positive for banned substances. The athletes involved were Belarusian [[Nadzeya Ostapchuk]] (shot put gold), Belarusian [[Ivan Tsikhan]] (hammer throw gold), Russian [[Olga Kuzenkova]] (hammer throw gold), Russian [[Tatyana Kotova]] (long jump silver) and Belarus's [[Vadim Devyatovskiy]] (men's hammer silver).<ref name="BBC Sport">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/21712788 |title=Doping: Five 2005 world medallists caught after IAAF retests |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2012-03-09}}</ref> Belarusian [[Andrei Mikhnevich]] (shot put 6th) had also tested positive and was disqualified.<ref name=IAAF2013>IAAF: [http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/andrei-mikhnevich-blr-results-annulled-from Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005], iaaf.org, 31 July 2013</ref>

==Men's results==

===Track===
[[2001 World Championships in Athletics#Track|2001]] | [[2003 World Championships in Athletics#Track|2003]] | 2005 | [[2007 World Championships in Athletics#Track|2007]] | [[2009 World Championships in Athletics#Track|2009]]
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|rowspan=2|100&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres}}
|[[Justin Gatlin]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 9.88 <br>''SB''
|[[Michael Frater]]<br>{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}|| 10.05
|[[Kim Collins]]<br>{{flagcountry|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}|| 10.05
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
|rowspan=2|200&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres}}
|[[Justin Gatlin]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 20.04
|[[Wallace Spearmon]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 20.20
|[[John Capel]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 20.31 <br>''SB''
|-
|colspan=6|'''Justin Gatlin''' wins the 200 metres, becoming the second athlete to win a sprint double in a single World Championships ([[Maurice Greene (athlete)|Maurice Greene]] was the first, in 1999). [[Tyson Gay]] finishes fourth (20.34) to complete an American 1-2-3-4, the first time any nation has achieved this in a world championship athletics event. [[Usain Bolt]] of Jamaica pulls a muscle at about 150 m into the race and finishes last.
|-
|rowspan=2|400&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres}}
|[[Jeremy Wariner]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 43.93 <br>''WL''
|[[Andrew Rock]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 44.35 <br>''PB ''
|[[Tyler Christopher (athlete)|Tyler Christopher]]<br>{{flagcountry|Canada}}|| 44.44 <br>''NR''
|-
|colspan=6|Olympic champion Wariner wins easily, with his first time under 44 seconds.
|-
|rowspan=2|800&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres}}
|[[Rashid Ramzi]]<br>{{flagcountry|Bahrain}}|| 1:44.24 <br>''PB''
|[[Yuriy Borzakovskiy]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 1:44.51
|[[William Yiampoy]]<br>{{flagcountry|Kenya}}|| 1:44.55
|-
|colspan=6|Yuriy Borzakovskiy starts his trademark sprint finish at 200m to go, but was boxed in behind Mehdi Baala of France which allowed Rashid Ramzi to win his second gold in the championships.
|-
|rowspan=2|1500&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres}}
|[[Rashid Ramzi]]<br>{{flagcountry|Bahrain}}|| 3:37.88
|[[Adil Kaouch]]<br>{{flagcountry|Morocco}}|| 3:38.00 <br>''SB''
|[[Rui Silva (athlete)|Rui Silva]]<br>{{flagcountry|Portugal}}|| 3:38.02
|-
|colspan=6|This was the first 800–1500 m double in open global championship since [[New Zealand]]'s [[Peter Snell]] achieved it at the [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]] in 1964. Ramzi, near the front at the bell, kicked with 300 metres to go and made another decisive move with 200 to go.
|-
|rowspan=2|5000&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres}}
|[[Benjamin Limo]]<br>{{flagcountry|Kenya}}|| 13:32.55
|[[Sileshi Sihine]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}} || 13:32.81
|[[Craig Mottram]]<br>{{flagcountry|Australia}}|| 13:32.96
|-
|colspan=6|A slow pace race, ending in a sprint for the line in the last lap. Defending champion [[Eliud Kipchoge]] of Kenya just misses out of the bronze. (13:33.04)
|-
|rowspan=2|10,000&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres}}
|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}}|| 27:08.33
|[[Sileshi Sihine]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}}|| 27:08.87
|[[Moses Mosop]]<br>{{flagcountry|Kenya}}|| 27:08.96 <br>''PB''
|-
|colspan=6|The pace was slow for the first sixteen laps until Bekele surged to the front with a 62-second seventeenth lap, whittling the pack down to nine men. The pace would dawdle again, the ninth kilometre was the slowest since the first in 2:48, though the last one was run in a furious 2:29. The pack of nine was still together at the bell, although somewhat strung out. Bekele ran the last lap in 54 seconds, holding off the challenge of Mosop thanks to help from Sihine and Dinkessa, who boxed him on the penultimate straight. Bekele would then hold off a charge from Sihine, while Dinkessa faded to seventh due to his exertions.
|-
|rowspan=2|Marathon<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon}}
|[[Jaouad Gharib]]<br>{{flagcountry|Morocco}}|| 2:10:10
|[[Christopher Isengwe]]<br>{{flagcountry|Tanzania}}|| 2:10:21 <br>''PB''
|[[Tsuyoshi Ogata]]<br>{{flagcountry|Japan}}|| 2:11:16 <br>''SB''
|-
|colspan=6|Gharib attacked just before 30&nbsp;km mark, getting Italian Olympic champion [[Stefano Baldini]] with him. Baldini had cramps few kilometres later and he retired after 35 kilometres.
|-
|rowspan=2|110&nbsp;m&nbsp;hurdles<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}
|[[Ladji Doucouré]]<br>{{flagcountry|France}}|| 13.07
|[[Liu Xiang (hurdler)|Liu Xiang]]<br>{{flagcountry|China}}|| 13.08
|[[Allen Johnson]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 13.10
|-
|colspan=6|In a very tight race, Frenchman '''Ladji Doucouré''' wins the 110 m hurdles, battling with '''Allen Johnson''' in the middle lanes and just crossing the line ahead of the fast finishing '''Liu Xiang'''.
|-
|rowspan=2|400&nbsp;m&nbsp;hurdles<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}
|[[Bershawn Jackson]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 47.30 <br>''PB''
|[[James Carter (athlete)|James Carter]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 47.43 <br>''PB''
|[[Dai Tamesue]]<br>{{flagcountry|Japan}}|| 48.10 <br>''SB''
|-
|colspan=6|In driving rain, '''Dai Tamesue''' starts fast to take the early lead before being overtaken on the final bend. '''Bershawn Jackson''' shows better form in the final straight to stretch away from '''James Carter'''. Tamesue dives over the line for a bronze to edge out [[Kerron Clement]] of the USA who jogs over the line.
|-
|rowspan=2|3000&nbsp;m&nbsp;s'chase<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}
|[[Saif Saaeed Shaheen]]<br>{{flagcountry|Qatar}}|| 8:13.31
|[[Ezekiel Kemboi]]<br>{{flagcountry|Kenya}}|| 8:14.95 
|[[Brimin Kipruto]]<br>{{flagcountry|Kenya}}|| 8:15.30
|-
|colspan=6|A comfortable race for '''Said Saaeed Shaheen''' as '''Ezekiel Kemboi''' fails to mount a serious challenge. '''Brimin Kipruto''' finishes fast to edge [[Brahim Boulami]] into fourth place by two hundredths of a second.
|-
|rowspan=2|20&nbsp;km&nbsp;walk<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk}}
|[[Jefferson Pérez]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ecuador}}|| 1:18:35 <br>''SB''
|[[Paquillo Fernández]]<br>{{flagcountry|Spain}}|| 1:19:36
|[[Juan Manuel Molina]]<br>{{flagcountry|Spain}}|| 1:19:44 <br>''PB''
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
|rowspan=2|50&nbsp;km&nbsp;walk<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}
|[[Sergey Kirdyapkin]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 3:38:08 <br>''PB''
|[[Aleksey Voyevodin]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 3:41:25
|[[Alex Schwazer]]<br>{{flagcountry|Italy}}|| 3:41:54 <br>''NR''
|-
|colspan=6|'''Sergey Kirdyapkin''', the former junior world champion led from early on and secures the global title in a personal best time. At around the 20&nbsp;km mark he was caught by '''Aleksey Voyevodin''', but by 40&nbsp;km '''Kirdyapkin''' had shaken off his fellow Russian, who went on to earn silver in 3:41.25. Italian '''Alex Schwazer''' powers through late on to claim the bronze in a national record 3:41.54. There were fourteen disqualifications, and seven athletes did not finish.
|-
|rowspan=2|4 × 100&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}}
|{{flagcountry|France}}<br>[[Ladji Doucouré]]<br>[[Ronald Pognon]]<br>[[Eddy De Lépine]]<br>[[Lueyi Dovy]]<br>[[Oudéré Kankarafou]]*|| 38.08 <br>''WL''
|{{flagcountry|Trinidad and Tobago}}<br>[[Kevon Pierre]]<br>[[Marc Burns]]<br>[[Jacey Harper]]<br>[[Darrel Brown]]|| 38.10 <br>''NR''
|{{flagcountry|Great Britain}}<br>[[Jason Gardener]]<br>[[Marlon Devonish]]<br>[[Christian Malcolm]]<br>[[Mark Lewis-Francis]]|| 38.27 <br>''SB''
|-
|colspan=6|The '''Great Britain''' team just beat '''Jamaica''' (38.28, SB) and '''Australia''' (38.32, SB) to bronze medal position. The [[United States]]' team does not participate, having bungled their first relay stick handoff in their qualification heat the previous day.
|-
|rowspan=2|4 × 400&nbsp;m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}}
|{{flagcountry|USA}}<br>[[Andrew Rock]]<br>[[Derrick Brew]]<br>[[Darold Williamson]]<br>[[Jeremy Wariner]]<br>[[Miles Smith (sprinter)|Miles Smith]]*<br>[[LaShawn Merritt]]*|| 2:56.91 <br>''WL''
|{{flagcountry|Bahamas}}<br>[[Nathaniel McKinney]]<br>[[Avard Moncur]]<br>[[Andrae Williams]]<br>[[Chris Brown (athlete)|Chris Brown]]<br>[[Troy McIntosh]]*|| 2:57.32 <br>''NR''
|{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}<br>[[Sanjay Ayre]]<br>[[Brandon Simpson]]<br>[[Lansford Spence]]<br>[[Davian Clarke]]<br>[[Michael Blackwood (athlete)|Michael Blackwood]]*|| 2:58.07 <br>''SB''
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
|- bgcolor= e8e8e8
|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}
|}
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

===Field===
[[2001 World Championships in Athletics#Field|2001]] | [[2003 World Championships in Athletics#Field|2003]] | 2005 | [[2007 World Championships in Athletics#Field|2007]] | [[2009 World Championships in Athletics#Field|2009]]
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|rowspan=3|High jump<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump}}
|rowspan=2|[[Yuriy Krymarenko]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ukraine}}|| rowspan=2|2.32
|[[Víctor Moya]]<br>{{flagcountry|Cuba}}|| rowspan=2|2.29
|-
|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}
|-
|colspan=6|Surprise winner. Eight athletes had cleared 2.29 m but on 2.32 m, 23 straight attempts were failed, until Krymarenko cleared with his last attempt.
|-
|rowspan=2|Pole vault<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault}}
|[[Rens Blom]]<br>{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}|| 5.80<br>SB
|[[Brad Walker (athlete)|Brad Walker]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 5.75
|[[Pavel Gerasimov (athlete)|Pavel Gerasimov]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 5.65<br>SB
|-
|colspan=6|In rain and heavy wind, '''Rens Blom''' wins the first Dutch gold medal at a World Championship.
|-
|rowspan=2|Long jump<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump}}
|[[Dwight Phillips]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 8.60<br>WL
|[[Ignisious Gaisah]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ghana}}|| 8.34<br>NR
|[[Tommi Evilä]]<br>{{flagcountry|Finland}}|| 8.25
|-
|colspan=6|'''Dwight Phillips''' takes the gold comfortably with his first jump, but the contest for the other medals is fierce. '''Tommi Evilä''' wins the host nation Finland's only medal of the championships, just beating [[Salim Sdiri]] of France and [[Joan Lino Martínez]] of Spain to third place.
|-
|rowspan=2|Triple jump<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump}}
|[[Walter Davis (athletics)|Walter Davis]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 17.57<br>SB
|[[Yoandri Betanzos]]<br>{{flagcountry|Cuba}}|| 17.42<br>SB
|[[Marian Oprea (athlete)|Marian Oprea]]<br>{{flagcountry|Romania}}|| 17.40
|-
|colspan=6|[[Leevan Sands]], of the Bahamas, is in bronze medal position for a long time, but is pipped to fourth by '''Marian Oprea's''' last jump.
|-
|rowspan=2|Shot put<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put}}
|[[Adam Nelson]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 21.73<br>SB
|[[Rutger Smith]]<br>{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}|| 21.29
|[[Ralf Bartels]]<br>{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 20.99
|-
|colspan=6|After two Olympic and two World Championship silver medals, '''Adam Nelson''' finally took his first gold at the global level. Nelson would retroactively gain the 2004 Olympic gold after drug sample retesting disqualified the original gold medalist, but without a podium ceremony.
|-
|rowspan=2|Discus throw<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw}}
|[[Virgilijus Alekna]]<br>{{flagcountry|Lithuania}}|| 70.17<br>CR
|[[Gerd Kanter]]<br>{{flagcountry|Estonia}}|| 68.57
|[[Michael Möllenbeck]]<br>{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 65.95
|-
|colspan=6|Defending champion '''Virgilijus Alekna''' takes home the gold with the competition's only longer-than-70 m throw. Fellow [[Balts|Balt]] '''Gerd Kanter''' is the runner-up.
|-
|rowspan=2|Hammer throw<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw}}
|[[Vadim Devyatovskiy]]<br>{{flagcountry|Belarus}}|| 82.60
|[[Szymon Ziółkowski]]<br>{{flagcountry|Poland}}|| 79.35<br>SB
|[[Markus Esser]]<br>{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 79.16
|-
|colspan=6|'''Ivan Tsikhan''' (1st) was later disqualified for doping.
|-
|rowspan=2|Javelin throw<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw}}
|[[Andrus Värnik]]<br>{{flagcountry|Estonia}}|| 87.17
|[[Andreas Thorkildsen]]<br>{{flagcountry|Norway}}|| 86.18
|[[Sergey Makarov (athlete)|Sergey Makarov]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 83.54
|-
|colspan=6|Surprise winner '''Andrus Värnik''' takes Estonia's first gold medal at the World Championships, beating the reigning Olympic champion '''Andreas Thorkildsen''' by 99&nbsp;cm. Finland's young star [[Tero Pitkämäki]] throws below his usual level in the heavy rain, and finishes fourth (81.27 m).
|-
|rowspan=2|Decathlon<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon}}
|[[Bryan Clay]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 8732<br>WL
|[[Roman Šebrle]]<br>{{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}|| 8521
|[[Attila Zsivoczky]]<br>{{flagcountry|Hungary}}|| 8385
|-
|colspan=6|[[Aleksandr Pogorelov (athlete)|Aleksandr Pogorelov]] just loses the bronze after the 1500 m.
|-
|- bgcolor= e8e8e8
|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}
|}

==Women's results==

===Track===
[[2001 World Championships in Athletics#Track 2|2001]] | [[2003 World Championships in Athletics#Track 2|2003]] | 2005 | [[2007 World Championships in Athletics#Track 2|2007]] | [[2009 World Championships in Athletics#Track 2|2009]]
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|rowspan=2|100 m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres}}
|[[Lauryn Williams]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 10.93
|[[Veronica Campbell]]<br>{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}|| 10.95<br>SB
|[[Christine Arron]]<br>{{flagcountry|France}}|| 10.98
|-
|colspan=6|[[Lauryn Williams]] obtains a surprise victory beating the favourite [[Christine Arron]] that finished only third behind also Veronica Campbell.
|-
|rowspan=2|200 m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres}}
|[[Allyson Felix]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 22.16
|[[Rachelle Boone-Smith]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 22.31
|[[Christine Arron]]<br>{{flagcountry|France}}|| 22.31<br>SB
|-
|colspan=6|[[Veronica Campbell]] ran a terrible bend (she runs out of her lane) and finished fourth.
|-
|rowspan=2|400 m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres}}
|[[Tonique Williams-Darling]]<br>{{flagcountry|Bahamas}}|| 49.55<br>SB
|[[Sanya Richards]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 49.74
|[[Ana Guevara]]<br>{{flagcountry|Mexico}}|| 49.81
|-
|colspan=6|In a high quality final (despite heavy rainfall), '''Tonique Williams-Darling''' overtakes '''Sanya Richards''' just before the finish.
|-
|rowspan=2|800 m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres}}
|[[Zulia Calatayud]]<br>{{flagcountry|Cuba}}|| 1:58.82
|[[Hasna Benhassi]]<br>{{flagcountry|Morocco}}|| 1:59.42
|[[Tatyana Andrianova]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 1:59.60
|-
|colspan=6|Former world champion [[Maria de Lurdes Mutola]] comes fourth.
|-
|rowspan=2|1500 m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres}}
|[[Tatyana Tomashova]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 4:00.35<br>SB
|[[Olga Yegorova]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 4:01.46
|[[Bouchra Ghezielle]]<br>{{flagcountry|France}}|| 4:02.45
|-
|colspan=6|[[Yuliya Chizhenko]] finished second in 4:00.93, but she was disqualified for obstructing [[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]] of [[Bahrain]], therefore '''Olga Yegorova''' gets the silver and '''Bouchra Ghezielle''' of France gets the bronze.
|-
|rowspan=2|5000 m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres}}
|[[Tirunesh Dibaba]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}}|| 14:38.59<br>'''CR'''
|[[Meseret Defar]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}}|| 14:39.54
|[[Ejegayehu Dibaba]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}}|| 14:42.47
|-
|colspan=6|'''Tirunesh Dibaba''' becomes the first woman to win the 5000 and 10,000 m at the same championships. Also, as in the 10,000 m race, the winner's elder sister '''Ejegayehu Dibaba''' takes the bronze, stepping onto an entirely Ethiopian podium. Ethiopia claim the first four places, the second time that a country has ever achieved this (after the USA Men's 200m above).
|-
|rowspan=2|10,000 m<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres}}
|[[Tirunesh Dibaba]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}}|| 30:24.02
|[[Berhane Adere]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}}|| 30:25.41<br>SB
|[[Ejegayehu Dibaba]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ethiopia|1996}}|| 30:26.00
|-
|colspan=6|Fascinating race with [[Paula Radcliffe]], using the race as preparation for the marathon, setting most of the pace before her lack of competitive 10k races this season sees her drop back with three laps to go. The three medal winners shows amazing acceleration with one lap to go, '''Berhane Adere''' kicking first but quickly covered by '''Tirunesh Dibaba''' with elder sister '''Ejegayehu Dibaba''' unable to match their pace. Tirunesh kicks again and goes past Adere with 250 metres to go to claim the gold. Reigning [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] champion [[Xing Huina]] cannot cope with the acceleration and finishes fourth.
|-
|rowspan=2|Marathon<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon}}
|[[Paula Radcliffe]]<br>{{flagcountry|Great Britain}}|| 2:20:57<br>CR
|[[Catherine Ndereba]]<br>{{flagcountry|Kenya}}|| 2:22:01<br>SB
|[[Constantina Tomescu]]<br>{{flagcountry|Romania}}|| 2:23:19
|-
|colspan=6|'''Paula Radcliffe''' sets the pace of the race, leading all the way from start to finish. '''Constantina Tomescu''' is able to keep up with Radcliffe the longest, but begins to fall behind after the 25&nbsp;km mark and at the end finds herself overtaken by the defending champion '''Catherine Ndereba'''. [[Derartu Tulu]] finishes fourth.
|-
|rowspan=2|100 m hurdles<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles}}
|[[Michelle Perry]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 12.66
|[[Delloreen Ennis-London]]<br>{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}|| 12.76
|[[Brigitte Foster-Hylton]]<br>{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}|| 12.76
|-
|colspan=6|A dramatic race, as Olympic champion [[Joanna Hayes]] leads but loses her balance after the second last hurdle, runs into the last hurdle, and comes last.
|-
|rowspan=2|400 m hurdles<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles}}
|[[Yuliya Pechonkina]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 52.90<br>WL
|[[Lashinda Demus]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 53.27<br>PB
|[[Sandra Glover]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 53.32<br>PB
|-
|colspan=6|'''Yuliya Pechonkina''' wins the gold. The USA appeals after Pechonkina appears to have not jumped over the first hurdle correctly, but the appeal fails.
|-
|rowspan=2|3000 m s'chase<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase}}
|[[Dorcus Inzikuru]]<br>{{flagcountry|Uganda}}|| 9:18.24<br>CR
|[[Yekaterina Volkova (athlete)|Yekaterina Volkova]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 9:20.49<br>PB
|[[Jeruto Kiptum]]<br>{{flagcountry|Kenya}}|| 9:26.95<br>NR
|-
|colspan=6|'''Dorcus Inzikuru''' wins Uganda's first ever gold medal in the World Championships
|-
|rowspan=2|20&nbsp;km walk<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk}}
|[[Olimpiada Ivanova]] <br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}||1:25:41<br>WL
|[[Ryta Turava]] <br>{{flagcountry|Belarus}}||1:27:05<br>NR
|[[Susana Feitor]] <br>{{flagcountry|Portugal}}||1:28:44<br>SB
|-
|colspan=6|
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|rowspan=2|4 × 100 m relay<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}}
|{{flagcountry|USA}}<br>[[Angela Daigle]]<br>[[Muna Lee (athlete)|Muna Lee]]<br>[[Me'Lisa Barber]]<br>[[Lauryn Williams]]|| 41.78<br>WL
|{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}<br>[[Daniele Browning]]<br>[[Sherone Simpson]]<br>[[Aleen Bailey]]<br>[[Veronica Campbell]]<br>[[Beverly McDonald]]*|| 41.99<br>SB
|{{flagcountry|Belarus}}<br>[[Yulia Nestsiarenka]]<br>[[Natalya Sologub]]<br>[[Alena Nevmerzhitskaya]]<br>[[Oksana Dragun]]|| 42.56<br>NR
|-
|colspan=6|
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|rowspan=2|4 × 400 m relay<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay}}
|{{flagcountry|Russia}}<br>[[Yuliya Pechonkina]]<br>[[Olesya Krasnomovets]]<br>[[Natalya Antyukh]]<br>[[Svetlana Pospelova]]<br>[[Tatyana Firova]]*<br>[[Olesya Zykina]]*|| 3:20.95
|{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}<br>[[Shericka Williams]]<br>[[Novlene Williams]]<br>[[Ronetta Smith]]<br>[[Lorraine Fenton]]|| 3:23.29<br>SB
|{{flagcountry|Great Britain}}<br>[[Lee McConnell]]<br>[[Donna Fraser]]<br>[[Nicola Sanders]]<br>[[Christine Ohuruogu]]|| 3:24.44<br>SB
|-
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|- bgcolor= e8e8e8
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|}
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

===Field===
[[2001 World Championships in Athletics#Field 2|2001]] | [[2003 World Championships in Athletics#Field 2|2003]] | 2005 | [[2007 World Championships in Athletics#Field 2|2007]] | [[2009 World Championships in Athletics#Field 2|2009]]
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|rowspan=2|High jump<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump}}
|[[Kajsa Bergqvist]]<br>{{flagcountry|Sweden}}|| 2.02<br>WL
|[[Chaunte Howard]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 2.00<br>PB
|[[Emma Green (athlete)|Emma Green]]<br>{{flagcountry|Sweden}}|| 1.96<br>PB
|-
|colspan=6|The weather conditions during final were not the best, and may well have hampered performances. '''Kajsa Bergqvist''' showed what willpower and dedication can achieve, as she claimed her first world championship gold medal after clearing 2.02m with only one foul in her entire series of jumps despite being having only recovered from injury within the past few months. Newcomer '''Chaunte Howard''' was the only real threat to Kajsa, and a big surprise, seemingly to herself as much as to the spectators. Her respectable jump technique and result make her someone to keep an eye on in the future. Swede '''Emma Green''' continued her quick rise to the elite level, taking the bronze in her first ever major championships.
|-
|rowspan=2|Pole vault<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault}}
|[[Yelena Isinbayeva]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 5.01<br>WR
|[[Monika Pyrek]]<br>{{flagcountry|Poland}}|| 4.60
|[[Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová|Pavla Hamáčková]]<br>{{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}|| 4.50
|-
|colspan=6|Already having secured her victory by doing the competition's only 4.70 m jump, '''Yelena Isinbayeva''' breaks her own world record from three weeks ago by 1 centimetre.
|-
|rowspan=2|Long jump<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump}}
|[[Tianna Madison]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}|| 6.89<br>PB
|[[Eunice Barber]]<br>{{flagcountry|France}}|| 6.76
|[[Yargelis Savigne]]<br>{{flagcountry|Cuba}}|| 6.69
|-
|colspan=6|An unexpected win for '''Tianna Madison''', as '''Tatyana Kotova''' finishes second for the third World Outdoor Championships in a row. In 2013 Kotova's drug test sample from this event had been retested and found to be positive.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/athletics/21722673 |title = Russia should not hold World Championship - Jade Johnson |publisher = BBC.com |date = 8 March 2013 |access-date= 22 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|Triple jump<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump}}
|[[Trecia Smith]]<br>{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}|| 15.11<br>WL
|[[Yargelis Savigne]]<br>{{flagcountry|Cuba}}|| 14.82<br>PB
|[[Anna Pyatykh]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 14.78
|-
|colspan=6|'''Trecia Smith''' makes the three longest jumps in the final to take the gold. '''Yargelis Savigne''' takes silver in her first international competition with '''Anna Pyatykh''' third. Pre-event favourite [[Tatyana Lebedeva]] from Russia, who would go on to be the sole winner of the 2005 [[IAAF Golden League|Golden League]] jackpot, did not take part because of injury.
|-
|rowspan=2|Shot put<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put}}
|[[Olga Ryabinkina]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 19.64
|[[Valerie Vili]]<br>{{flagcountry|New Zealand}}|| 19.62
|[[Nadine Kleinert]]<br>{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 19.07
|-
|colspan=6|Twenty-year-old '''Valerie Vili''' earns a surprise bronze, as '''Nadzeya Ostapchuk''' wins her first Outdoor World Championships Gold. In March 2013 the IAAF reported that Ostapchuk's drug test sample from this event had been retested and found to be positive.<ref name="BBC Sport"/> Her result was subsequently annulled.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/ivan-tikhon-nadzeya-ostapchuk-results-annulle Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk]</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|Discus throw<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw}}
|[[Franka Dietzsch]]<br>{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 66.56<br>SB
|[[Natalya Sadova]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 64.33
|[[Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová]]<br>{{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}|| 63.19
|-
|colspan=6|Dominating the competition in her second podium performance over the course of eight World Championships, '''Franka Dietzsch''' gets the gold medal, as she did in Sevilla six years ago.
|-
|rowspan=2|Hammer throw<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw}}
|[[Yipsi Moreno]]<br>{{flagcountry|Cuba}}|| 73.08
|[[Tatyana Lysenko]]<br>{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 72.46
|[[Manuela Montebrun]]<br>{{flagcountry|France}}|| 71.41
|-
|colspan=6|The original winner, '''Olga Kuzenkova''' of [[Russia]] was stripped of the gold medal after failing drugs tests revision in 2013. The rest of the competitors were elevated by one position accordingly.
|-
|rowspan=2|Javelin throw<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw}}
|[[Osleidys Menéndez]]<br>{{flagcountry|Cuba}}|| 71.70<br>WR
|[[Christina Obergföll]]<br>{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 70.03<br>AR
|[[Steffi Nerius]]<br>{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 65.96
|-
|colspan=6|A high-quality contest where Olympic champion '''Osleidys Menéndez''' sets a new world record whereas '''Christina Obergföll''' sets a new European record.
|-
|rowspan=3|Heptathlon<br>{{DetailsLink|2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon}}
|[[Carolina Klüft]]<br>{{flagcountry|Sweden}}||6887<br>SB
|[[Eunice Barber]]<br>{{flagcountry|France}} ||6824
|[[Margaret Simpson (athlete)|Margaret Simpson]]<br>{{flagcountry|Ghana}} ||6375
|-
|colspan=2|(13.19 - 1.82 - 15.02 - 23.70 - 6.87 - 47.20 - 2:08.89)||colspan=2|(12.94 - 1.91 - 13.20 - 24.01 - 6.75 - 48.24 - 2:11.94)||colspan=2|(13.55 - 1.79 - 13.33 - 24.94 - 6.09 - 56.36 - 2:17.02)
|-
|colspan=6|A close heptathlon saw '''Eunice Barber''' take the early lead after winning the 100&nbsp;mH and HJ. A foot injury hampered '''Carolina Klüft''' who jumped 12&nbsp;cm below her season best in the HJ, however, she struck back in the SP with a PB. After the first day, Barber had only a 2-point lead over Klüft. Day two started with the LJ, where Klüft was expected to jump poorly due to her injury. If she had problems she hid them well, winning with an SB. In the JT '''Margaret Simpson''' set a new PB with an impressive 56.36&nbsp;m, this would propel her to Ghana's first ever world championship medal. Before the final event, Klüft's lead was 18&nbsp;points and Barber needed to beat her by 1.5&nbsp;sec in the 800&nbsp;m to win the gold medal. Barber stuck to [[Kelly Sotherton]], the eventual winner of the race, until the last 200&nbsp;m but Klüft timed her race perfectly to beat Barber with another PB.
|-
|- bgcolor= e8e8e8
|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}
|}

==Exhibition events==
[[Paralympics|Paralympic]] exhibition events at the World Championships:
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|rowspan=2|T54 Wheelchair racing 100 m men
|[[David Weir (paralympic athlete)|David Weir]]<br>{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}|| 14.15 NR
|[[Kenny van Weeghel]] <br>{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}|| 14.19
|[[Leo-Pekka Tähti]] <br>{{flagcountry|Finland}}|| 14.22
|-
|colspan=6|Paralympic champion Leo-Pekka Tähti got off to a good start, but a battle between Britain's David Weir and Dutchman Kenny van Weeghel pushed both of them forward in the latter stages. Weir eventually won out, breaking his own British record, which he set in the semifinal at the 2004 Paralympics, by 0.02 s.
|-
|rowspan=2|T54 Wheelchair racing 200 m men
|[[David Weir (paralympic athlete)|David Weir]]<br>{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}|| 25.47
|[[Kenny van Weeghel]]<br>{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}|| 25.80
|[[Supachai Koysub]]<br>{{flagcountry|Thailand}}|| 26.03
|-
|colspan=6|Weir completes a widely anticipated double.
|-
|rowspan=2|Wheelchair javelin men
| [[Jacques Martin (athlete)|Jacques Martin]] <br> {{flagcountry|Canada}} || 24.97
| [[Markku Niinimäki]] <br> {{flagcountry|Finland}} || 23.82
| [[Gerasimos Vrionis]] <br> {{flagcountry|Greece}} || 16.75
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
|rowspan=2|T12 Visually impaired 200 m women
|[[Adria Santos]]<br>{{flagcountry|Brazil}}|| 26.99
|[[Purificacion Santamarta]]<br>{{flagcountry|Spain}}|| 27.08
|[[Paraskeví Kantza]]<br>{{flagcountry|Greece}} || 28.32 (PB)
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
|- bgcolor= e8e8e8
|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}
|}

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
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 | gold_USA = 14 | silver_USA = 8 | bronze_USA = 3
 | gold_RUS = 7 | silver_RUS = 7 | bronze_RUS = 4
 | gold_ETH = 3 | silver_ETH = 4 | bronze_ETH = 2 | name_ETH = {{flagteam|ETH|1996}}
 | gold_CUB = 3 | silver_CUB = 3 | bronze_CUB = 1
 | gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 4
 | gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1
 | gold_BHR = 2 | silver_BHR = 0 | bronze_BHR = 0
 | gold_JAM = 1 | silver_JAM = 5 | bronze_JAM = 2
 | gold_KEN = 1 | silver_KEN = 2 | bronze_KEN = 4
 | gold_MAR = 1 | silver_MAR = 2 | bronze_MAR = 0
 | gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 5
 | gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 1
 | gold_BAH = 1 | silver_BAH = 1 | bronze_BAH = 0
 | gold_EST = 1 | silver_EST = 1 | bronze_EST = 0
 | gold_NED = 1 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 0
 | gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 2
 | gold_ECU = 1 | silver_ECU = 0 | bronze_ECU = 0
 | gold_LTU = 1 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 0
 | gold_QAT = 1 | silver_QAT = 0 | bronze_QAT = 0
 | gold_UGA = 1 | silver_UGA = 0 | bronze_UGA = 0
 | gold_UKR = 1 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 2 | bronze_POL = 0
 | gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 2
 | gold_GHA = 0 | silver_GHA = 1 | bronze_GHA = 1
 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 1
 | gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 0
 | gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 1 | bronze_NZL = 0
 | gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 0
 | gold_TAN = 0 | silver_TAN = 1 | bronze_TAN = 0
 | gold_TRI = 0 | silver_TRI = 1 | bronze_TRI = 0
 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 2
 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 2
 | gold_ROU = 0 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 2
 | gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 1
 | gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1 | host_FIN = yes
 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
 | gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 0 | bronze_MEX = 1
 | gold_SKN = 0 | silver_SKN = 0 | bronze_SKN = 1
}}

==Commemorative coin==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2016}}
To commemorate the 2005 World Championships in Athletics the Finnish government issued a high-value commemorative euro coin, the €20 [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Finland)#2005 coinage|10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics commemorative coin]], minted in 2005. The obverse of the coin features [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] and above the stadium random waves express the feeling of the games.

==See also==
* [[2005 in athletics (track and field)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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