2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 7, 8 and 10 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Medals

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Tonique Williams-Darling (Bahamas)	Sanya Richards (United States)	Ana Guevara (Mexico)

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Heats

August 7, 2005

Heat 1

1. Ana Guevara 51.14 Q
2. Christine Amertil 51.35 Q
3. Fatou Bintou Fall 51.45 Q
4. Donna Fraser 51.68 q
5. Anna Guzowska 52.20 q
6. Dímitra Dóva 52.29
7. Egle Uljas 52.94 (SB)
8. Kou Luogon 54.85

Heat 2

1. DeeDee Trotter 51.44 Q
2. Christine Ohuruogu 51.76 Q
3. Karen Shinkins 51.82 Q
4. Kaltouma Nadjina 51.88 q
5. Lucimar Teodoro 52.19 q
6. Asami Tanno 52.80
7. Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.39
8. Gayane Bulghadaryan 59.46

Heat 3

1. Svetlana Pospelova 50.80 Q
2. Tiandra Ponteen 51.37 Q
3. Nawal El Jack 51.61 Q
4. Maria Laura Almirão 52.69
5. Libania Grenot 53.05
6. Barbara Petráhn 53.09
7. Kirsi Mykkänen 53.10
8. Shifana Ali 1:01.55 (SB)

Heat 4

1. Tonique Williams-Darling 51.04 Q
2. Olesya Zykina 51.59 Q
3. Shericka Williams 52.07 Q
4. Anna Kozak 52.19 q
5. Grażyna Prokopek 52.39
6. Solen Désert-Mariller 52.94
7. Amantle Montsho 53.97

Heat 5

1. Sanya Richards 51.00 Q
2. Amy Mbacké Thiam 51.66 Q
3. Lorraine Fenton 52.07 Q
4. Hazel-Ann Regis 52.51
5. Antonina Yefremova 52.89
6. Aliann Pompey 53.12
7. Estie Wittstock 53.28

Heat 6

1. Natalya Antyukh 51.38 Q
2. Monique Henderson 51.65 Q
3. Ilona Usovich 51.66 Q
4. Lee McConnell 52.00 q
5. Ronetta Smith 52.26
6. Kineke Alexander 54.45
7. Mounira Al-Saleh 55.83

• Hortense Bewouda DNF

Semifinal

August 8, 2005

Heat 1

1. Sanya Richards 50.05 Q
2. Amy Mbacké Thiam 50.83 Q (SB)
3. Natalya Antyukh 50.99
4. Nawal El Jack 51.85
5. Tiandra Ponteen 51.88
6. Shericka Williams 52.44
7. Donna Fraser 52.48
8. Anna Kozak 52.73

Heat 2

1. Svetlana Pospelova 50.34 Q
2. DeeDee Trotter 50.73 Q
3. Christine Amertil 51.03
4. Christine Ohuruogu 51.43
5. Lorraine Fenton 51.48
6. Kaltouma Nadjina 52.07
7. Fatou Bintou Fall 52.35
8. Anna Guzowska 52.45

Heat 3

1. Tonique Williams-Darling 49.69 Q (SB)
2. Ana Guevara 50.33 Q
3. Olesya Zykina 50.73 q (SB)
4. Monique Henderson 50.73 q
5. Ilona Usovich 50.96 (PB)
6. Lee McConnell 51.15 (SB)
7. Lucimar Teodoro 51.98
8. Karen Shinkins 52.17

Final

August 10, 2005

1. Tonique Williams-Darling 49.55 (SB)
2. Sanya Richards 49.74
3. Ana Guevara 49.81 (SB)
4. Svetlana Pospelova 50.11
5. DeeDee Trotter 51.14
6. Olesya Zykina 51.24
7. Monique Henderson 51.77
8. Amy Mbacké Thiam 52.22

External links

• http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2005/10th-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-3365/women/400-metres/final/result – IAAF.org