| Event: | Athletics |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Venue: | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex |
| Location: | Malate, Manila, Philippines |
| Date: | 27–30 November 2005 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Previous: | 2003 |
| Next: | 2007 |
The athletics events at the 2005 SEA Games were held at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila, Philippines. The Marathon event was run from the Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay, Philippines on December 4, 2005.
| 100 m | 10.47 | 10.52 | 10.57 | ||||
| 200 m | 20.94 | 21.27 | 21.40 | ||||
| 400 m | 47.03 | 47.06 | 47.25 | ||||
| 800 m | 1:51.15 | 1:51.53 | 1:51.57 | ||||
| 1500 m | 3:49.25 | 3:50.40 | 3:50.89 | ||||
| 5000 m | 14:15.09 | 14:45.44 | 15:24.05 | ||||
| 10000 m | 29:29.59 (NR) | 29:49.77 | 30:45.45 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.08 | 14.16 | 14.22 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 51.28 NR | 51.54 | 51.61 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:56.14 | 9:07.89 | 9:13.27 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Wachara Sondee Sompote Suwannarangsri Ekkachai Janthana Sittichai Suwonprateep | 39.74 | Arnold Villarube Ralph Waldy Soguilon Albert Salcedo Henry Dagmil | 40.55 (NR) | Mohd Shameer Mohd Ayub Erzalmaniq Fawy Rawi Poh Seng Song Umagua Kancanangai Shaym | 40.59 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Kashus Perona Jimar Aing Julius Nieras Ernie Candelario | 3:09.15 | Supachi Phachsay Banjong Lachua Jukkatip Pojaroen Apisit Kuttiyawan | 3:10.53 | Jayakumar Dewarajoo Shahadan Jamaludin Amran Raj Krishnan Mohd Zafril Mohd Zuslaini | 3:23.27 | |
| Marathon | 2:29:27 | 2:30:11 | 2:32:25 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:35:45.1 | 1:36:27.4 | 1:42:39.7 | ||||
| High jump | 2.14 m | 2.11 m | 2.11 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.90 m | 4.80 m | 4.60 m | ||||
| Long jump | 7.81 m | 7.69 m | 7.54 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.00 m | 15.92 m | 15.75 m | ||||
| Shot put | 17.06 m | 16.66 m | 12.66 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 55.11 m | 52.51 m | 51.31 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 60.47 m CR | 53.44 m | 52.74 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 70.20 m | 66.09 m | 65.80 m | ||||
| Decathlon | 7139 pts | 7034 pts | 6937 pts | ||||
| 100 m | 11.49 | 11.63 | 11.66 | ||||
| 200 m | 23.77 | 23.86 | 23.97 | ||||
| 400 m | 52.69 NR | 54.10 | 54.88 | ||||
| 800 m | 2:03.65 | 2:04.11 | 2:04.60 | ||||
| 1500 m | 4:18.50 | 4:21.46 | 4:22.39 | ||||
| 5000 m | 16:34.94 | 16:42.17 | 16:43.82 | ||||
| 10000 m | 35.38.04 | 35.39.08 | 37.00.82 | ||||
| 100 m hurdles | 13.54 | 13.58 | 14.25 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 57.20 | 1:00.37 | 1:01.37 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Orranut Klomdee Jutamass Thavoncharoen Sangwan Jaksunin Nongnuch Sanrat | 44.30 | Lê Ngọc Phượng Vũ Thị Hương Hoàng Thị Thu Hương Mai Thị Phương | 45.11 NR | Deysie Natalia Sumigar Irene Truitje Joseph Serafi Anelies Unani Supiati | 46.01 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Yin Yin Khine Myint Myint Aye Kyaw Swar Moe Kay Khine Lwin | 3:35.68 | Yuangjan Panthakarn Wassana Winatho Sunantha Kinnareewong Saowalee Kaewchuy | 3:39.49 | Lê Thị Hồng Anh Nguyễn Thị Thắm Nguyễn Thị Nụ Nguyễn Thị Bắc | 3:43.91 | |
| Marathon | 2:47:07 | 2:54:23 | 2:54:55 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:42:52.2 | 1:52:13.4 | 1:53:52.6 | ||||
| High jump | 1.89 m | 1.86 m | 1.83 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.10 m | 4.00 m | 3.60 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.47 m | 6.45 m | 6.27 m NR | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.61 m | 13.20 m | 13.00 m | ||||
| Shot put | 17.40 m | 17.37 m | 14.15 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 49.48 m | 48.93 m | 48.62 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 53.35 m CR | 49.75 m | 48.63 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 55.06 m | 49.43 m | 48.70 m | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5350 pts | 5327 pts | 5231 pts | ||||
(previous record of 1.88m was set in 1997 by Thailand's Achalach Kerdchang)
(previous record of ? was set in ? by ?)
(previous record of 2’03’’75 was set in 1985 by Thailand's Sasithorn Chanthanuhong.)
(previous record of 4'19’’42 was set in 2003 by Vietnam's Nguyen Lan Anh.)
(previous record of 7.79m was set in 1997 by Malaysia's Mohd Zaki Sadri)
(previous record of 58.80 s was set in 1993 by Indonesia's Dudung Suhendri)