| 2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 3rd |
| Dates | 17 February – 10 September |
| Meetings | 34 (+1 final) |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings was the third and final edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series had four levels: 2005 IAAF Golden League, IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Grand Prix II. There were 6 Golden League meetings, 8 Super Grand Prix category meetings, 10 IAAF Grand Prix category meetings and 10 Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 34 meetings for the series. [1]
The series hosted the same number of meetings as the previous year. The Helsinki Grand Prix was restored to the Grand Prix circuit after skipping 2004, while the Adidas Oregon Track Classic was dropped from the Grand Prix II category. Three meetings changed venue from 2003: the Bislett Games returned to Oslo from Bergen following stadium developments, the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria was moved from Heraklion to Athens, and the Norwich Union Super Grand Prix moved from Gateshead to Sheffield. [1]
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final, held on 9–10 September Monaco. [2]
The IAAF World Outdoor Meetings circuit was replaced by the IAAF World Athletics Tour the following year.
| # | Date | Meeting name | City | Country | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 February | Telstra A-Series Melbourne | Melbourne | Australia | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 2 | 30 April | Meeting du Conseil General de la Martinique | Fort-de-France | France | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 3 | 7 May | Japan Grand Prix | Osaka | Japan | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 4 | 13 May | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | Doha | Qatar | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| 5 | 15 May | Grande Premio Rio de Atletismo | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 6 | 22 May | Grande Premio de Brasil de Atletismo | Belém | Brazil | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 7 | 29 May | THALES FBK-Games | Hengelo | Netherlands | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 8 | 30 May | Payton Jordan U.S. Open | Palo Alto | United States | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 9 | 1 June | Grand Prix Regione Lombardia | Milan | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 10 | 3 June | Meeting Memorial Primo Nebiolo | Turin | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 11 | 4 June | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | United States | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 12 | 4 June | Meeting de Atletismo Sevilla | Seville | Spain | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 13 | 9 June | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | Czech Republic | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| 14 | 12 June | Lille Metropole Meeting | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | France | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 15 | 14 June | Super Grand Prix Tsiklitiria | Heraklion | Greece | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| 16 | 25 June | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Kazan | Russia | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 17 | 27 June | Memorial Josefa Odlozila | Prague | Czech Republic | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 18 | 1 July | Meeting de Paris | Paris | France | 2005 IAAF Golden League |
| 19 | 5 July | Athletissima | Lausanne | Switzerland | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| 20 | 8 July | Golden Gala | Rome | Italy | 2005 IAAF Golden League |
| 21 | 11 July | Grand Prix Zagreb | Zagreb | Croatia | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 22 | 16 July | Meeting de Madrid | Madrid | Spain | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| 23 | 17 July | International Meeting Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Greece | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 24 | 22 July | Norwich Union British Grand Prix | London | United Kingdom | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| 25 | 23 July | KBC Night of Athletics | Heusden-Zolder | Belgium | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 26 | 25 July | Helsinki Grand Prix | Helsinki | Finland | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 27 | 26 July | DN Galan | Stockholm | Sweden | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| 28 | 29 July | Bislett Games | Oslo | Norway | 2005 IAAF Golden League |
| 29 | 19 August | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich | Switzerland | 2005 IAAF Golden League |
| 30 | 21 August | Norwich Union Super Grand Prix | Sheffield | United Kingdom | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| 31 | 23 August | Intersport Gugl-Meeting | Linz | Austria | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 32 | 26 August | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | Belgium | 2005 IAAF Golden League |
| 33 | 28 August | Rieti Meeting | Rieti | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 34 | 4 September | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | Germany | 2005 IAAF Golden League |
| F | 9–10 September | 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final | Fontvieille | Monaco | IAAF World Athletics Final |