2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6, 7 and 9.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the United States.svg Bershawn Jackson
United States (USA)
Silver Flag of the United States.svg James Carter
United States (USA)
Bronze Flag of Japan.svg Dai Tamesue
Japan (JPN)

Summary

The final was run in wet conditions following a rain story. Running in lane 2, defending champion Félix Sánchez was out with the field. Just after clearing the first hurdle, he pulled up, grabbing his right hamstring. By the third hurdle Bershawn Jackson in lane 6 had a slight lead. By the fifth, the lead had evaporated and James Carter in lane 3 had edged ahead. As Jackson continued to fade back, Dai Tamesue, to his outside in lane 7 began to separate. Tamesue assumed the lead through the final turn, entering the final straight with almost 2 metres on the Americans. Jackson put on a burst of speed, catching Tamesue over the ninth hurdle and never looking back. Deflated Tamesue was trying to hold on as Jackson and then Carter pulled away. Jackson's burst put him in first place to stay, beating Carter with a lean by over a meter. Sensing Kerron Clement gaining across the track in lane 1, Tamesue began leaning for the finish 5 metres out, falling across the finish line ahead of Clement for bronze.

Results

All times shown are in seconds.
Q denotes qualification by place.
q denotes qualification by time.
DNS denotes did not start.
DNF denotes did not finish.
AR denotes area record
NR denotes national record.
PB denotes personal best.
SB denotes season's best.

Heats

August 6

Heat 1

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement 48.98 Q
  2. Flag of Jamaica.svg Danny McFarlane 49.37 Q
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg Pieter de Villiers 49.81 Q
  4. Flag of Cuba.svg Yacnier Luis 49.96 Q
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Christian Duma 50.04 q
  6. Flag of Mali.svg Ibrahim Maïga 50.62
  7. Flag of Mozambique.svg Kurt Couto 52.04

Heat 2

  1. Flag of Jamaica.svg Kemel Thompson 49.33 Q
  2. Flag of France.svg Naman Keïta 49.58 Q
  3. Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Carabelli 49.87 Q
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Narisako 49.87 Q
  5. Flag of Finland.svg Ari-Pekka Lattu 50.23 q
  6. Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Jakobsson 50.35

Heat 3

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Bershawn Jackson 49.34 Q
  2. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Felix Sánchez 49.47 Q
  3. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yevgeniy Meleshenko 49.67 Q
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg Llewellyn Herbert 49.98 Q
  5. Flag of Cuba.svg Sergio Hierrezuelo 50.13 q
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Iván Rodríguez 50.22 q
  7. Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Aleksey Pogorelov 53.44

Heat 4

  1. Flag of Greece.svg Periklis Iakovakis 49.22 Q
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg L.J. van Zyl 49.35 Q
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Williams 49.73 Q
  4. Flag of Jamaica.svg Dean Griffiths 49.79 Q
  5. Flag of Liberia.svg O'Neil Wright 50.90

Heat 5

  1. Flag of Greece.svg James Carter 49.05 Q
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Dai Tamesue 49.17 Q
  3. Flag of Panama.svg Bayano Kamani 49.18 Q
  4. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily 49.70 Q
  5. Flag of Hungary.svg Ákos Dezsö 51.36
  6. Flag of Tonga.svg 'Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi 56.06

Semifinals

August 7

Heat 1

  1. Flag of the United States.svg James Carter 47.78 Q (SB)
  2. Flag of Panama.svg Bayano Kamani 47.84 Q (AR)
  3. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Felix Sánchez 48.24 q (SB)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Dai Tamesue 48.46 q (SB)
  5. Flag of South Africa.svg Pieter de Villiers 49.75
  6. Flag of Jamaica.svg Dean Griffiths 48.89
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Iván Rodríguez 49.97 (SB)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Christian Duma 50.25

Heat 2

  1. Flag of South Africa.svg L.J. van Zyl 48.16 Q (PB)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement 48.49 Q
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Narisako 49.00
  4. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yevgeniy Meleshenko 49.22
  5. Flag of Jamaica.svg Danny McFarlane 49.41
  6. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Williams 49.67
  7. Flag of Finland.svg Ari-Pekka Lattu 49.81

Heat 3

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Bershawn Jackson 48.19 Q
  2. Flag of France.svg Naman Keïta 48.60 Q
  3. Flag of Jamaica.svg Kemel Thompson 48.64
  4. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily 49.09
  5. Flag of Greece.svg Periklis Iakovakis 49.28
  6. Flag of Cuba.svg Sergio Hierrezuelo 49.66
  7. Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Carabelli 49.77
  8. Flag of South Africa.svg Llewellyn Herbert 50.69

Final

August 9

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Bershawn Jackson 47.30 (PB)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg James Carter 47.43 (PB)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Dai Tamesue 48.10 (SB)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement 48.18
  5. Flag of France.svg Naman Keïta 48.28
  6. Flag of South Africa.svg L.J. van Zyl 48.54
  7. Flag of Panama.svg Bayano Kamani 50.18