2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

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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.

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Medals

Gold:Silver:Bronze:
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Tonique Williams-Darling (Bahamas) Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards (United States) Flag of Mexico.svg Ana Guevara (Mexico)

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Heats

August 7, 2005

Heat 1

  1. Flag of Mexico.svg Ana Guevara 51.14 Q
  2. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Christine Amertil 51.35 Q
  3. Flag of Senegal.svg Fatou Bintou Fall 51.45 Q
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donna Fraser 51.68 q
  5. Flag of Poland.svg Anna Guzowska 52.20 q
  6. Flag of Greece.svg Dímitra Dóva 52.29
  7. Flag of Estonia.svg Egle Uljas 52.94 (SB)
  8. Flag of Liberia.svg Kou Luogon 54.85

Heat 2

  1. Flag of the United States.svg DeeDee Trotter 51.44 Q
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christine Ohuruogu 51.76 Q
  3. Flag of Ireland.svg Karen Shinkins 51.82 Q
  4. Flag of Chad.svg Kaltouma Nadjina 51.88 q
  5. Flag of Brazil.svg Lucimar Teodoro 52.19 q
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Asami Tanno 52.80
  7. Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.39
  8. Flag of Armenia.svg Gayane Bulghadaryan 59.46

Heat 3

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Pospelova 50.80 Q
  2. Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Tiandra Ponteen 51.37 Q
  3. Flag of Sudan.svg Nawal El Jack 51.61 Q
  4. Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Laura Almirão 52.69
  5. Flag of Cuba.svg Libania Grenot 53.05
  6. Flag of Hungary.svg Barbara Petráhn 53.09
  7. Flag of Finland.svg Kirsi Mykkänen 53.10
  8. Flag of Maldives.svg Shifana Ali 1:01.55 (SB)

Heat 4

  1. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Tonique Williams-Darling 51.04 Q
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Olesya Zykina 51.59 Q
  3. Flag of Jamaica.svg Shericka Williams 52.07 Q
  4. Flag of Belarus.svg Anna Kozak 52.19 q
  5. Flag of Poland.svg Grażyna Prokopek 52.39
  6. Flag of France.svg Solen Désert-Mariller 52.94
  7. Flag of Botswana.svg Amantle Montsho 53.97

Heat 5

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards 51.00 Q
  2. Flag of Senegal.svg Amy Mbacké Thiam 51.66 Q
  3. Flag of Jamaica.svg Lorraine Fenton 52.07 Q
  4. Flag of Grenada.svg Hazel-Ann Regis 52.51
  5. Flag of Ukraine.svg Antonina Yefremova 52.89
  6. Flag of Guyana.svg Aliann Pompey 53.12
  7. Flag of South Africa.svg Estie Wittstock 53.28

Heat 6

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Natalya Antyukh 51.38 Q
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Monique Henderson 51.65 Q
  3. Flag of Belarus.svg Ilona Usovich 51.66 Q
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee McConnell 52.00 q
  5. Flag of Jamaica.svg Ronetta Smith 52.26
  6. Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Kineke Alexander 54.45
  7. Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Mounira Al-Saleh 55.83

Semifinal

August 8, 2005

Heat 1

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards 50.05 Q
  2. Flag of Senegal.svg Amy Mbacké Thiam 50.83 Q (SB)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Natalya Antyukh 50.99
  4. Flag of Sudan.svg Nawal El Jack 51.85
  5. Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Tiandra Ponteen 51.88
  6. Flag of Jamaica.svg Shericka Williams 52.44
  7. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donna Fraser 52.48
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg Anna Kozak 52.73

Heat 2

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Pospelova 50.34 Q
  2. Flag of the United States.svg DeeDee Trotter 50.73 Q
  3. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Christine Amertil 51.03
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christine Ohuruogu 51.43
  5. Flag of Jamaica.svg Lorraine Fenton 51.48
  6. Flag of Chad.svg Kaltouma Nadjina 52.07
  7. Flag of Senegal.svg Fatou Bintou Fall 52.35
  8. Flag of Poland.svg Anna Guzowska 52.45

Heat 3

  1. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Tonique Williams-Darling 49.69 Q (SB)
  2. Flag of Mexico.svg Ana Guevara 50.33 Q
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Olesya Zykina 50.73 q (SB)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Monique Henderson 50.73 q
  5. Flag of Belarus.svg Ilona Usovich 50.96 (PB)
  6. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee McConnell 51.15 (SB)
  7. Flag of Brazil.svg Lucimar Teodoro 51.98
  8. Flag of Ireland.svg Karen Shinkins 52.17

Final

August 10, 2005

  1. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Tonique Williams-Darling 49.55 (SB)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards 49.74
  3. Flag of Mexico.svg Ana Guevara 49.81 (SB)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Pospelova 50.11
  5. Flag of the United States.svg DeeDee Trotter 51.14
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Olesya Zykina 51.24
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Monique Henderson 51.77
  8. Flag of Senegal.svg Amy Mbacké Thiam 52.22