2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres
at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
was held on August 9, 10 and 12 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
was held on August 9, 10 and 12 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
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Medalists
| Gold |  Jeremy WarinerJeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Silver | Andrew Rock Andrew Rock Andrew Rock is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meter dash.-Early career:Rock was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and grew up in Stratford, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school in 2000... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Bronze |  Tyler ChristopherTyler Christopher (athlete) Tyler Christopher is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in 400 meters. He is the Canadian record holder for the distance in both indoor and outdoor competition.In 2004 he won the NACAC U23 Championships... Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... (CAN) |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.Heat 1
Timothy BenjaminTimothy BenjaminTimothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm...
44.85 Q
Brandon SimpsonBrandon SimpsonBrandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...
44.98 Q
James GoddayJames GoddayJames Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the...
45.30 q (PB)
California MolefeCalifornia MolefeCalifornia Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....
45.34 q (NR)
Pierre Lavanchy 45.79 q
Željko VincekŽeljko VincekŽeljko Vincek is a Croatian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships, the gold medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships and the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games He also competed in the 2005 World Championships, the...
46.03
Abdesalem Khalifeh Bajes Al-Hajjaj 48.89
Florent Battistel 50.54
Heat 2
- Jeremy WarinerJeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...
45.24 Q - Robert TobinRobert TobinRobert "Rob" John Tobin is an English sprinter. He currently has a PB in the 400 m of 45.01 seconds.-Personal life:...
45.41 Q 
Young Talkmore NyonganiYoung Talkmore NyonganiYoung Talkmore Nyongani is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.96 seconds, achieved in March 2005 in Pretoria...
45.55 q
Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi 45.88 q
Cedric van BranteghemCédric Van BranteghemCédric Marie Carlos Thérèse Van Branteghem is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.54 s *200 metres - 20.60 s *400 metres - 45.02 s...
46.42
Alejandro CárdenasAlejandro CárdenasAlejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka....
46.73 (SB)
Isaac Yaya 47.75
Heat 3
John SteffensenJohn SteffensenJohn William Steffensen is an Australian athlete, who specialises in 200 and 400 metres. His personal bests are 20.79 and 44.73....
45.62 Q- Tyler ChristopherTyler Christopher (athlete)Tyler Christopher is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in 400 meters. He is the Canadian record holder for the distance in both indoor and outdoor competition.In 2004 he won the NACAC U23 Championships...
45.66 Q 
Arismendy PegueroArismendy PegueroArismendy Peguero Thicket is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in La Romana....
45.80 q (SB)
Eric MilazarEric MilazarÉric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....
45.91
Andrae WilliamsAndrae WilliamsAndrae Williams is a Bahamian athlete.-2004:In the 2004 Olympic Games, Williams was a member of the Bahamian 4 x 400 metres relay team that finished 6th.-2005:...
46.49
Simon Kirch 47.45
Saeed Al-Adhreai 49.74
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Heat 4
- Andrew RockAndrew RockAndrew Rock is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meter dash.-Early career:Rock was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and grew up in Stratford, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school in 2000...
44.98 Q - Chris Brown 45.20 Q
Andrea BarberiAndrea BarberiAndrea Barberi is an Italian sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fifth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He also reached the semi-finals of the 2005 World Athletics Championships...
45.70 q (PB)
Sofiane LabidiSofiane LabidiSofiane Labidi is a Tunisian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.19 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...
45.71 q
Mitsuhiro SatoMitsuhiro Satois a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games, together with teammates Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada and Tomohiro Ito. Sato also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005....
45.78 q (SB)
Anderson Jorge dos Santos 45.80
Chung Cheng-Kang 47.85 (PB)
Glauco Martini 51.48
Heat 5
- Michael BlackwoodMichael BlackwoodMichael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...
45.58 Q - Carlos SantaCarlos SantaCarlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400...
45.63 Q 
Alleyne FranciqueAlleyne FranciqueAlleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....
45.77 q
Marcin MarciniszynMarcin MarciniszynMarcin Marciniszyn is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor*200 metres - 21.07 s *400 metres - 45.27 s Indoor...
45.97
Damion BarryDamion BarryDamion Barry is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.55 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Port-of-Spain....
46.20
Nery BrenesNery BrenesNery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas is a Costa Rican sprinter.He is one of Costa Rica's up-and-rising athletes and reached the semi-finals at the 400 metre sprint in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing....
47.11
Ibrahim Ahmadov 48.51
Heat 6
Gary KikayaGary KikayaGary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....
45.88 Q- Lanceford Spence 46.21 Q
Ofentse MogawaneOfentse MogawaneOfentse Mogawane is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished sixth in the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games without reaching the finals.In 2007 Mogawane was found guilty of methylprednisolone...
46.80
Wilan Louis 46.93
Prasanna Sampath AmarasekaraPrasanna Sampath AmarasekaraPrasanna Sampath Amarasekara is a Sri Lankan athlete. He participated at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Commonwealth Games the 2005 Asian Championships in Athletics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.-External links:...
47.11
Chris Meke Walasi 49.47
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Saul Weigopwa
Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....
DQ
Heat 7
- Darold WilliamsonDarold WilliamsonDarold Williamson is an American track athlete.He ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400 meter run three years in...
45.97 Q 
Nagmeldin Ali AbubakrNagmeldin Ali AbubakrNagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....
46.02 Q- Malachi DavisMalachi DavisMalachi Davis is a former British Olympic athlete.Davis was a member of the UCLA athletics team, competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres.-Athens Olympics:...
46.14 - Ato ModiboAto ModiboAto Stephens is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specialises in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2003 CAC Championships, and took the silver at the 2005 edition...
46.28 
Leslie DjhoneLeslie DjhoneLeslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...
46.57
Chris LloydChris LloydChris Lloyd is a sprinter from Dominica who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.40 seconds, achieved in April 2007 in Lawrence. The Dominican record currently belongs to Bruce Phillip with 45.31 seconds...
47.13
Moses KamutMoses KamutMoses Kamut is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. In Beijing he finished 7th in his heat with a time of 10.81 seconds.His personal best 100...
48.63
Heat 1
- Brandon SimpsonBrandon SimpsonBrandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...
45.53 Q - Andrew RockAndrew RockAndrew Rock is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meter dash.-Early career:Rock was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and grew up in Stratford, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school in 2000...
45.78 Q - John SteffensenJohn SteffensenJohn William Steffensen is an Australian athlete, who specialises in 200 and 400 metres. His personal bests are 20.79 and 44.73....
46.06 q - Carlos SantaCarlos SantaCarlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400...
46.07 - Alleyne FranciqueAlleyne FranciqueAlleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....
46.59 - James GoddayJames GoddayJames Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the...
46.62 - Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi 46.80
- Andrea BarberiAndrea BarberiAndrea Barberi is an Italian sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fifth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He also reached the semi-finals of the 2005 World Athletics Championships...
47.10
Heat 2
- Tyler ChristopherTyler Christopher (athlete)Tyler Christopher is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in 400 meters. He is the Canadian record holder for the distance in both indoor and outdoor competition.In 2004 he won the NACAC U23 Championships...
45.47 Q - Darold WilliamsonDarold WilliamsonDarold Williamson is an American track athlete.He ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400 meter run three years in...
45.65 Q - Timothy BenjaminTimothy BenjaminTimothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm...
45.66 q - Arismendy PegueroArismendy PegueroArismendy Peguero Thicket is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in La Romana....
46.08 - Gary KikayaGary KikayaGary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....
46.15 - Nagmeldin Ali AbubakrNagmeldin Ali AbubakrNagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....
46.67 - Lanceford Spence 47.20
} Sofiane Labidi
Sofiane Labidi
Sofiane Labidi is a Tunisian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.19 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...
DNF
Heat 3
- Jeremy WarinerJeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...
45.65 Q - Chris Brown 45.67 Q
- Michael BlackwoodMichael BlackwoodMichael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...
46.25 - Robert TobinRobert TobinRobert "Rob" John Tobin is an English sprinter. He currently has a PB in the 400 m of 45.01 seconds.-Personal life:...
46.69 - Pierre Lavanchy 47.19
- Young Talkmore NyonganiYoung Talkmore NyonganiYoung Talkmore Nyongani is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.96 seconds, achieved in March 2005 in Pretoria...
47.20 - California MolefeCalifornia MolefeCalifornia Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....
47.26 - Mitsuhiro SatoMitsuhiro Satois a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games, together with teammates Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada and Tomohiro Ito. Sato also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005....
48.55
Final
August 12, 2005- Jeremy WarinerJeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...
43.93 (WL) - Andrew RockAndrew RockAndrew Rock is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meter dash.-Early career:Rock was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and grew up in Stratford, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school in 2000...
44.35 (PB) - Tyler ChristopherTyler Christopher (athlete)Tyler Christopher is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in 400 meters. He is the Canadian record holder for the distance in both indoor and outdoor competition.In 2004 he won the NACAC U23 Championships...
44.44 (NR) - Chris Brown 44.48 (PB)
- Timothy BenjaminTimothy BenjaminTimothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm...
44.93 - Brandon SimpsonBrandon SimpsonBrandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...
45.01 - Darold WilliamsonDarold WilliamsonDarold Williamson is an American track athlete.He ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400 meter run three years in...
45.12 - John SteffensenJohn SteffensenJohn William Steffensen is an Australian athlete, who specialises in 200 and 400 metres. His personal bests are 20.79 and 44.73....
45.46
External links
- Official results, heats - IAAF.org
- Official results, semi-final - IAAF.org
- Official results, final - IAAF.org