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.
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.
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
event 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 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...
on August 6, 7 and 9.
Medalists
| Gold |  Bershawn JacksonBershawn Jackson Bershawn Jackson is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Silver | James Carter James Carter (athlete) James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Bronze |  Dai TamesueDai Tamesue is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World... Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... (JPN) |
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.
Heat 1
- Kerron ClementKerron ClementKerron Stephon Clement is Trinidadian-born track and field athlete who represents the United States and specializes in the 400-meter hurdles...
48.98 Q 
Danny McFarlaneDanny McFarlaneDanny McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests...
49.37 Q
Pieter de Villiers 49.81 Q
Yacnier Luis 49.96 Q
Christian DumaChristian DumaChristian Duma is a German athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 49.17 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Florence.-Achievements:-References:...
50.04 q
Ibrahim MaïgaIbrahim MaigaIbrahim Maiga, also known as Ibi Maiga, born in Mali in 1963 or 1964, is a non-ethnic Slovak singer, actor, comedian and politician. The BBC describes him as "celebrity in Slovakia"....
50.62
Kurt Couto 52.04
Heat 2
- Kemel ThompsonKemel ThompsonKemel Thompson is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.05 seconds, achieved in London in 2003.Kemel graduated from Loughborough University's Business School in 2003.-Achievements:...
49.33 Q 
Naman KeïtaNaman KeitaNaman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother...
49.58 Q
Gianni CarabelliGianni CarabelliGianni Carabelli is an Italian hurdler.He finished 6th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was a semi-finalist at the 2005 World Championships....
49.87 Q- Kenji NarisakoKenji Narisakois a Japanese hurdler.He won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, and the gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Asian Games...
49.87 Q 
Ari-Pekka Lattu 50.23 q
Mikael Jakobsson 50.35
Heat 3
- Bershawn JacksonBershawn JacksonBershawn Jackson is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles...
49.34 Q 
Felix SánchezFelix SanchezFélix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...
49.47 Q
Yevgeniy MeleshenkoYevgeniy MeleshenkoYevgeniy Meleshenko is a Kazakhstani hurdler.He finished fifth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade and finished ninth at the 2006 World Cup...
49.67 Q- Llewellyn HerbertLlewellyn HerbertLlewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:...
49.98 Q - Sergio Hierrezuelo 50.13 q
Eduardo Iván Rodríguez 50.22 q
Aleksey PogorelovAleksey PogorelovAleksey Pogorelov is a Kyrgyz hurdler. He was born in Bishkek.He finished sixth at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....
53.44
Heat 4
Periklis IakovakisPeriklís IakovákisPeriklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....
49.22 Q- L.J. van Zyl 49.35 Q
Rhys WilliamsRhys Williams (athlete)Rhys Williams , is a Welsh professional athlete, specializing in the 400 m hurdles.-Early life:Williams was born in Bridgend, the son of former Welsh international rugby union player J.J. Williams. Rhys studied at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari from September 1995 until June 2002...
49.73 Q- Dean GriffithsDean GriffithsDean Horace Griffiths is a male hurdler from Jamaica, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best while winning the men's 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championship on June 13, 2003 in Sacramento, California and help Auburn University to a...
49.79 Q 
O'Neil Wright 50.90 Jirí MužíkJirí MužíkJiří Mužík is a Czech hurdler.His personal best time was 48.27 seconds, achieved during the heats of the 1997 World Championships in Athens.-Achievements:-References:...
DSQ
Heat 5
- James CarterJames Carter (athlete)James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...
49.05 Q - Dai TamesueDai Tamesueis an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World...
49.17 Q 
Bayano KamaniBayano KamaniBayano Kamani is a Panamanian hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the South American record holder in that event. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, reaching the semi-finals....
49.18 Q
Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily 49.70 Q
Ákos Dezsö 51.36
'Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi 56.06 Edivaldo MonteiroEdivaldo MonteiroEdivaldo Monteiro is a Guinea-Bissau-born Portuguese hurdler.He competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008 without reaching the final....
DNF
Heat 1
- James CarterJames Carter (athlete)James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...
47.78 Q (SB) - Bayano KamaniBayano KamaniBayano Kamani is a Panamanian hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the South American record holder in that event. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, reaching the semi-finals....
47.84 Q (AR) - Felix SánchezFelix SanchezFélix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...
48.24 q (SB) - Dai TamesueDai Tamesueis an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World...
46.46 q (SB) - Pieter de Villiers 49.75
- Dean GriffithsDean GriffithsDean Horace Griffiths is a male hurdler from Jamaica, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best while winning the men's 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championship on June 13, 2003 in Sacramento, California and help Auburn University to a...
48.89 - Eduardo Iván Rodríguez 49.97 (SB)
- Christian DumaChristian DumaChristian Duma is a German athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 49.17 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Florence.-Achievements:-References:...
50.25
Heat 2
- L.J. van Zyl 48.16 Q (PB)
- Kerron ClementKerron ClementKerron Stephon Clement is Trinidadian-born track and field athlete who represents the United States and specializes in the 400-meter hurdles...
48.49 Q - Kenji NarisakoKenji Narisakois a Japanese hurdler.He won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, and the gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Asian Games...
49.00 - Yevgeniy MeleshenkoYevgeniy MeleshenkoYevgeniy Meleshenko is a Kazakhstani hurdler.He finished fifth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade and finished ninth at the 2006 World Cup...
49.22 - Danny McFarlaneDanny McFarlaneDanny McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests...
49.41 - Rhys WilliamsRhys WilliamsRhys Williams may refer to:*Rhys Williams , Welsh actor*Rhys Williams , Welsh athlete*Rhys H. Williams , Welsh rugby union player...
49.67 - Ari-Pekka Lattu 49.81 Yacnier Luis DSQ
Heat 3
- Bershawn JacksonBershawn JacksonBershawn Jackson is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles...
48.19 Q - Naman KeïtaNaman KeitaNaman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother...
48.60 Q - Kemel ThompsonKemel ThompsonKemel Thompson is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.05 seconds, achieved in London in 2003.Kemel graduated from Loughborough University's Business School in 2003.-Achievements:...
48.64 - Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily 49.09
- Periklis IakovakisPeriklís IakovákisPeriklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....
49.28 - Sergio Hierrezuelo 49.66
- Gianni CarabelliGianni CarabelliGianni Carabelli is an Italian hurdler.He finished 6th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was a semi-finalist at the 2005 World Championships....
49.77 - Llewellyn HerbertLlewellyn HerbertLlewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:...
50.69
Final
August 9- Bershawn JacksonBershawn JacksonBershawn Jackson is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles...
47.30 (PB) - James CarterJames Carter (athlete)James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...
47.43 (PB) - Dai TamesueDai Tamesueis an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World...
48.10 (SB) - Kerron ClementKerron ClementKerron Stephon Clement is Trinidadian-born track and field athlete who represents the United States and specializes in the 400-meter hurdles...
48.18 - Naman KeïtaNaman KeitaNaman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother...
48.28 - L.J. van Zyl 48.54
- Bayano KamaniBayano KamaniBayano Kamani is a Panamanian hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the South American record holder in that event. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, reaching the semi-finals....
50.18 Felix SánchezFelix SanchezFélix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...
DNF