The women's
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...
at the
2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 7, 8 and 10 at the
Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Medals
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
Heats
August 7, 2005
Heat 1
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Ana Guevara 51.14 Q
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Christine Amertil 51.35 Q
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Fatou Bintou Fall 51.45 Q
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Donna Fraser
Donna Karen Fraser (born 7 November 1972) in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English former athlete, who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 m.
Biography
An exceptional junior, Fraser won six English Schools 200 m titles (as well as a silver ...
51.68 q
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Anna Guzowska 52.20 q
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Dímitra Dóva 52.29
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Egle Uljas 52.94 (SB)
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Kou Luogon
Kou Luogon (born 11 June 1984) is a Liberian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles.
She finished seventh at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, 2006 African Championships. She also competed at the 2005 ...
54.85
Heat 2
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DeeDee Trotter 51.44 Q
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Christine Ohuruogu 51.76 Q
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Karen Shinkins 51.82 Q
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Kaltouma Nadjina 51.88 q
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Lucimar Teodoro 52.19 q
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Asami Tanno 52.80
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Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.39
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Gayane Bulghadaryan 59.46
Heat 3
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Svetlana Pospelova 50.80 Q
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Tiandra Ponteen 51.37 Q
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Nawal El Jack 51.61 Q
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Maria Laura Almirão 52.69
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Libania Grenot 53.05
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Barbara Petráhn 53.09
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Kirsi Mykkänen 53.10
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Shifana Ali 1:01.55 (SB)
Heat 4
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Tonique Williams-Darling 51.04 Q
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Olesya Zykina 51.59 Q
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Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams (born 17 September 1985 in Black River, Jamaica, Black River, St. Elizabeth) is a Jamaicans, Jamaican former Sprint (running), sprinter. Together with Novlene Williams-Mills, Ronetta Smith and Lorraine Fenton she won a silver m ...
52.07 Q
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Anna Kozak 52.19 q
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Grażyna Prokopek 52.39
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Solen Désert-Mariller 52.94
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Amantle Montsho 53.97
Heat 5
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Sanya Richards 51.00 Q
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Amy Mbacké Thiam 51.66 Q
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Lorraine Fenton
Lorraine Fenton (born Lorraine Graham on 8 September 1973 in Manchester) is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.
Career
Her career highlight came when she won the Olympic silver medal in 2000, being the first Jamaican ...
52.07 Q
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Hazel-Ann Regis 52.51
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Antonina Yefremova 52.89
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Aliann Pompey 53.12
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Estie Wittstock 53.28
Heat 6
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Natalya Antyukh 51.38 Q
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Monique Henderson 51.65 Q
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Ilona Usovich 51.66 Q
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Lee McConnell 52.00 q
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Ronetta Smith
Ronetta Jamilah Smith (born 2 May 1980) is a Jamaican sprinter.
Career
A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 (set in May 2005), Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaic ...
52.26
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Kineke Alexander 54.45
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Mounira Al-Saleh 55.83
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Hortense Bewouda DNF
Semifinal
August 8, 2005
Heat 1
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Sanya Richards 50.05 Q
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Amy Mbacké Thiam 50.83 Q (SB)
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Natalya Antyukh 50.99
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Nawal El Jack 51.85
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Tiandra Ponteen 51.88
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Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams (born 17 September 1985 in Black River, Jamaica, Black River, St. Elizabeth) is a Jamaicans, Jamaican former Sprint (running), sprinter. Together with Novlene Williams-Mills, Ronetta Smith and Lorraine Fenton she won a silver m ...
52.44
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Donna Fraser
Donna Karen Fraser (born 7 November 1972) in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English former athlete, who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 m.
Biography
An exceptional junior, Fraser won six English Schools 200 m titles (as well as a silver ...
52.48
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Anna Kozak 52.73
Heat 2
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Svetlana Pospelova 50.34 Q
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DeeDee Trotter 50.73 Q
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Christine Amertil 51.03
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Christine Ohuruogu 51.43
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Lorraine Fenton
Lorraine Fenton (born Lorraine Graham on 8 September 1973 in Manchester) is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.
Career
Her career highlight came when she won the Olympic silver medal in 2000, being the first Jamaican ...
51.48
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Kaltouma Nadjina 52.07
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Fatou Bintou Fall 52.35
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Anna Guzowska 52.45
Heat 3
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Tonique Williams-Darling 49.69 Q (SB)
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Ana Guevara 50.33 Q
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Olesya Zykina 50.73 q (SB)
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Monique Henderson 50.73 q
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Ilona Usovich 50.96 (PB)
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Lee McConnell 51.15 (SB)
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Lucimar Teodoro 51.98
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Karen Shinkins 52.17
Final
August 10, 2005
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Tonique Williams-Darling 49.55 (SB)
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Sanya Richards 49.74
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Ana Guevara 49.81 (SB)
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Svetlana Pospelova 50.11
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DeeDee Trotter 51.14
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Olesya Zykina 51.24
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Monique Henderson 51.77
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Amy Mbacké Thiam 52.22
External links
– IAAF.org
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