2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The women's 200 metres 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- Ana Guevara 51.14 Q
- Christine Amertil 51.35 Q
- Fatou Bintou Fall 51.45 Q
- Donna Fraser 51.68 q
- Anna Guzowska 52.20 q
- Dímitra Dóva 52.29
- Egle Uljas 52.94
- Kou Luogon 54.85
Heat 2
- DeeDee Trotter 51.44 Q
- Christine Ohuruogu 51.76 Q
- Karen Shinkins 51.82 Q
- Kaltouma Nadjina 51.88 q
- Lucimar Teodoro 52.19 q
- Asami Tanno 52.80
- Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.39
- Gayane Bulghadaryan 59.46
Heat 3
- Svetlana Pospelova 50.80 Q
- Tiandra Ponteen 51.37 Q
- Nawal El Jack 51.61 Q
- Maria Laura Almirão 52.69
- Libania Grenot 53.05
- Barbara Petráhn 53.09
- Kirsi Mykkänen 53.10
- Shifana Ali 1:01.55
Heat 4
- Tonique Williams-Darling 51.04 Q
- Olesya Zykina 51.59 Q
- Shericka Williams 52.07 Q
- Anna Kozak 52.19 q
- Grażyna Prokopek 52.39
- Solen Désert-Mariller 52.94
- Amantle Montsho 53.97
Heat 5
- Sanya Richards 51.00 Q
- Amy Mbacke Thiam 51.66 Q
- Lorraine Fenton 52.07 Q
- Hazel-Ann Regis 52.51
- Antonina Yefremova 52.89
- Aliann Pompey 53.12
- Estie Wittstock 53.28
Heat 6
- Natalya Antyukh 51.38 Q
- Monique Henderson 51.65 Q
- Ilona Usovich 51.66 Q
- Lee McConnell 52.00 q
- Ronetta Smith 52.26
- Kineke Alexander 54.45
- Mounira Al-Saleh 55.83
August 8, 2005Heat 1
- Sanya Richards 50.05 Q
- Amy Mbacke Thiam 50.83 Q
- Natalya Antyukh 50.99
- Nawal El Jack 51.85
- Tiandra Ponteen 51.88
- Shericka Williams 52.44
- Donna Fraser 52.48
- Anna Kozak 52.73
Heat 2
- Svetlana Pospelova 50.34 Q
- DeeDee Trotter 50.73 Q
- Christine Amertil 51.03
- Christine Ohuruogu 51.43
- Lorraine Fenton 51.48
- Kaltouma Nadjina 52.07
- Fatou Bintou Fall 52.35
- Anna Guzowska 52.45
Heat 3
- Tonique Williams-Darling 49.69 Q
- Ana Guevara 50.33 Q
- Olesya Zykina 50.73 q
- Monique Henderson 50.73 q
- Ilona Usovich 50.96
- Lee McConnell 51.15
- Lucimar Teodoro 51.98
- Karen Shinkins 52.17
Final
August 10, 2005
- Tonique Williams-Darling 49.55
- Sanya Richards 49.74
- Ana Guevara 49.81
- Svetlana Pospelova 50.11
- DeeDee Trotter 51.14
- Olesya Zykina 51.24
- Monique Henderson 51.77
- Amy Mbacke Thiam 52.22