2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 10, 11 and 13.

Medalists

Gold	Yuliya Pechonkina Russia (RUS)
Silver	Lashinda Demus United States (USA)
Bronze	Sandra Glover United States (USA)

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.

Heats

August 10

Heat 1

1. Yuliya Pechonkina 53.77 Q
2. Małgorzata Pskit 55.72 Q
3. Hristina Hantzi-Neag 56.15 Q (PB)
4. Andrea Blackett 56.32 Q
5. Claudia Marx 56.60 q
6. Nicola Sanders 56.83 q
7. Noraseela Mohd Khalid 57.58

Heat 2

1. Anna Jesień 55.79 Q
2. Benedetta Ceccarelli 56.00 Q
3. Louise Gundert 56.53 Q
4. Tawa Dortch 56.54 Q
5. Shevon Stoddart 56.55 q
6. Jessica Aguilera 1:04.43 (PB)

• Xing Wang DSQ

Heat 3

1. Sandra Glover 55.31 Q
2. Surita Febbraio 55.89 Q
3. Marta Chrust-Rożej 56.35 Q
4. Zuzana Hejnová 56.86 Q
5. Cora Olivero 56.96 q
6. Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova 58.26
7. Salhate Djamaldine 1:00.33

Heat 4

1. Lashinda Demus 56.63 Q
2. Marjolein de Jong 56.95 Q
3. Oksana Gulumyan 57.21 Q
4. Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes 58.27 Q
5. Josanne Lucas 58.99
6. Aïssata Soulama 59.28
7. Ilona Ranta 59.42

Heat 5

1. Tetiana Tereschuk-Antipova 56.16 Q
2. Xiaoxiao Huang 56.56 Q
3. Monika Niederstätter 57.18 Q
4. Shauna Smith 58.33 Q
5. Vania Stambolova 58.99

• Yevgeniya Isakova DNS
• Thi Nu Nguyen DNS

Semifinals

August 11

Heat 1

1. Anna Jesień 54.34 Q
2. Xiaoxiao Huang 54.34 Q (PB)
3. Andrea Blackett 55.79 q (SB)
4. Tetiana Tereschuk-Antipova 55.13 q (SB)
5. Claudia Marx 55.64
6. Marjolein de Jong 55.92
7. Shauna Smith 55.97
8. Monika Niederstätter 56.14

Heat 2

1. Sandra Glover 54.16 Q
2. Małgorzata Pskit 55.20 Q
3. Benedetta Ceccarelli 55.41 (SB)
4. Tawa Dortch 55.58 (PB)
5. Oksana Gulumyan 56.12
6. Shevon Stoddart 56.49
7. Hristina Hantzi-Neag 57.11

• Nicola Sanders DSQ

Heat 3

1. Yuliya Pechonkina 53.86 Q
2. Lashinda Demus 55.00 Q
3. Surita Febbraio 55.74
4. Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes 55.96
5. Cora Olivero 56.47
6. Marta Chrust-Rożej 56.80
7. Zuzana Hejnová 57.29

• Louise Gundert DSQ

Final

August 13

1. Yuliya Pechonkina 52.90 (WL)
2. Lashinda Demus 53.27 (PB)
3. Sandra Glover 53.32 (PB)
4. Anna Jesień 54.17
5. Xiaoxiao Huang 54.47
6. Andrea Blackett 55.06
7. Tetiana Tereschuk-Antipova 55.09 (SB)
8. Małgorzata Pskit 55.58

External links

• IAAF results