| Events at the 2005 World Championships |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 14. It was a high-quality contest where Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez set a new world record whereas Christina Obergföll set a new European record.
Contents |
| Gold | Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB) |
| Silver | Christina Obergföll Germany (GER) |
| Bronze | Steffi Nerius Germany (GER) |
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 12.08.2005 – 13:20h | 12.08.2005 – 14:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 14.08.2005 – 19:25h | |
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| Standing records prior to the 2005 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.54 m | July 1, 2001 | Rethymno, Greece |
| Event Record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 69.53 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |
| Season Best | Sonia Bisset (CUB) | 67.67 m | July 6, 2005 | Salamanca, Spain |
| Broken records during the 2005 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| World Record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.70 m | August 14, 2005 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Event Record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.70 m | August 14, 2005 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 65.77 | — | — | 65.77 m | |
| 2 | 4 | Christina Obergföll (GER) | X | 59.60 | 61.59 | 61.59 m | |
| 3 | 6 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) | 56.52 | 55.58 | 61.06 | 61.06 m | SB |
| 4 | 8 | Goldie Sayers (GBR) | 60.67 | — | — | 60.67 m | |
| 5 | 9 | Christina Scherwin (DEN) | X | 60.11 | X | 60.11 m | |
| 6 | 12 | Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE) | 54.35 | 57.15 | 59.06 | 59.06 m | |
| 7 | 15 | Mercedes Chilla (ESP) | X | 57.82 | 58.38 | 58.38 m | |
| 8 | 18 | Olha Ivankova (UKR) | 56.56 | 55.56 | 56.53 | 56.56 m | |
| 9 | 19 | Claudia Coslovich (ITA) | 54.29 | 55.78 | X | 55.78 m | |
| 10 | 21 | Kim Kreiner (USA) | 55.05 | 50.55 | 52.88 | 55.05 m | |
| 11 | 23 | Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM) | X | 50.66 | 54.68 | 54.68 m | |
| 12 | 24 | Noraida Bicet (CUB) | X | 54.52 | X | 54.52 m | |
| 13 | 25 | Inga Stasiulionyté (LTU) | 54.38 | 51.22 | 51.53 | 54.38 m | |
| 14 | 26 | Moonika Aava (EST) | 50.57 | 54.24 | 52.60 | 54.24 m | |
| 15 | 28 | Mariya Yakovenko (RUS) | 50.37 | 49.85 | 49.93 | 50.37 m | |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 65.77 | — | — | 65.77 m | |
| 1 | 2 | Steffi Nerius (GER) | 66.52 | — | — | 66.52 m | PB |
| 2 | 3 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) | 64.50 | — | — | 64.50 m | |
| 3 | 5 | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 54.27 | 57.68 | 61.12 | 61.12 m | SB |
| 4 | 7 | Paula Tarvainen (FIN) | 58.53 | X | 60.83 | 60.83 m | SB |
| 5 | 10 | Zahra Bani (ITA) | 60.09 | X | 55.76 | 60.09 m | |
| 6 | 11 | Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL) | 57.45 | 59.22 | 58.07 | 59.22 m | |
| 7 | 13 | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 57.21 | 56.51 | 58.74 | 58.74 m | |
| 8 | 14 | Olivia McKoy (JAM) | 58.49 | X | 54.63 | 58.49 m | |
| 9 | 16 | Barbara Madejczyk (POL) | 48.11 | 57.14 | 56.66 | 57.14 m | |
| 10 | 17 | Inga Kožarenoka (LAT) | 53.78 | 56.71 | 50.46 | 56.71 m | |
| 11 | 20 | Nikolett Szabó (HUN) | 53.01 | 52.26 | 55.17 | 55.17 m | |
| 12 | 22 | Savva Lika (GRE) | 48.33 | 50.24 | 55.03 | 55.03 m | |
| 13 | 27 | Juan Xue (CHN) | 50.53 | 53.81 | X | 53.81 m | |
| 14 | 29 | Serafina Akeli (SAM) | 43.52 | 47.37 | 46.59 | 47.37 m | |
| — | — | Mirela Manjani (GRE) | X | X | X | NM | |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.70 | X | — | 65.53 | 63.80 | — | 71.70 m | WR | |
| Christina Obergföll (GER) | 61.55 | 70.03 | — | — | — | 59.67 | 70.03 m | AR | |
| Steffi Nerius (GER) | 65.96 | X | X | 64.26 | 64.35 | X | 65.96 m | ||
| 4 | Christina Scherwin (DEN) | 59.36 | 62.32 | 60.04 | 63.43 | X | X | 63.43 m | NR |
| 5 | Zahra Bani (ITA) | 55.28 | 60.71 | 54.06 | X | 56.16 | 62.75 | 62.75 m | PB |
| 6 | Paula Tarvainen (FIN) | 62.64 | X | X | X | 56.89 | X | 62.64 m | SB |
| 7 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) | X | 59.55 | 59.71 | 58.62 | 61.75 | 60.57 | 61.75 m | |
| 8 | Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE) | 57.30 | 57.99 | 56.78 | X | X | 56.63 | 57.99 m | |
| 9 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) | 56.77 | 55.70 | 57.54 | 57.54 m | ||||
| 10 | Laverne Eve (BAH) | X | 51.96 | 57.10 | 57.10 m | ||||
| 11 | Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL) | 57.06 | 53.54 | 55.73 | 57.06 m | ||||
| 12 | Goldie Sayers (GBR) | 54.44 | 54.16 | 52.94 | 54.44 m | ||||
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