2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
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The women's 200 metres
at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
was held on August 10, 11 and 12 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
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 on August 10, 11 and 12 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...
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Medals
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 Allyson FelixAllyson Felix Allyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances... (United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
Rachelle Boone-Smith Rachelle Boone-Smith Rachelle Boone-Smith is an American sprint athlete.She won the 200 metres silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Prior to the 2005 World Championships she had competed only in one international major event, namely the 2004 World Indoor Championships where she did not reach the... (United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
 Christine Arron (FranceFrance The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.Heat 1
Cydonie MothersillCydonie MothersillCydonie Camille Mothersille is a female track and field athlete from the Cayman Islands.Mothersille was born in Jamaica in 1978 and moved to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands at age 7. While in high school, she was discovered by her high school's physical education teacher Evelyn Rockette and began her...
23.72 Q- LaTasha ColanderLaTasha ColanderLaTasha Colander is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is a 2004 Olympic Trials 100 m Champion; two-time U.S. 400 m champion ; World Record Holder, 4 x 200 m relay; 1994 USA Juniors champion ; 2nd, 1994 World Junior Champs...
23.89 Q 
LaVerne Jones-Ferrette 24.12 Q
Lauren HewittLauren HewittLauren Katherine Hewitt is a track and field sprinter from Australia. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, and won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:* * *...
24.20
Sheri-Ann BrooksSheri-Ann BrooksSheri-Ann Brooks is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 100 metres.Brooks represented the Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey and Veronica Campbell-Brown...
24.20
Yelena BolsunYelena Bolsun-Achievements:-References:*...
24.30
Karin Mayr-KrifkaKarin Mayr-KrifkaKarin Mayr-Krifka is an Austrian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.15 s *200 metres - 22.70 s *Long jump - 6.31 m...
24.61
Heat 2
- Yulia Gushchina 22.53 Q (PB)
- Allyson FelixAllyson FelixAllyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances...
22.68 Q 
Kim GevaertKim GevaertKim Gevaert is a former sprint athlete from Belgium.-Career:Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics...
22.78 Q
Natallia SolohubNatallia SolohubNatallia Solohub, sometimes spelt Sologub , is a Belarusian sprinter.She has won silver medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 and 2006 World Indoor Championships, and a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships.At the 2001 World Championships she failed a drugs test...
23.16 q
Maryna MaydanovaMaryna MaydanovaMaryna Maydanova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2003 European U23 Championships, finished fourth at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2004 World Athletics Final...
23.31 q
Tracy Joseph Hamblet 24.84 (PB)
Gertrudis Luna 26.28 (NREquatorial Guinean records in athleticsThe following are the national records in athletics in Equatorial Guinea maintained by its national athletics federation: Federacion Ecuatoguineana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified-External links:...
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Heat 3
Fabienne FéraezFabienne FeraezFabienne Feraez is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She switched nationality from her native France on August 12, 2003.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.55 s *200 metres - 22.81 s...
23.72 Q- Irina KhabarovaIrina KhabarovaIrina Sergeyevna Khabarova is a Russian sprinter.She won the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Olympics and a bronze medal in the same event at both the 2002 and 2006 European Championships.-References:...
23.78 Q - Rachelle Boone-SmithRachelle Boone-SmithRachelle Boone-Smith is an American sprint athlete.She won the 200 metres silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Prior to the 2005 World Championships she had competed only in one international major event, namely the 2004 World Indoor Championships where she did not reach the...
23.78 Q 
Christine AmertilChristine AmertilChristine Amertil is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.- Achievements :*2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal...
23.88
Vida AnimVida AnimVida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the...
24.16
Mae KoimeMae KoimeMae Koime is a Papua New Guinean sprinter.Described as "the fastest ever female sprinter in Papua New Guinea", as Papua New Guinea's "star sprinter", and as Oceania's "fastest woman", Koime has represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 2003, 2005 and...
25.31
Gcinile Moyane 27.79 (SB)
Heat 4
- Christine Arron 22.89 Q
- Veronica Campbell-Brown 23.28 Q
Lucimar Aparecida de Moura 23.36 Q
Geraldine PillayGeraldine PillayGeraldine Pillay is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.- Achievements :*2008 African Championships - sixth place , fourth place , bronze medal...
23.58 q
Alenka BikarAlenka BikarAlenka Bikar is a retired female sprinter from Slovenia who specialised in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...
23.77 q
Mercy NkuMercy NkuMercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
23.99
Heat 1
- Christine Arron 22.45 Q
- Rachelle Boone-SmithRachelle Boone-SmithRachelle Boone-Smith is an American sprint athlete.She won the 200 metres silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Prior to the 2005 World Championships she had competed only in one international major event, namely the 2004 World Indoor Championships where she did not reach the...
22.69 Q - LaTasha ColanderLaTasha ColanderLaTasha Colander is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is a 2004 Olympic Trials 100 m Champion; two-time U.S. 400 m champion ; World Record Holder, 4 x 200 m relay; 1994 USA Juniors champion ; 2nd, 1994 World Junior Champs...
22.69 Q - Cydonie MothersillCydonie MothersillCydonie Camille Mothersille is a female track and field athlete from the Cayman Islands.Mothersille was born in Jamaica in 1978 and moved to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands at age 7. While in high school, she was discovered by her high school's physical education teacher Evelyn Rockette and began her...
23.13 Q - Irina KhabarovaIrina KhabarovaIrina Sergeyevna Khabarova is a Russian sprinter.She won the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Olympics and a bronze medal in the same event at both the 2002 and 2006 European Championships.-References:...
23.26 - Lucimar Aparecida de Moura 23.42
- Maryna MaydanovaMaryna MaydanovaMaryna Maydanova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2003 European U23 Championships, finished fourth at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2004 World Athletics Final...
23.78 - Geraldine PillayGeraldine PillayGeraldine Pillay is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.- Achievements :*2008 African Championships - sixth place , fourth place , bronze medal...
24.22
Heat 2
- Allyson FelixAllyson FelixAllyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances...
22.90 Q - Kim GevaertKim GevaertKim Gevaert is a former sprint athlete from Belgium.-Career:Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics...
22.97 Q - Veronica Campbell-Brown 23.02 Q
- Yulia Gushchina 23.10 Q
- Fabienne FéraezFabienne FeraezFabienne Feraez is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She switched nationality from her native France on August 12, 2003.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.55 s *200 metres - 22.81 s...
23.29 - Natallia SolohubNatallia SolohubNatallia Solohub, sometimes spelt Sologub , is a Belarusian sprinter.She has won silver medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 and 2006 World Indoor Championships, and a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships.At the 2001 World Championships she failed a drugs test...
23.62 - LaVerne Jones-Ferrette 23.62
- Alenka BikarAlenka BikarAlenka Bikar is a retired female sprinter from Slovenia who specialised in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...
23.94
Final
August 12, 2005- Allyson FelixAllyson FelixAllyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances...
22.16 - Rachelle Boone-SmithRachelle Boone-SmithRachelle Boone-Smith is an American sprint athlete.She won the 200 metres silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Prior to the 2005 World Championships she had competed only in one international major event, namely the 2004 World Indoor Championships where she did not reach the...
22.31 - Christine Arron 22.31 (SB)
- Veronica Campbell-Brown 22.38
- LaTasha ColanderLaTasha ColanderLaTasha Colander is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is a 2004 Olympic Trials 100 m Champion; two-time U.S. 400 m champion ; World Record Holder, 4 x 200 m relay; 1994 USA Juniors champion ; 2nd, 1994 World Junior Champs...
22.66 - Yulia Gushchina 22.75
- Kim GevaertKim GevaertKim Gevaert is a former sprint athlete from Belgium.-Career:Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics...
22.86 - Cydonie MothersillCydonie MothersillCydonie Camille Mothersille is a female track and field athlete from the Cayman Islands.Mothersille was born in Jamaica in 1978 and moved to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands at age 7. While in high school, she was discovered by her high school's physical education teacher Evelyn Rockette and began her...
23.00
External links
- Official results - IAAF.org