2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon

Events at the
2005 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The Women's Marathon race at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on 14 August in the streets of Helsinki with the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Paula Radcliffe set the pace of the race, leading all the way from start to finish. Constantina Tomescu was able to keep up with Radcliffe the longest, but began to fall behind after the 25 km mark and at the end found herself overtaken by the defending champion Catherine Ndereba.

Medalists

Gold United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver Kenya Catherine Ndereba
Kenya (KEN)
Bronze Romania Constantina Tomescu
Romania (ROM)

Abbreviations

  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Intermediates

Rank Number Athlete Time
5 KILOMETRES
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 16:47
2 423  Yumiko Hara (JPN) 16:47
3 207  Asha Gigi (ETH) 16:47
4 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 16:50
5 214  Derartu Tulu (ETH) 16:50
10 KILOMETRES
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 33:23
2 423  Yumiko Hara (JPN) 33:23
3 207  Asha Gigi (ETH) 33:23
4 601  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 33:26
5 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 33:26
15 KILOMETRES
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 49:53
2 423  Yumiko Hara (JPN) 49:54
3 207  Asha Gigi (ETH) 49:54
4 601  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 49:54
5 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 49:56
20 KILOMETRES
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 1:06:16
2 601  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 1:06:17
3 450  Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (KEN) 1:06:18
4 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 1:06:18
5 125  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 1:06:39
HALF MARATHON
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 1:09:49
2 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 1:09:52
3 450  Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (KEN) 1:09:52
4 601  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 1:09:53
5 125  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 1:10:19
25 KILOMETRES
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 1:22:47
2 601  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 1:22:48
3 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 1:22:50
4 450  Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (KEN) 1:23:00
5 125  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 1:23:42
30 KILOMETRES
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 1:39:22
2 601  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 1:39:33
3 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 1:39:38
4 450  Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (KEN) 1:40:30
5 125  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 1:41:03
35 KILOMETRES
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 1:56:14
2 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 1:56:42
3 601  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 1:56:59
4 450  Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (KEN) 1:58:29
5 125  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 1:58:35
40 KILOMETRES
1 281  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:13:22
2 456  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:14:09
3 601  Constantina Tomescu (ROM) 2:15:16
4 214  Derartu Tulu (ETH) 2:16:06
5 125  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:16:33

Final ranking

Rank Athlete Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:20:57 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:22:01 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Constantina Diță (ROM) 2:23:19
4  Derartu Tulu (ETH) 2:23:30 PB
5  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:24:12
6  Yumiko Hara (JPN) 2:24:20
7  Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 2:24:22 PB
8  Harumi Hiroyama (JPN) 2:25:46
9  Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (KEN) 2:26:14 SB
10  Megumi Oshima (JPN) 2:26:29
11  Madaí Pérez (MEX) 2:26:50 PB
12  Halina Karnatsevich (BLR) 2:27:14 PB
13  Dorota Gruca (POL) 2:27:46 PB
14  Jong Yong-Ok (PRK) 2:29:43 PB
15  Mari Ozaki (JPN) 2:30:28
16  Asha Gigi (ETH) 2:30:38
17  Ryoko Eda (JPN) 2:31:16
18  Mara Yamauchi (GBR) 2:31:26 PB
19  Rosaria Console (ITA) 2:32:47
20  Alina Ivanova (RUS) 2:32:53
21  Aurica Buia (ROM) 2:33:20 PB
22  Shitaye Gemechu (ETH) 2:34:01
23  Oh Song-Suk (PRK) 2:34:07
24  Ryang Gum-Hwa (PRK) 2:34:35
25  Hayley Haining (GBR) 2:34:41 PB
26  Turena Johnson-Lane (USA) 2:34:43 PB
27  Anna Pichrtová (CZE) 2:34:45
28  Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (NOR) 2:35:08
29  Beatrice Omwanza (KEN) 2:35:48
30  Jill Boaz (USA) 2:36:29 SB
31  Isabel Eizmendi (ESP) 2:36:41
32  Ana Dias (POR) 2:36:50
33  Shireen Crumpton (NZL) 2:37:03 PB
34  Irina Permitina (RUS) 2:38:16
35  Emily Levan (USA) 2:38:32 PB
36  Jennifer Crain (USA) 2:39:02 SB
37  Dire Tune (ETH) 2:39:13
38  Nadezhda Wijenberg (NED) 2:39:36 SB
39  Liza Hunter-Galvan (NZL) 2:39:47
40  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:39:58
41  Nadia Ejjafini (BHR) 2:41:51 SB
42  Maija Oravamäki (FIN) 2:43:31 SB
43  Clarisse Rasoarizay (MAD) 2:43:58 SB
44  Oh Jung-hee (KOR) 2:47:42
45  Rebecca Moore (NZL) 2:50:36
46  Epiphanie Nyirabarame (RWA) 2:52:11
47  Hafida Narmouch (MAR) 2:52:41
48  Mulu Seboka (ETH) 2:53:08
49  Nili Abramski (ISR) 2:54:08
50  Mary Akor (USA) 2:57:18
51  Mamokete Lechela (LES) 3:03:26 SB
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
—  Debbie Mason (GBR) DNF
—  Kenza Wahbi (MAR) DNF
—  Fabiola William John (TAN) DNF
—  Kay Ulrich (NZL) DNF
—  Nuţa Olaru (ROM) DNF
—  Zhor El Kamch (MAR) DNF
DID NOT START (DNS)
—  Sandra Ruales (Ecuador) DNS
—  Agueda Amaral (TLS) DNS

See also