2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon

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

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

Abbreviations

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  • 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

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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

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Rank Athlete Time Note
    Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:20:57 CR
    Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:22:01 SB
    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

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