title: 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
text: # 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
  
  The women's 400 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 7, 8 and 10 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
  
  ## Medals
  
  | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tonique Williams-Darling (Bahamas) | Sanya Richards (United States) | Ana Guevara (Mexico) |
  
  ## Results
  
  All times shown are in seconds.
  
  * AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
  * DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place
  
  ### Heats
  
  August 7, 2005
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  * Ana Guevara 51.14 Q
  * Christine Amertil 51.35 Q
  * Fatou Bintou Fall 51.45 Q
  * Donna Fraser 51.68 q
  * Anna Guzowska 52.20 q
  * Dímitra Dóva 52.29
  * Egle Uljas 52.94 (SB)
  * Kou Luogon 54.85
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  * DeeDee Trotter 51.44 Q
  * Christine Ohuruogu 51.76 Q
  * Karen Shinkins 51.82 Q
  * Kaltouma Nadjina 51.88 q
  * Lucimar Teodoro 52.19 q
  * Asami Tanno 52.80
  * Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.39
  * Gayane Bulghadaryan 59.46
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  * Svetlana Pospelova 50.80 Q
  * Tiandra Ponteen 51.37 Q
  * Nawal El Jack 51.61 Q
  * Maria Laura Almirão 52.69
  * Libania Grenot 53.05
  * Barbara Petráhn 53.09
  * Kirsi Mykkänen 53.10
  * Shifana Ali 1:01.55 (SB)
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  * Tonique Williams-Darling 51.04 Q
  * Olesya Zykina 51.59 Q
  * Shericka Williams 52.07 Q
  * Anna Kozak 52.19 q
  * Grażyna Prokopek 52.39
  * Solen Désert-Mariller 52.94
  * Amantle Montsho 53.97
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  * Sanya Richards 51.00 Q
  * Amy Mbacké Thiam 51.66 Q
  * Lorraine Fenton 52.07 Q
  * Hazel-Ann Regis 52.51
  * Antonina Yefremova 52.89
  * Aliann Pompey 53.12
  * Estie Wittstock 53.28
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  * Natalya Antyukh 51.38 Q
  * Monique Henderson 51.65 Q
  * Ilona Usovich 51.66 Q
  * Lee McConnell 52.00 q
  * Ronetta Smith 52.26
  * Kineke Alexander 54.45
  * Mounira Al-Saleh 55.83
  * Hortense Bewouda DNF
  
  ### Semifinal
  
  August 8, 2005
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  * Sanya Richards 50.05 Q
  * Amy Mbacké Thiam 50.83 Q (SB)
  * Natalya Antyukh 50.99
  * Nawal El Jack 51.85
  * Tiandra Ponteen 51.88
  * Shericka Williams 52.44
  * Donna Fraser 52.48
  * Anna Kozak 52.73
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  * Svetlana Pospelova 50.34 Q
  * DeeDee Trotter 50.73 Q
  * Christine Amertil 51.03
  * Christine Ohuruogu 51.43
  * Lorraine Fenton 51.48
  * Kaltouma Nadjina 52.07
  * Fatou Bintou Fall 52.35
  * Anna Guzowska 52.45
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  * Tonique Williams-Darling 49.69 Q (SB)
  * Ana Guevara 50.33 Q
  * Olesya Zykina 50.73 q (SB)
  * Monique Henderson 50.73 q
  * Ilona Usovich 50.96 (PB)
  * Lee McConnell 51.15 (SB)
  * Lucimar Teodoro 51.98
  * Karen Shinkins 52.17
  
  ### Final
  
  August 10, 2005
  
  * Tonique Williams-Darling 49.55 (SB)
  * Sanya Richards 49.74
  * Ana Guevara 49.81 (SB)
  * Svetlana Pospelova 50.11
  * DeeDee Trotter 51.14
  * Olesya Zykina 51.24
  * Monique Henderson 51.77
  * Amy Mbacké Thiam 52.22
  