title: 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
text: # 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
  
  The men's 400 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 9, 10 and 12 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Jeremy Wariner United States (USA) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Andrew Rock United States (USA) |
  | Bronze | Tyler Christopher Canada (CAN) |
  
  ## 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 9, 2005
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  * Timothy Benjamin 44.85 Q
  * Brandon Simpson 44.98 Q
  * James Godday 45.30 q (PB)
  * California Molefe 45.34 q (NR)
  * Pierre Lavanchy 45.79 q
  * Željko Vincek 46.03
  * Abdesalem Khalifeh Bajes Al-Hajjaj 48.89
  * Florent Battistel 50.54
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  * Jeremy Wariner 45.24 Q
  * Robert Tobin 45.41 Q
  * Young Talkmore Nyongani 45.55 q
  * Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi 45.88 q
  * Cedric van Branteghem 46.42
  * Alejandro Cárdenas 46.73 (SB)
  * Isaac Yaya 47.75
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  * John Steffensen 45.62 Q
  * Tyler Christopher 45.66 Q
  * Arismendy Peguero 45.80 q (SB)
  * Eric Milazar 45.91
  * Andrae Williams 46.49
  * Simon Kirch 47.45
  * Saeed Al-Adhreai 49.74
     * Tawhid Tawhidul Islam DQ
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  * Andrew Rock 44.98 Q
  * Chris Brown 45.20 Q
  * Andrea Barberi 45.70 q (PB)
  * Sofiane Labidi 45.71 q
  * Mitsuhiro Sato 45.78 q (SB)
  * Anderson Jorge dos Santos 46.32
  * Chung Cheng-Kang 47.85 (PB)
  * Glauco Martini 51.48
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  * Michael Blackwood 45.58 Q
  * Carlos Santa 45.63 Q
  * Alleyne Francique 45.77 q
  * Marcin Marciniszyn 45.97
  * Damion Barry 46.20
  * Nery Brenes 47.11
  * Ibrahim Ahmadov 48.51
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  * Gary Kikaya 45.88 Q
  * Lanceford Spence 46.21 Q
  * Ofentse Mogawane 46.80
  * Wilan Louis 46.93
  * Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara 47.11
  * Chris Meke Walasi 49.47
     * Boubou Gandéga DQ
     * Saul Weigopwa DQ
  
  **Heat 7**
  
  * Darold Williamson 45.97 Q
  * Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr 46.02 Q
  * Malachi Davis 46.14
  * Ato Modibo 46.28
  * Leslie Djhone 46.57
  * Chris Lloyd 47.13
  * Moses Kamut 48.63
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  August 10, 2005
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  * Brandon Simpson 45.53 Q
  * Andrew Rock 45.78 Q
  * John Steffensen 46.06 q
  * Carlos Santa 46.07
  * Alleyne Francique 46.59
  * James Godday 46.62
  * Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi 46.80
  * Andrea Barberi 47.10
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  * Tyler Christopher 45.47 Q
  * Darold Williamson 45.65 Q
  * Timothy Benjamin 45.66 q
  * Arismendy Peguero 46.08
  * Gary Kikaya 46.15
  * Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr 46.67
  * Lanceford Spence 47.20
     * Sofiane Labidi DNF
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  * Jeremy Wariner 45.65 Q
  * Chris Brown 45.67 Q
  * Michael Blackwood 46.25
  * Robert Tobin 46.69
  * Pierre Lavanchy 47.19
  * Young Talkmore Nyongani 47.20
  * California Molefe 47.26
  * Mitsuhiro Sato 48.55
  
  ### Final
  
  August 12, 2005
  
  * Jeremy Wariner 43.93 (WL)
  * Andrew Rock 44.35 (PB)
  * Tyler Christopher 44.44 (NR)
  * Chris Brown 44.48 (PB)
  * Timothy Benjamin 44.93
  * Brandon Simpson 45.01
  * Darold Williamson 45.12
  * John Steffensen 45.46
  