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Events at the 2005 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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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.

Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell, Christine Arron and Kim Gevaert were the "early leaders out of the blocks." The powerful Campbell ran on the outside of her lane 7. And into the lane of Yulia Gushchina though she was so far ahead of Gushchina that she wasn't in danger of interfering. Arron held the lead as Gevaert faded from contention. Teenage sensation and "Olympic silver medalist," Allyson Felix was more than a stride behind and slightly behind her was Rachelle Boone-Smith. While Campbell corrected her heading, Felix began——to go by, "gaining on Arron." Felix went by, Arron and on——to the win showing little strain. Arron and Campbell strained to get to the line against each other. Virtually unnoticed, Boone-Smith gained steadily and was able to nip both of them at the line with Arron holding on to beat Campbell for bronze.

Medals※

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Allyson Felix (United States)	Rachelle Boone-Smith (United States)	Christine Arron (France)

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 10, 2005

Heat 1※

1. Cydonie Mothersill 23.72 Q
2. LaTasha Colander 23.89 Q
3. LaVerne Jones-Ferrette 24.12 Q
4. Lauren Hewitt 24.20
5. Sheri-Ann Brooks 24.20
6. Yelena Bolsun 24.30
7. Karin Mayr-Krifka 24.61

Heat 2※

1. Yulia Gushchina 22.53 Q (PB)
2. Allyson Felix 22.68 Q
3. Kim Gevaert 22.78 Q
4. Natallia Solohub 23.16 q
5. Maryna Maydanova 23.31 q
6. Tracy Joseph Hamblet 24.84 (PB)
7. Gertrudis Luna 26.28 (NR)

Heat 3※

1. Fabienne Féraez 23.72 Q
2. Irina Khabarova 23.78 Q
3. Rachelle Boone-Smith 23.78 Q
4. Christine Amertil 23.88
5. Vida Anim 24.16
6. Mae Koime 25.31
7. Gcinile Moyane 27.79 (SB)

Heat 4※

1. Christine Arron 22.89 Q
2. Veronica Campbell-Brown 23.28 Q
3. Lucimar Aparecida de Moura 23.36 Q
4. Geraldine Pillay 23.58 q
5. Alenka Bikar 23.77 q
6. Mercy Nku 23.99

Semifinals※

August 11, 2005

Heat 1※

1. Christine Arron 22.45 Q
2. Rachelle Boone-Smith 22.69 Q
3. LaTasha Colander 22.69 Q
4. Cydonie Mothersill 23.13 Q
5. Irina Khabarova 23.26
6. Lucimar Aparecida de Moura 23.42
7. Maryna Maydanova 23.78
8. Geraldine Pillay 24.22

Heat 2※

1. Allyson Felix 22.90 Q
2. Kim Gevaert 22.97 Q
3. Veronica Campbell-Brown 23.02 Q
4. Yulia Gushchina 23.10 Q
5. Fabienne Féraez 23.29
6. Natallia Solohub 23.62
7. LaVerne Jones-Ferrette 23.62
8. Alenka Bikar 23.94

Final※

August 12, 2005

1. Allyson Felix 22.16
2. Rachelle Boone-Smith 22.31
3. Christine Arron 22.31 (SB)
4. Veronica Campbell-Brown 22.38
5. LaTasha Colander 22.66
6. Yulia Gushchina 22.75
7. Kim Gevaert 22.86
8. Cydonie Mothersill 23.00

External links※

• Official results - IAAF.org