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2 unusual facts about 2005 World Championships in Athletics


2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon

The Men's Marathon race at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 13 in the streets of Helsinki with the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

White Hart Lane

The first, revealed in 2001, was to relocate to the 43,000-seat stadium at Pickett's Lock which was being planned for the 2005 World Athletics Championships as the centerpiece of London's bid to host the games; however the games were awarded to Helsinki, Finland, instead.


2005 World Marathon Cup

The 2005 World Marathon Cup was the 11th edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Helsinki, Finland, inside of the 2005 World Championships.

Ginnie Crawford

She first competed in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2005, and reached the final of the sprint hurdles competition at the 2007 and 2009 editions, finishing fifth and sixth respectively.

Karl Jennings

He was a member of the Canadian 2003 Pan American Athletics team in Santo Domingo, Domican Republic and the Canadian 2005 World Championship team in Helsinki, Finland.

Korinna Fink

She finished sixth in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Claudia Marx, Claudia Hoffman and Ulrike Urbansky and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Hoffmann, Anja Pollmächer and Marx.

Monika Merl

She finished fifth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the finals.

Ronny Nilsen

He took part in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, 2005 World Championships in Helsinki and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, but failed to get past the qualification rounds.

Sanjay Ayre

Together with Brandon Simpson, Lansford Spence and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.

Yevgeniy Meleshenko

He also competed at the World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004 and the 2008 without reaching the final.


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