2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
# 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The final was held on August 8.

## Medalists

| Gold | Lauryn Williams United States (USA) |
| - | - |
| Silver | Veronica Campbell Jamaica (JAM) |
| Bronze | Christine Arron France (FRA) |

## Records

| World Record | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | 10.49 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship Record | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.70 | Seville, Spain | 22 August 1999 |

## Results

### Heats

7 August 2005 (14:45)

| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.15 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.15 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Yulia Nestsiarenka (BLR) | 11.21 | Q (SB) |
| 4 | 6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | 11.30 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Me'Lisa Barber (USA) | 11.32 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) | 11.33 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | Olga Fedorova (RUS) | 11.36 | Q |
| 7 | 8 | Kim Gevaert (BEL) | 11.36 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | Lauryn Williams (USA) | 11.38 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Zhanna Block (UKR) | 11.39 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Maria Karastamati (GRE) | 11.40 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Muna Lee (USA) | 11.40 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura (BRA) | 11.40 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | Endurance Ojokolo (NGR) | 11.40 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Mariya Bolikova (RUS) | 11.41 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Manuela Levorato (ITA) | 11.46 | Q |
| 17 | 6 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TRI) | 11.48 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | Larisa Kruglova (RUS) | 11.50 | Q |
| 18 | 5 | Vida Anim (GHA) | 11.50 | Q |
| 20 | 7 | Aleen Bailey (JAM) | 11.52 | Q |
| 21 | 5 | Sylviane Félix (FRA) | 11.54 | q |
| 22 | 2 | Tahesia Harrigan (IVB) | 11.55 | q |
| 22 | 4 | Heidi Hannula (FIN) | 11.55 | q |
| 24 | 1 | Sylvie Mballa Éloundou (CMR) | 11.59 | Q |
| 24 | 3 | Delphine Atangana (CMR) | 11.59 | q |
| 26 | 7 | Geraldine Pillay (RSA) | 11.60 | Q |
| 27 | 1 | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 11.61 | q |
| 27 | 8 | Oluwatoyin Olupona (CAN) | 11.61 | Q |
| 29 | 6 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette (ISV) | 11.63 | Q |
| 30 | 7 | Affoué Amandine Allou (CIV) | 11.65 | Q |
| 31 | 4 | Alenka Bikar (SLO) | 11.68 | q |
| 32 | 7 | Emma Ania (GBR) | 11.69 | q |
| 33 | 8 | Melisa Murillo (COL) | 11.71 | |
| 34 | 5 | Deysie Natalia Sumigar (INA) | 11.88 | |
| 35 | 2 | Yah Soucko Koïta (MLI) | 12.06 | |
| 36 | 3 | Gloria Diogo (STP) | 12.09 | |
| 37 | 3 | Basma Al-Eshosh (JOR) | 12.37 | (SB) |
| 38 | 8 | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 12.59 | |
| 39 | 1 | Diane Borg (MLT) | 12.61 | |
| 40 | 3 | Ngerak Florencio (PLW) | 12.64 | (NR) |
| 41 | 5 | Desiree Craggette (GUM) | 12.80 | (NR) |
| 42 | 7 | Curlee Gumbs (AIA) | 12.87 | |
| 43 | 7 | Valentina Nazarova (TKM) | 12.87 | (SB) |
| 44 | 8 | Olga Gerasimova (TJK) | 12.95 | (PB) |
| 45 | 7 | Montserrat Pujol (AND) | 13.01 | |
| 46 | 6 | Im Wa Cheong (MAC) | 13.04 | (SB) |
| 47 | 8 | Rosa Mystique Jone (NRU) | 13.16 | |
| 48 | 5 | Marie-Victoire Mboh (CAF) | 13.25 | (PB) |
| 49 | 2 | Pauline Kwalea (SOL) | 13.43 | (PB) |
| 50 | 1 | Dolores Dogba (PYF) | 13.44 | |
| 51 | 2 | Tit Linda Sou (CAM) | 13.45 | (PB) |
| 52 | 6 | Evangeleen Ikelap (FSM) | 13.51 | (SB) |
| 53 | 7 | Christina Maltape (VAN) | 13.65 | (SB) |
| 54 | 4 | Kaitinano Mwemweata (KIR) | 13.80 | (SB) |
| 55 | 4 | Severina Chilala (ANG) | 14.21 | (PB) |
| - | 1 | Takilang Kabua (MHL) | DNS | |
| - | 6 | Shu-Chuan Chuang (TPE) | DNS | |

### Quarterfinals

7 August 2005 (18:40)

| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.03 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.10 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) | 11.12 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Me'Lisa Barber (USA) | 11.15 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | 11.17 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Yulia Nestsiarenka (BLR) | 11.18 | Q (SB) |
| 7 | 1 | Lauryn Williams (USA) | 11.22 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Muna Lee (USA) | 11.22 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Kim Gevaert (BEL) | 11.25 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Zhanna Block (UKR) | 11.27 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Mariya Bolikova (RUS) | 11.27 | q |
| 12 | 4 | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura (BRA) | 11.28 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Aleen Bailey (JAM) | 11.29 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Maria Karastamati (GRE) | 11.29 | q |
| 15 | 4 | Endurance Ojokolo (NGR) | 11.33 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Olga Fedorova (RUS) | 11.37 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | Vida Anim (GHA) | 11.41 | (SB) |
| 18 | 4 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TRI) | 11.42 | |
| 19 | 2 | Tahesia Harrigan (IVB) | 11.47 | |
| 20 | 1 | Geraldine Pillay (RSA) | 11.48 | |
| 21 | 3 | Sylviane Félix (FRA) | 11.51 | |
| 21 | 4 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette (ISV) | 11.51 | |
| 23 | 1 | Heidi Hannula (FIN) | 11.52 | |
| 23 | 4 | Delphine Atangana (CMR) | 11.52 | |
| 25 | 1 | Manuela Levorato (ITA) | 11.54 | |
| 26 | 1 | Sylvie Mballa Éloundou (CMR) | 11.55 | |
| 27 | 2 | Larisa Kruglova (RUS) | 11.56 | |
| 28 | 1 | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 11.57 | |
| 28 | 2 | Affoué Amandine Allou (CIV) | 11.57 | |
| 28 | 2 | Emma Ania (GBR) | 11.57 | |
| 28 | 3 | Oluwatoyin Olupona (CAN) | 11.57 | |
| 32 | 3 | Alenka Bikar (SLO) | 11.69 | |

### Semifinals

8 August 2005 (18:50)

| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Christine Arron (FRA) | 10.96 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Veronica Campbell (JAM) | 11.00 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Lauryn Williams (USA) | 11.03 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Me'Lisa Barber (USA) | 11.08 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.09 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Muna Lee (USA) | 11.10 | Q (SB) |
| 7 | 2 | Yulia Nestsiarenka (BLR) | 11.10 | Q (SB) |
| 8 | 2 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) | 11.15 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Zhanna Block (UKR) | 11.18 | (SB) |
| 10 | 2 | Maria Karastamati (GRE) | 11.20 | |
| 11 | 1 | Aleen Bailey (JAM) | 11.23 | |
| 12 | 2 | Lucimar de Moura (BRA) | 11.27 | |
| 13 | 1 | Olga Fedorova (RUS) | 11.27 | |
| 14 | 1 | Kim Gevaert (BEL) | 11.30 | |
| 15 | 2 | Mariya Bolikova (RUS) | 11.31 | |
| 16 | 1 | Endurance Ojokolo (NGR) | 11.60 | |

### Final

8 August 2005 (21:35)

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Lauryn Williams (USA) | 10.93 | |
| | Veronica Campbell (JAM) | 10.95 | SB |
| | Christine Arron (FRA) | 10.98 | |
| 4 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.09 | |
| 5 | Me'Lisa Barber (USA) | 11.09 | |
| 6 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) | 11.09 | |
| 7 | Muna Lee (USA) | 11.09 | SB |
| 8 | Yulia Nestsiarenka (BLR) | 11.13 | |
