The fastest 800 m athletes of 2005
Mulaudzi wins in Oslo
A close finish in a close season

The 2005 800 m season was a very unpredictable one. Mulaudzi and Borzakovskiy (last season winners of Olympic silver and gold respectively) were among the best. At the Bislett games in Oslo the South-African narrowly beat the Russian. It was Borzakovskiy however who went on to take silver at the World Championships.

(from left to right: Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA), Gary Reed (CAN), Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS), Khadevis Robinson (USA), Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN), Youssef Saad Kamel (BRN) )

#AthleteNat TimeDateVenue
1 Wilfred BungeiKEN1.43.7028-08-2005Rieti
2 Youssef Saad KamelBRN1.43.9631-08-2005Rovereto A
3 Mbulaeni MulaudziRSA1.44.0825-07-2005Helsinki
4 Yuriy BorzakovskiyRUS1.44.1829-07-2005Oslo r1
5 Antonio ReinaESP1.44.1828-08-2005Rieti
6 Amine LaalouMAR1.44.2204-06-2005Sevilla
7 Rashid RamziBRN1.44.2414-08-2005Helsinki
8 Majid Saeed SultanQAT1.44.2704-09-2005Incheon
9 Gary ReedCAN1.44.3312-08-2005Helsinki s3
10 Bilal Mansoor AliBRN1.44.3417-06-2005Conegliano
11 Mohammed Al SalhiKSA1.44.3903-07-2005Lapinlahti
12 Alfred Kirwa YegoKEN1.44.4529-07-2005Oslo r1
13 Mouhcine ChehibiMAR1.44.4619-08-2005Zürich B
14 William YiampoyKEN1.44.5112-08-2005Helsinki s1
15 Khadevis RobinsonUSA1.44.6219-08-2005Zürich B
16 James McIlroyGBR1.44.6528-08-2005Rieti
17 René HermsGER1.44.7109-07-2005Cuxhaven
18 Abdulrahman SulaimanQAT1.44.7304-09-2005Incheon
19 Mehdi BaalaFRA1.44.7412-06-2005Villeneuve d'Ascq
20 Dmitrijs MilkevicsLAT1.44.7411-06-2005Sacramento
21 Sadjad MoradiIRI1.44.7404-09-2005Incheon
22 Djabir Saïd-GuerniALG1.44.8012-08-2005Helsinki s1
23 Jonathan JohnsonUSA1.44.8615-05-2005Manhattan
24 John LiteiKEN1.44.8612-06-2005Villeneuve d'Ascq
25 Kevin HicksUSA1.44.9411-06-2005Sacramento
26 David KrummenackerUSA1.45.0419-08-2005Zürich B
27 Eugenio BarriosESP1.45.1904-06-2005Sevilla
28 André BucherSUI1.45.2029-07-2005Oslo r1
29 Cosmas RonoKEN1.45.2423-07-2005Heusden-Zolder B
30 Nicolas AïssatFRA1.45.2523-06-2005Strasbourg
31 Samuel MweraTAN1.45.2815-05-2005Rio de Janeiro
32 Dimitriy BogdanovRUS1.45.3014-06-2005Athene
33 Ismail Ahmed IsmailSUD1.45.3216-07-2005Madrid r2
34 Osmar dos SantosBRA1.45.3603-06-2005Torino
35 Florent LacasseFRA1.45.3701-06-2005Nantes
36 Pawel CzapiewskiPOL1.45.3925-07-2005Helsinki
37 Fabiano PeçanhaBRA1.45.4022-05-2005Belém
38 Sherridan KirkTRI1.45.4311-06-2005Sacramento
39 Manuel OlmedoESP1.45.4804-06-2005Sevilla
40 Suleiman SimotwoKEN1.45.5 m18-06-2005Nairobi
41 Hezekiél SepengRSA1.45.5116-04-2005Durban
42 Alex KipchirchirKEN1.45.5429-07-2005Oslo r2
43 Joseph MutuaKEN1.45.5816-07-2005Madrid r2
44 Werner BothaRSA1.45.6218-03-2005Pretoria
45 Achraf TadiliCAN1.45.6522-05-2005Belém
46 Antoine MartiakFRA1.45.6701-06-2005Nantes
47 Justus KoechKEN1.45.7316-07-2005Madrid r2
48 Miguel QuesadaESP1.45.7904-06-2005Sevilla
49 Jeremy MimsUSA1.45.8611-06-2005Sacramento
50 William ChirchirKEN1.45.8807-05-2005Nairobi A
51 Yassine BensghirMAR1.45.8918-06-2005Rabat
52 Gilbert KipchogeKEN1.45.9 m14-05-2005Nairobi
53 Jebreh HarrisUSA1.46.0307-05-2005Modesto
54 Åldne DåhlinNOR1.46.0529-07-2005Oslo r1
55 Andrea LongoITA1.46.0531-08-2005Rovereto A
56 Oabona Baloyi (Onalenna)BOT1.46.0616-07-2005Covilhã
57 Michael TooKEN1.46.0607-05-2005Nairobi B
58 Kamel BoulahfaneALG1.46.0718-06-2005Rabat
59 Derrick PetersonUSA1.46.0917-07-2005Lignano
60 Johan CronjeRSA1.46.1303-07-2005Lapinlahti
61 Maurizio BobbatoITA1.46.1508-07-2005Roma
62 Willy RotichKEN1.46.1521-07-2005Lappeenranta
63 Ivan HeshkoUKR1.46.1903-07-2005Kiev
64 Christian ObristITA1.46.1922-07-2005Pergine Valsugana
65 Jason StewartNZL1.46.1923-07-2005Heusden-Zolder A
66 Edwin LettingKEN1.46.2020-05-2005Nijmegen
67 Andrew EllertonCAN1.46.2511-06-2005Sacramento
68 Moise JosephHAI1.46.2523-07-2005Heusden-Zolder B
69 Arnoud OkkenNED1.46.27i29-01-2005Stuttgart B1
70 Grzegorz KrzosekPOL1.46.2805-06-2005Bydgoszcz
71 Elkana AngwenyiKEN1.46.3 m19-03-2005Kakamega
72 Linus NdiwaKEN1.46.3 m18-06-2005Nairobi
73 Joel WilliamsUSA1.46.43o05-03-2005Ames
74 Glody DubeBOT1.46.4909-07-2005Cuxhaven
75 Benson EshoKEN1.46.5317-06-2005Conegliano
76 Michael RotichKEN1.46.5507-05-2005Nairobi A
77 Anter ZerguelaineALG1.46.5618-06-2005Rabat
78 Christian NeunhäusererITA1.46.5922-07-2005Pergine Valsugana
79 Michael ChepkongaKEN1.46.6 m14-05-2005Nairobi
80 Tom OmeyBEL1.46.6022-06-2005Arnhem
81 Yeimer LópezCUB1.46.6118-03-2005La Habana
82 Livio SciandraITA1.46.6317-06-2005Conegliano
83 Kléberson DavideBRA1.46.6522-05-2005Belém
84 Richard SmithUSA1.46.6504-06-2005Eugene
85 Mohammad Al-AzemiKUW1.46.6704-09-2005Incheon
86 Ghamanda RamIND1.46.6709-11-2005Hyderabad
87 Juha KukkamoFIN1.46.6825-07-2005Helsinki
88 Samuel BurleyUSA1.46.7030-05-2005Palo Alto
89 Courtney JaworskiUSA1.46.7011-06-2005Sacramento
90 Diego GomesBRA1.46.7515-05-2005Rio de Janeiro
91 Nabil MadiALG1.46.7518-06-2005Rabat
92 Isaac SangKEN1.46.7506-09-2005Tomblaine
93 Peter EtootKEN1.46.8011-06-2005Sacramento
94 Ismael KombichKEN1.46.8313-07-2005Nuoro
95 Jackson LangatKEN1.46.8402-04-2005Arlington
96 Abdoulaye WagneSEN1.46.8506-09-2005Tomblaine
97 Benjamin KipkuruiKEN1.46.8607-05-2005Kingston
98 Salem Al BadriQAT1.46.8717-07-2005Lignano
99 Isaiah NkunaRSA1.46.8918-03-2005Pretoria
100 Walid MelianiALG1.46.9118-06-2005Rabat
101 Johan PretoriusRSA1.46.9318-03-2005Pretoria
102 Michal SnebergerCZE1.46.9403-07-2005Kladno
103 Juan de Dios JuradoESP1.46.9516-07-2005Madrid r2
104 Ramil AritkulovRUS1.46.9730-05-2005Kalamáta
105 Jimmy LombaFRA1.46.9723-06-2005Strasbourg
106 Charles JantjiesRSA1.46.9804-02-2005Potchefstroom
107 Tim ClerboutBEL1.47.0502-07-2005Oordegem
108 Paul KorirKEN1.47.0507-05-2005Nairobi B
109 Jaroslav RuzaCZE1.47.0503-07-2005Kladno
110 Charlie GruberUSA1.47.0617-07-2005Lignano
111 Rashid MohamedBRN1.47.0627-05-2005Dessau
112 Bernard LagatKEN1.47.0707-05-2005Kingston
113 Andrew BaddeleyGBR1.47.0906-08-2005London
114 Adnan Taees AkkarIRQ1.47.0904-09-2005Incheon
115 Moses BarmasaiKEN1.47.1 m14-05-2005Nairobi
116 Philemon KimutaiKEN1.47.1031-08-2005Rovereto B
117 Geoffrey RonoKEN1.47.1004-09-2005Radès
118 Jon RankinUSA1.47.1117-04-2005Walnut
119 Kevin HautcoeurFRA1.47.1323-06-2005Strasbourg
120 Alan WebbUSA1.47.1316-08-2005Malmö
121 Mohamed MoroITA1.47.1417-06-2005Conegliano
122 Miroslaw FormelaPOL1.47.1505-06-2005Bydgoszcz
123 Timothy DunneUSA1.47.1604-06-2005Nashville
124 Christian SmithUSA1.47.1917-04-2005Walnut
125 Mounir YemmouniFRA1.47.2006-09-2005Tomblaine
126 Fadil BellaaboussFRA1.47.2123-06-2005Strasbourg
127 Joeri JansenBEL1.47.2209-06-2005Ostrava
128 Jamel AhrassFRA1.47.2629-05-2005Forbach
129 Zach GlavashUSA1.47.2816-04-2005Knoxville
130 Rickard PellSWE1.47.2927-05-2005Dessau
131 Elliot BlountUSA1.47.3017-04-2005Walnut
132 Maurys Surel CastilloCUB1.47.3030-04-2005Fort-de-France
133 Dedan MainaKEN1.47.3 m28-05-2005Nairobi
134 Nahashon RutoKEN1.47.3030-05-2005Kalamáta
135 Ryan BrownUSA1.47.3115-05-2005Westwood
136 Rizak DirsheSWE1.47.3401-06-2005Milano r2
137 Davidson GillUSA1.47.3517-07-2005Winnipeg
138 James HatchUSA1.47.3515-05-2005Nashville
139 Berhanu AlemuETH1.47.3711-08-2005Helsinki h1
140 Paul CrossUSA1.47.3815-05-2005Nashville
141 Lee Jae-HoonKOR1.47.3830-07-2005Ninove
142 Reda Aït DouidaMAR1.47.4 m08-05-2005Marrakech
143 Bernard KisiluKEN1.47.4 m18-06-2005Nairobi
144 Mohamed MoustaouiMAR1.47.4218-06-2005Rabat
145 Aaron NasersUSA1.47.4315-05-2005Manhattan
146 Aldwyn SappletonJAM1.47.43o12-02-2005Ames
147 Victor KibetKEN1.47.4407-05-2005Nairobi B
148 Stephan FroschGER1.47.4509-07-2005Cuxhaven
149 Gareth HyettNZL1.47.4509-07-2005Cuxhaven
150 Will FittsUSA1.47.4715-05-2005Manhattan
151 Neville MillerUSA1.47.4804-06-2005Nashville
152 Selahattin ÇobanogluTUR1.47.4920-08-2005Izmir
153 Shaun SmithJAM1.47.49o05-03-2005Ames
154 Maksim AdamovichRUS1.47.5020-08-2005Izmir
155 Erkinjon IsakovUZB1.47.5016-07-2005Moskva
156 Nathan BrannenCAN1.47.51o05-03-2005South Bend
157 Andrey OsipovRUS1.47.5116-07-2005Moskva
158 Prince MumbaZAM1.47.5428-05-2005Norman
159 Bonolo MaboaRSA1.47.5718-03-2005Pretoria
160 Soufiane ZahafiMAR1.47.5702-07-2005Oordegem
161 Wolfram MüllerGER1.47.58i04-02-2005Erfurt
162 José Manuel CortésESP1.47.5920-08-2005Izmir
163 Ehsan MohajershojaeiIRI1.47.5921-06-2005Singapore
164 Lukas RifesserITA1.47.5931-08-2005Rovereto B
165 Adil Hadj HamouFRA1.47.6229-05-2005Forbach
166 Moritz HöftGER1.47.6509-07-2005Cuxhaven
167 Mike IngeUSA1.47.6627-05-2005Bloomington
168 Tom VanchazeBEL1.47.6727-05-2005Dessau
169 Sam EllisGBR1.47.6922-05-2005Loughborough
170 Pavlos FarrouggiasGRE1.47.6914-06-2005Athene
171 Jimmy WatkinsGBR1.47.7 m11-09-2005London B
172 Vitaliy VoloshynUKR1.47.7103-07-2005Kiev
173 Chris LukezicUSA1.47.7517-04-2005Walnut
174 Gerrit WoestRSA1.47.7618-03-2005Pretoria
175 Elkana KosgeiKEN1.47.7804-06-2005Nashville
176 Marcus MayesUSA1.47.7815-05-2005Manhattan
177 Nick BromleyAUS1.47.7907-05-2005Modesto
178 Mohammed BattaniMAR1.47.8215-07-2005Angers
179 Yared ShegumoPOL1.47.8331-07-2005Poznan
180 Jeffrey FisherUSA1.47.84o05-03-2005Ames
181 Duane SolomonUSA1.47.8426-03-2005Stanford r2
182 Samir KheddarALG1.47.8604-09-2005Radès
183 Raphael Asafo-AgyeiGHA1.47.8815-05-2005Westwood
184 Stefan EberhardtGER1.47.8809-07-2005Cuxhaven
185 Abdesslam KenoucheFRA1.47.9007-06-2005Noisy-le-Grand
186 Erik SprollCAN1.47.9015-05-2005Manhattan
187 Nicholas WachiraKEN1.47.90i24-02-2005Madrid r1
188 Youssef BabaMAR1.47.9104-06-2005Meknès
189 Ali YiampoyKEN1.47.9101-06-2005Milano r1
190 Maurizio AngiusITA1.47.9317-06-2005Conegliano
191 Kevin ElliottUSA1.47.9309-07-2005Bloomington
192 Davide RodiaITA1.47.9317-06-2005Conegliano
193 Thomas MatthijsBEL1.47.9420-05-2005Nijmegen
194 Rui SilvaPOR1.47.9424-07-2005Lisboa
195 Mattias ClaessonSWE1.47.9516-08-2005Malmö
196 Pavlo PikovetsUKR1.47.9503-07-2005Kiev
197 Andreas FreimannGER1.47.9610-06-2005Kassel
198 Jacob HernandezUSA1.47.9614-05-2005Houston
199 Tim RoggeBEL1.47.9610-07-2005Bruxelles
200 Li XiangyuCHI1.47.9719-08-2005Izmir s2
201 Shaun AbrahamsRSA1.47.9805-03-2005Oudtshoorn
202 Massimo de MeoITA1.47.9916-07-2005Formia