2005 in Sports - Athletics

Athletics

• June 14 – Men's 100 metres – Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium.
• June 19 – European Cup
  • Men's overall standings – Germany
  • Women's overall standings – Russia
• August – World Championships held in Helsinki
• IAAF Golden League – Russian triple jumper Tatyana Lebedeva is the sole winner of the US$ 1 million jackpot divided among all athletes who win their event at each of six designated meets.
• December 13 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport bans American Tim Montgomery for two years in a case stemming from his involvement with the controversial "sports nutrition" center BALCO. Although Montgomery never tested positive for drugs, CAS found the circumstantial evidence against him overwhelming. It also struck all his results since 2001 from the records, including a then world-record time of 9.78.