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.

Eventual winner Jaouad Gharib attacked just before 30 km mark, getting Italian Olympic champion Stefano Baldini with him. Baldini had cramps few kilometres later and he retired after 35 kilometres.

Abbreviations

 * All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

Finishing times

 * 1) [[Image:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px]] Jaouad Gharib, Morocco 2:10:10
 * 2) [[Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px]] Christopher Isengwe, Tanzania 2:10:21 (PB)
 * 3) [[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|20px]] Tsuyoshi Ogata, Japan 2:11:16 (SB)
 * 4) [[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|20px]] Toshinari Takaoka, Japan 2:11:53
 * 5) [[Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px]] Samson Ramadhani, Tanzania 2:12:08 (SB)
 * 6) [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg|20px]] Alex Malinga, Uganda 2:12:12 (NR)
 * 7) [[Image:Flag of Kenya.svg|20px]] Paul Biwott, Kenya 2:12:39
 * 8) [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px]] Julio Rey, Spain 2:12:51
 * 9) [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] Brian Sell, United States 2:13:27 (SB)
 * 10) [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Brazil 2:13:40 (SB)
 * 11) [[Image:Flag of Kenya.svg|20px]] Robert Cheboror, Kenya 2:14:08 (SB)
 * 12) [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|20px]] Dan Robinson, Great Britain 2:14:26 (SB)
 * 13) Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Gudisa Shentama, Ethiopia 2:15:13
 * 14) [[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|20px]] Wataru Okutani, Japan 2:15:30
 * 15) [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px]] Luc Krotwaar, Netherlands 2:15:47 (SB)
 * 16) [[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|20px]] Rafał Wójcik, Poland 2:16:24
 * 17) [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|20px]] Ottaviano Andriani, Italy 2:16:29
 * 18) [[Image:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px]] Luís Jesus, Portugal 2:16:33 (SB)
 * 19) Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ambesse Tolosa, Ethiopia 2:16:36
 * 20) [[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|20px]] Satoshi Irifune, Japan 2:17:22
 * 21) [[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|20px]] Haile Satayin, Israel 2:17:26 (SB)
 * 22) [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] Clinton Verran, United States 2:17:42 (SB)
 * 23) [[Image:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px]] Abdelkebir Lamachi, Morocco 2:17:53
 * 24) [[Image:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px]] Luís Novo, Portugal 2:18:36 (SB)
 * 25) [[Image:Flag of Eritrea.svg|20px]] Yared Asmerom, Eritrea 2:18:46 (SB)
 * 26) [[Image:Flag of Andorra.svg|20px]] Antoni Bernadó, Andorra 2:19:06
 * 27) [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] Scott Westcott, Australia 2:19:18
 * 28) [[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] Scott Winton, New Zealand 2:19:41
 * 29) [[Image:Flag of Kenya.svg|20px]] Joseph Riri, Kenya 2:19:51
 * 30) [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px]] José Manuel Martínez, Spain 2:20:07
 * 31) Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Hailu Negussie, Ethiopia 2:20:25
 * 32) [[Image:Flag of North Korea.svg|20px]] Ri Kyong-Chol, North Korea 2:20:35
 * 33) [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] André Luiz Ramos, Brazil 2:21:06
 * 34) [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]] Juan Vargas, Mexico 2:21:29
 * 35) [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|20px]] Ruggero Pertile, Italy 2:21:34
 * 36) [[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px]] Abdelhakim Bagy, France 2:21:49 (SB)
 * 37) [[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|20px]] Wodage Zvadya, Israel 2:21:57 (SB)
 * 38) [[Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg|20px]] Nelson Cruz, Cape Verde 2:22:12 (NR)
 * 39) [[Image:Flag of Finland.svg|20px]] Francis Kirwa, Finland 2:22:22
 * 40) [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] Jason Lehmkuhle, United States 2:22:46 (SB)
 * 41) [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] Claudir Rodrigues, Brazil 2:23:11 (SB)
 * 42) [[Image:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg|20px]] Pamenos Ballantyne, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2:23:18 (SB)
 * 43) [[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] Jonathan Wyatt, New Zealand 2:23:19
 * 44) [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|20px]] Huw Lobb, Great Britain 2:23:38
 * 45) [[Image:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px]] Alberto Chaíça, Portugal 2:23:42 (SB)
 * 46) [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|20px]] Grigoriy Andreyev, Russia 2:23:50
 * 47) [[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|20px]] Asaf Bimro, Israel 2:23:58
 * 48) [[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|20px]] Michitaka Hosokawa, Japan 2:24:38
 * 49) [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] Clodoaldo da Silva, Brazil 2:25:02
 * 50) [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px]] Kamal Ziani, Spain 2:25:06
 * 51) [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] Peter Gilmore, United States 2:25:17
 * 52) [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg|20px]] Alfredo Arévalo, Guatemala 2:25:37 (SB)
 * 53) [[Image:Flag of Finland.svg|20px]] Yrjö Pesonen, Finland 2:25:39
 * 54) [[Image:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] Je In-Mo, South Korea 2:26:39
 * 55) [[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px]] Ismaïl Sghyr, France 2:27:07
 * 56) [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|20px]] Oleg Bolkhovets, Russia 2:27:08
 * 57) [[Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg|20px]] Cristian Villavicencio, Nicaragua 2:27:50
 * 58) [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px]] Jeroen van Damme, Netherlands 2:29:22
 * 59) [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] Chad Johnson, United States 2:30:45
 * 60) [[Image:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] Cho Keun-Hyung, South Korea 2:31:59
 * 61) [[Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg|20px]] Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od, Mongolia 2:36:31

Athletes who did not finish

 * [[Image:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Ahmed Jumaa Jaber, Qatar
 * [[Image:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px]] António Sousa, Portugal
 * [[Image:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Aman Majid Awadh, Qatar
 * [[Image:Flag of Algeria.svg|20px]] Saïd Belhout, Algeria
 * [[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px]] David Ramard, France
 * [[Image:Flag of Kenya.svg|20px]] Wilson Onsare, Kenya
 * [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px]] José Ríos, Spain
 * [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|20px]] Stefano Baldini, Italy
 * [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] Vanderlei de Lima, Brazil
 * [[Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg|20px]] Anuradha Cooray, Sri Lanka
 * [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] Collin Khoza, South Africa
 * [[Image:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px]] Khalid El Boumlili, Morocco
 * [[Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg|20px]] Al Mustafa Riyadh, Bahrain
 * [[Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px]] Getuli Bayo, Tanzania
 * [[Image:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px]] Abderrahime Bouramdane, Morocco
 * [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|20px]] Dmitriy Burmakin, Russia
 * Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Gashaw Melese, Ethiopia
 * [[Image:Flag of Lesotho (1987–2006).svg|20px]] Tsotang Simon Maine, Lesotho
 * [[Image:Flag of Finland.svg|20px]] Tuomo Lehtinen, Finland
 * [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|20px]] Migidio Bourifa, Italy
 * [[Image:Flag of Kenya.svg|20px]] Jimmy Muindi, Kenya
 * [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|20px]] Alberico di Cecco, Italy
 * [[Image:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] Kim Yi-Yong, South Korea
 * [[Image:Flag of Finland.svg|20px]] Janne Holmén, Finland
 * [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg|20px]] José Amado García, Guatemala
 * [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] Shadrack Hoff, South Africa
 * [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] Gert Thys, South Africa
 * [[Image:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg|20px]] Zepherinus Joseph, Saint Lucia
 * [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] Hendrick Ramaala, South Africa
 * [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] Makhosonke Fika, South Africa
 * [[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px]] Ahmed Ezzobayry, France
 * [[Image:Flag of Burundi.svg|20px]] Jean-Paul Gahimbaré, Burundi
 * [[Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px]] Zebedayo Bayo, Tanzania

Athletes who did not start

 * [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg|20px]] David Sumukwo, Uganda