event for the championships, with 705 athletes subjected to a total 884 of tests. There were two athletes who failed drugs tests: Indian discus thrower Neelam Jaswant Singh tested positive for the stimulant pemoline, and Vladyslav Piskunov, a Ukrainian hammer thrower, tested positive for the steroid drostanolone. Singh received a two-year ineligibility ban, while Piskunov received a life ban from athletics as this was his second offence. In March 2013, the IAAF announced that re-testing of samples taken during these championships revealed that five medal winners had proved positive for banned substances. The athletes involved were Belarusian Nadzeya Ostapchuk (shot put gold), Belarusian Ivan Tsikhan (hammer throw gold), Russian Olga Kuzenkova (hammer throw gold), Russian Tatyana Kotova (long jump silver) and Belarus's Vadim Devyatovskiy (men's hammer silver). Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich (shot put 6th) had also tested positive and was disqualified. Men's results Track 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 Women's results Track 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 Exhibition events Paralympic exhibition events at the World Championships: Medal table Commemorative coin To commemorate the 2005 World Championships in Athletics the Finnish government issued a high-value commemorative euro coin, the €20 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics commemorative coin, minted in 2005. The obverse of the coin features Helsinki Olympic Stadium and above the stadium random waves express the feeling of the games. See also 2005 in athletics (track and field) References External links Results from the IAAF web site World Athletics Championships International sports competitions in Helsinki World Championships In Athletics, 2005 World Championships International athletics competitions hosted by Finland 2000s in Helsinki August 2005 sports events in Europe Athletics in Helsinki