# Biathlon World Championships 2005

The 40th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2005 for the third time in Hochfilzen, Austria from 4 to 13 March. Approximately 80,000 spectators went to see the competitions. The mixed relay, contested for the first time in the World Championships, was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 5 March | 10:00 | Men's 10 km sprint |
| 5 March | 14:00 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 6 March | 10:00 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| 6 March | 13:00 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 8 March | 14:15 | Women's 15 km individual |
| 9 March | 14:15 | Men's 20 km individual |
| 11 March | 14:15 | Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
| 12 March | 14:45 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| 13 March | 10:45 | Women's 12.5 km mass start |
| 13 March | 12:45 | Men's 15 km mass start |
| 20 March | 13:00 | Mixed 4 × 6 km relay |

## Medal winners
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 10 km sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 24:37.5 (1+0) | Sven Fischer Germany | 24:48.0 (1+0) | Ilmārs Bricis Latvia | 25:01.5 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 36:41.4 (0+1+1+1) | Sergei Tchepikov Russia | 37:20.6 (0+0+0+0) | Sven Fischer Germany | 37:32.1 (2+0+1+0) |
| 20 km individual | Roman Dostál Czech Republic | 1:00:24.5 (0+0+0+1) | Michael Greis Germany | 1:00:33.9 (0+0+0+0) | Ricco Groß Germany | 1:00:51.4 (1+0+0+1) |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay | NorwayHalvard Hanevold Stian Eckhoff Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 1:21:59.2 (0+2) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) | RussiaSergei Rozhkov Nikolay Kruglov, Jr. Pavel Rostovtsev Sergei Tchepikov | 1:22:25.2 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) | AustriaDaniel Mesotitsch Friedrich Pinter Wolfgang Rottmann Christoph Sumann | 1:22:42.5 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) |
| 15 km mass start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 40:51.9 (1+0+2+0) | Sven Fischer Germany | 41:03.8 (0+1+1+1) | Raphaël Poirée France | 41:12.5 (0+0+1+1) |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 7.5 km sprint | Uschi Disl Germany | 21:58.6 (0+0) | Olga Zaitseva Russia | 22:02.1 (0+0) | Olena Zubrilova Belarus | 22:25.2 (0+0) |
| 10 km pursuit | Uschi Disl Germany | 33:32.5 (1+0+2+1) | Liu Xianying China | 33:50.4 (0+1+1+2) | Olga Zaitseva Russia | 34:13.1 (0+1+1+2) |
| 15 km individual | Andrea Henkel Germany | 52:37.5 (0+1+0+0) | Sun Riboun China | 53:07.7 (0+1+0+1) | Linda Tjørhom Norway | 53:11.8 (1+0+0+0) |
| 4 × 6 km relay | RussiaOlga Pyleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Olga Zaitseva | 1:13:44.4 (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) | GermanyUschi Disl Katrin Apel Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm | 1:14:25.8 (0+3) (1+3) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) | BelarusEkaterina Ivanova Olga Nazarova Lyudmila Ananko Olena Zubrylava | 1:14:37.6 (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) |
| 12.5 km mass start | Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen Norway | 41:40.3 (0+1+0+3) | Anna Carin Olofsson Sweden | 41:44.0 (0+1+1+1) | Olga Pyleva Russia | 41:48.7 (1+1+1+0) |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 6 km W+M relay | RussiaOlga Pyleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Ivan Cherezov Nikolay Kruglov, Jr. | 1:13:24.1 (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) | RussiaAnna Bogaliy-Titovets Olga Zaitseva Sergey Tchepikov Sergey Rozhkov | 1:13:31.4 (0+0) (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+3) | GermanyUschi Disl Kati Wilhelm Michael Greis Ricco Groß | 1:13:58.3 (1+3) (0+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) |

## Medal summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |