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.
Men
Sprint 10 km
Date: 5 March 2005
Pursuit 12.5 km
Date: 6 March 2005
Non-starters were Daniel Mesotitsch, AUT and Andreas Birnbacher, GER.
Mass start 15 km
Date: 13 March 2005
Individual 20 km
Date: 9 March 2005
Relay 4 x 7.5 km
Date: 12 March 2005
Women
Sprint 7.5 km
Date: 5 March 2005
Pursuit 10 km
Date: 6 March 2005
Mass Start 12.5 km
Date: 13 March 2005
Individual 15 km
Date: 8 March 2005
Relay 4 x 6 km
Date: 11 March 2005
In total, 19 countries presented teams for the start.
Mixed
4×6 km Relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
| Olga Pyleva Svetlana Ishmuratova Ivan Cherezov Nikolay Kruglov, Jr. | 1 | ||||
| Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Olga Zaitseva Sergey Tchepikov Sergey Rozhkov | 2 | ||||
| Uschi Disl Kati Wilhelm Michael Greis Ricco Gross | 1 |