| Host city | Hochfilzen |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Events | 8 |
| Opening | 4 March 2005 |
| Closing | 13 March 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 |
| 14:00 | Women's 7.5 km sprint | |
| 6 March | 10:00 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| 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 |
| 12:45 | Men's 15 km mass start | |
| 20 March | 13:00 | Mixed 4 × 6 km relay |
Medal winners
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint[1] | 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[2] | 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[3] | 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[4] | Norway
|
1:21:59.2 (0+2) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
Russia
|
1:22:25.2 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) |
 Austria
|
1:22:42.5 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) |
| 15 km mass start[5] | 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 | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint[6] | 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[7] | 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[8] | 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[9] | Russia
|
1:13:44.4 (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) |
Germany
|
1:14:25.8 (0+3) (1+3) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) |
Belarus
|
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[10] | 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 | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 6 km W+M relay[11] | Russia
|
1:13:24.1 (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) |
Russia
|
1:13:31.4 (0+0) (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+3) |
Germany
|
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 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
References
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