Biathlon World Championships 2005
40th edition of the Biathlon World Championships
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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.
| Host city | Hochfilzen |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Events | 8 |
| Opening | 4 March 2005 |
| Closing | 13 March 2005 |
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) |