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.
Contents
20 km individual
Date: 9 March 2005
10 km sprint
Date: 5 March 2005
12.5 km pursuit
Date: 6 March 2005
Non-starters were Daniel Mesotitsch, AUT and Andreas Birnbacher, GER.
15 km mass start
Date: 13 March 2005
4 × 7.5 km relay
Date: 12 March 2005
15 km individual
Date: 8 March 2005
7.5 km sprint
Date: 5 March 2005
10 km pursuit
Date: 6 March 2005
12.5 km mass start
Date: 13 March 2005
4 × 6 km relay
Date: 11 March 2005
In total, 19 countries presented teams for the start.
References
Biathlon World Championships 2005 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA