The 2005 World Women's Handball Championship, the 17th team handball world championship for women, was played in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 5 and 18 December 2005. Russia won their second title.
Qualification
Preliminary round
All times are local UTC+3.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
Group I
Group II
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
Seventh-place game
Fifth-place game
Bronze medal game
Final
Final rankings
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers
Source: IHF
All star team
Goalkeeper: Left wing: Left back: Centre back: Right back: Right wing: Pivot: Source: IHF
Medalists
References
External links
XVII Women's World Championship Russia 2005 – At the official International Handball Federation website