2005 in the sport of athletics

This page shows the main events during the 2005 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.

World

 * World Championships
 * World Athletics Final
 * World Cross Country Championships
 * World Half Marathon Championships
 * World Youth Championships
 * World Student Games
 * Golden League

Regional

 * African Junior Championships
 * Bolivarian Games
 * Central American and Caribbean Championships
 * South American Championships
 * Jeux de la Francophonie
 * European Indoor Championships
 * European U23 Championships
 * European Junior Championships
 * European Cup
 * European Cross Country Championships
 * European Mountain Running Championships
 * European Race Walking Cup
 * Balkan Games
 * Mediterranean Games
 * Asian Championships
 * Asian Indoor Games
 * Central Asian Games
 * East Asian Games
 * Islamic Solidarity Games
 * Southeast Asian Games
 * West Asian Games

National

 * 2005 Chinese National Games

Best Year Performances

 * Saint Silvester Marathon

Deaths

 * May 27 &mdash; Piotr Gładki (33), Polish long-distance runner (b. 1972)