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.
Preliminary round
All times are local UTC+3.Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ==Main round==
Main round
Group I ---- ---- Group II ---- ---- ==Final round==
Final round
BracketSemifinals ---- Seventh-place gameFifth-place gameBronze medal gameFinal ==Final rankings==
Statistics
Top goalscorers Source: IHF Top goalkeepers Source: IHF ==All star team==
All star team
• Goalkeeper: • Left wing: • Left back: • Centre back: • Right back: • Right wing: • Pivot: Source: IHF ==Medalists==