| 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 4 – 6 March |
| Host city | Madrid, Spain |
| Venue | Palacio de Deportes |
| Events | 28 |
| Participation | 563 athletes from 41 nations |
The2005European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at thePalacio de Deportes inMadrid, the capital city of Spain, from Friday, 4 March to Sunday, 6 March 2005. This was the first edition to be held in an odd year since switching to the biennial format, so as not to occur in the same as the outdoorEuropean Athletics Championships and also recently movedIAAF World Indoor Championships. To accommodate this change, there was a two-year gap since the previous edition. It also marked the last time that the200 metres were contested at the event.
Russia finished on top of the medal table with 17 medals including 9 gold and a clear lead over Sweden and France. The host nation Spain lost only to Russia on the number of medals but won only one gold and finished fifth overall.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 9 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Romania (ROM) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 85 | |
Albania (2)
Armenia (1) Austria (8) Belarus (11) Belgium (9) Bulgaria (8)
Croatia (6)
Cyprus (3) Czech Republic (16) Denmark (5)
Estonia (10)
Finland (13) France (44)
Georgia (2) Germany (36) Great Britain (44) Greece (24)
Hungary (6)
Iceland (1) Ireland (16)
Israel (2) Italy (21)
Latvia (5)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (3)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (3)
Moldova (2) Netherlands (12) Poland (31) Portugal (13) Romania (18) Russia (64)
Serbia and Montenegro (4)
Slovakia (6)
Slovenia (17) Spain (46) Sweden (20)
Switzerland (6)
Turkey (2) Ukraine (21)