| 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
| Host City: | Madrid, Spain |
| Dates: | 4 – 6 March |
| Stadium: | Palacio de Deportes |
| Nations Participating: | 41 |
| Athletes Participating: | 563 |
| Events: | 28 |
| Previous: | 2002 Vienna |
| Next: | 2007 Birmingham |
The 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid, 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 outdoor European Athletics Championships and also recently moved IAAF World Indoor Championships. To accommodate this change, there was a two-year gap since the previous edition. It also marked the last time that the 200 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.
| 60 m | 7.16 | 7.18 | 7.25 | ||||
| 200 m | 22.91 (NR) | 22.94 | 23.42 | ||||
| 400 m | 50.41 | 50.55 | 52.05 | ||||
| 800 m | 1:59.97 | 2:00.52 | 2:01.62 | ||||
| 1500 m | 4:03.09 | 4:05.88 | 4:07.20 | ||||
| 3000 m | 8:43.76 | 8:47.74 (*) | 8:47.76 | ||||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.80 | 7.99 | 8.00 | ||||
| 4 × 400 m | Tatyana Levina Yuliya Pechonkina Irina Rosikhina Svetlana Pospelova | 3:28.00 (CR) | Anna Pacholak Monika Bejnar Marta Chrust-Rożej Małgorzata Pskit | 3:29.37 | Melanie Purkiss Donna Fraser Catherine Murphy Lee McConnell | 3:29.81 | |
| High jump | 2.01 m | 1.99 m | 1.97 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.90 m (WR) | 4.75 m | 4.70 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.70 m | 6.64 m | 6.59 m 6.53 (**) | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.74 m | 14.54 m | 14.45 m | ||||
| Shot put | 19.37 m | 18.96 m | 18.83 m | ||||
| Pentathlon | 4948 pts | 4733 pts | 4667 pts |
