The 2005 Golden League was the eighth edition of the IAAF's annual series of six athletics meets, held across Europe, with athletes having the chance to win the Golden League Jackpot of $1 million.
| Meeting | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting Gaz de France | Paris, France | 1 July | |
| Golden Gala | Rome, Italy | 8 July | |
| Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 29 July | |
| Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | 19 August | |
| Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August | |
| Internationales Stadionfest | Berlin, Germany | 4 September |
| Jackpot events | |||||||
| Men | 100 m | 800 m | 1500 m / 1 mile | 110 m hurdles | High jump | Javelin throw | |
| Women | 100 m | 800 m | 3000 m / 5000 m | 400 m hurdles | Triple jump |
| Event | Meeting Gaz de France Paris | Golden Gala Rome | Bislett Games Oslo | Weltklasse Zürich | Memorial van Damme Brussels | ISTAF Berlin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.04 | 9.96 | 10.02 | 10.14 | 9.99 | 10.01 | |
| 200 m | - | - | - | - | - | 20.33 | |
| 400 m | 44.69 | 45.02 | 44.81 | 44.67 | 44.70 | - | |
| 800 m | 1:45.98 | 1:44.62 | 1:44.15 | 1:44.32 | 1:44.54 | 1:44.26 | |
| 1500 m / 1 mile | 3:30.01 | 3:30.00 | - | 3:30.49 | 3:31.13 | 3:29.72 | |
| - | - | 3:47.97 | - | - | - | ||
| 3000 m | - | - | - | 7:32.59 | - | - | |
| 5000 m | 12:40.18 | 12:52.29 | 13:07.74 | - | 12:50.22 | - | |
| 10000 m | - | - | - | - | 26:17.53 WR | - | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:09.14 | 7:56.34 | - | 8:02.69 | 7:55.51 | - | |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.02 | 13.11 | 13.00 | 13.03 | 13.16 | 13.20 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.05 | 48.41 | - | 48.14 | - | - | |
| Long jump | - | 8.39 | - | - | - | - | |
| High jump | 2.32 | 2.38 | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.32 | |
| Pole vault | 5.80 | 5.81 | - | 5.70 | - | 5.93 | |
| Discus throw | - | - | - | 68.00 | - | - | |
| Shot put | - | - | - | - | - | 21.10 | |
| Javelin throw | 85.95 | 85.50 | 90.54 | 88.71 | 86.88 | 89.32 |
| Event | Meeting Gaz de France Paris | Golden Gala Rome | Bislett Games Oslo | Weltklasse Zürich | Memorial van Damme Brussels | ISTAF Berlin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.03 | 11.03 | 11.06 | 10.85 | 10.97 | 11.01 | |
| 200 m | - | - | - | - | 22.94 | - | |
| 400 m | 49.69 | 49.82 | - | 48.92 | - | - | |
| 800 m | 1:57.52 | 1:58.41 | 1:56.91 | 1:59.16 | 2:00.66 | 1:59.25 | |
| 1500 m | 4:01.85 | 4:04.95 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3000 m / 5000 m | 8:31.27 | - | 8:28.87 | 8:29.45 | - | - | |
| - | 14:32.57 | - | - | 14:28.98 | 14:47.56 | ||
| 100 m hurdles | 12.60 | 12.57 | - | 12.55 | - | 12.63 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.85 | 53.68 | 53.93 | 53.30 | 53.61 | 54.17 | |
| Long jump | - | - | - | - | 6.87 | - | |
| Triple jump | 15.11 | 15.03 | 14.89 | 14.94 | 14.94 | 14.85 | |
| High jump | - | - | 1.93 | - | - | - | |
| Pole vault | - | - | - | - | 4.93 | - | |
| Discus throw | - | - | - | - | - | 64.20 | |
| Shot put | - | - | - | - | - | 19.19 |