| Event: | Orienteering |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Venue: | Jahnstadion |
| Dates: | 18–19 August 2001 |
| Competitors: | 78 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Previous: | 2001 |
| Next: | 2009 |
The orienteering events at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg was played between 18 and 19 August.[1] 78 orienteers, from 18 nations, participated in the tournament. The orienteering competition took place at Jahnstadion in Bottrop.
| Men's middle distance | ||||
| Women's middle distance | ||||
| Mixed relay | Matthias Merz Lea Müller Daniel Hubmann Simone Niggli-Luder | Sergey Detkov Aliya Sitdikova Maxim Davydov Tatiana Ryabkina | Petr Losman Marta Štěrbová Tomáš Dlabaja Dana Brožková |