43°18′05″N 1°58′25″W / 43.301378°N 1.973617°W / 43.301378; -1.973617 (Anoeta Stadium) 2005 World Masters Athletics Championships is the sixteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in San Sebastián (Basque: Donostia), Spain from 22 August to 3 September 2005.

[2] The main venue was Anoeta Stadium, [3]: 1 [4] which had its running track removed after renovations in 2017.

[5] Some stadia events were held at the adjacent Miniestadio de Anoeta within the same sports complex.

[3]: 12 This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC).

A highlight of the competitions was Wolfgang Knabe ( GER) defeating Willie Banks ( USA) in the Triple Jump.