The 2005 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 29 August to 4 September 2005 at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course in Kaizu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

[1] The international rowing season usually ends with the World Championship regatta.

Apart from the Olympic Games, this is the most prestigious international rowing event attracting over 1,000 rowers.

Non-Olympic classes Non-Olympic classes World Rowing Championship races in the Para classes are usually held over the Paralympic distance of 1000 meters.

Exceptionally at 2005 World Rowing Championships, the LTA mixed coxed four was raced over the Olympic distance of 2000 meters as a trial.