| Bodybuilding at the 2005 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | TAM Theatre |
| Dates | 16–17 July 2005 |
| Competitors | 48 from 25 nations |
The bodybuilding events at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg was played between 16 and 17 July. [1] 48 athletes, from 25 nations, participated in the tournament. The bodybuilding competition took place in TAM Theatre.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 kg | José Carlos Santos Brazil | Kamil Majek  Poland | Anwar El-Amawy  Egypt |
| 75 kg | Werner Zenk  Germany | Igor Kočiš  Slovakia | Corrado Maggiore  Italy |
| 80 kg | Juraj Vrábel Slovakia | Andreas Becker Germany | Luiz Carlos Sarmento Brazil |
| 85 kg | Kamal Abdulsalam  Qatar | Tareq Al-Farsani  Bahrain | Frank Schramm Germany |
| +85 kg | El-Shahat Mabrouk Egypt | Ali Tabrizi Qatar | Thomas Scheu Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Iryna Petrenko  Ukraine | Lo Kit Ming  Hong Kong | Cao Xinli  China |
| +52 kg | Agnieszka Ryk Poland | Aurélia Grožajová Slovakia | Simone Linay Germany |
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