2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships Explained

Event:World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
Venue:Utah Olympic Oval (Kearns)
Dates:March 8–11, 2007
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The 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between March 8 and March 11, 2007, in the Utah Olympic Oval. Twelve events were held, and world records were broken in five events.

Schedule

DateEvents
March 81500 m women
5000 m men
March 9500 m men (1st)
3000 m women
500 m men (2nd)
March 10500 m women (1st)
1000 m men
500 m women (2nd)
10000 m men
Team pursuit women
March 111000 m women
1500 m men
5000 m women
Team pursuit men

Medal summary

Men's events

500 m
Lee Kang-seok
68.690
(34.44–34.25 WR)
Yuya Oikawa
69.020
(34.45–34.57)
Tucker Fredricks
69.030
(34.48–34.55)
1000 m
Shani Davis
1:07.28Denny Morrison
1:07.30Lee Kyou-hyuk
1:07.51
1500 m
Shani Davis
1:42.39Erben Wennemars
1:42.80Denny Morrison
1:42.88
5000 m
Sven Kramer
6:10.70Enrico Fabris
6:12.53Carl Verheijen
6:15.21
10000 m
Sven Kramer
12:41.69 WRCarl Verheijen
13:00.46Brigt Rykkje
13:06.03
Team pursuit

Sven Kramer
Carl Verheijen
Erben Wennemars
3:37.80 WR
Arne Dankers
Denny Morrison
Justin Warsylewicz
3:38.31
Yevgeny Lalenkov
Ivan Skobrev
Aleksey Yunin
3:41.23

Women's events

500 m
Jenny Wolf
74.420
(37.38–37.04 WR)
Wang Beixing
74.530
(37.24–37.29)
Sayuri Osuga
75.200
(37.69–37.51)
1000 m
Ireen Wüst
1:13.83Anni Friesinger
1:14.26Christine Nesbitt
1:14.44
1500 m
Ireen Wüst
1:52.71Cindy Klassen
1:53.40Kristina Groves
1:54.39
3000 m
Martina Sáblíková
3:58.09Renate Groenewold
3:58.41Cindy Klassen
3:58.50
5000 m
Martina Sáblíková
6:45.61 WRClaudia Pechstein
6:50.79Kristina Groves
6:58.41
Team pursuit

Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Shannon Rempel
2:58.15
Ireen Wüst
Renate Groenewold
Paulien van Deutekom
2:59.18
Claudia Pechstein
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Lucille Opitz
2:59.38

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