| Event: | World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships |
| Venue: | M-Wave (Nagano) |
| Dates: | 6–9 March 2008 |
| Prev: | 2007 Kearns |
| Next: | 2009 Vancouver |
The 2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 6 March and 9 March 2008 in the M-Wave, Nagano, Nagano.
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 6 March | 1500 m women |
| 5000 m men | |
| 7 March | 500 m men (1st) |
| 3000 m women | |
| 500 m men (2nd) | |
| 8 March | 500 m women (1st) |
| 1000 m men | |
| 500 m women (2nd) | |
| 10000 m men | |
| Team pursuit women | |
| 9 March | 1000 m women |
| 1500 m men | |
| 5000 m women | |
| Team pursuit men |
| 500 m | Jeremy Wotherspoon | 69.460 34.78 34.68 TR | Lee Kyou-hyuk | 70.010 35.11 34.90 | Joji Kato | 70.320 35.25 35.07 |
| 1000 m | Shani Davis | 1:08.99 TR | Yevgeni Lalenkov | 1:09.39 | Denny Morrison | 1:09.43 |
| 1500 m | Denny Morrison | 1:45.22 TR | Sven Kramer Shani Davis | 1:45.32 | ||
| 5000 m | Sven Kramer | 6:17.24 TR | Enrico Fabris | 6:20.22 | Wouter olde Heuvel | 6:24.05 |
| 10000 m | Sven Kramer | 12:57.71 TR | Enrico Fabris | 13:18.81 | Bob de Jong | 13:25.01 |
| Team pursuit | Sven Kramer Wouter olde Heuvel Erben Wennemars | 3:41.69 | Enrico Fabris Matteo Anesi Luca Stefani | 3:46.76 | Jörg Dallmann Stefan Heythausen Marco Weber | 3:47.71 |
Note: TR = Track record
| 500 m | Jenny Wolf | 75.630 37,89 37,74 TR | Wang Beixing | 76,260 38,18 38,10 | Annette Gerritsen | 77,200 38,72 38,48 | |
| 1000 m | Anni Friesinger | 1:15.37 TR | Kristina Groves | 1:16.01 | Annette Gerritsen | 1:16.35 | |
| 1500 m | Anni Friesinger | 1:56.06 TR | Paulien van Deutekom | 1:57.36 | Kristina Groves | 1:57.63 | |
| 3000 m | Kristina Groves | 4.05,03 TR | Paulien van Deutekom | 4.05,49 | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | 4.05,76 | |
| 5000 m | Martina Sáblíková | 6:58.22 TR | Clara Hughes | 7:04.79 | Kristina Groves | 7:04.94 | |
| Team pursuit | Paulien van Deutekom Renate Groenewold Ireen Wüst | 3.02,19 | Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 3.02,87 | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Claudia Pechstein Lucille Opitz | 3.07,57 |
Note: TR = Track record