| Event: | 2008 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships |
| Venue: | Thialf |
| Dates: | 19–20 January 2008 |
| Goldm: | Lee Kyou-hyuk |
| Silverm: | Jeremy Wotherspoon |
| Bronzem: | Mun Joon |
| Goldmnation: | KOR |
| Silvermnation: | CAN |
| Bronzemnation: | KOR |
| Goldw: | Jenny Wolf |
| Silverw: | Anni Friesinger |
| Bronzew: | Annette Gerritsen |
| Goldwnation: | GER |
| Silverwnation: | GER |
| Bronzewnation: | NED |
| Prev: | 2007 Hamar |
| Next: | 2009 Moscow |
The 2008 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were held in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 19 and 20 January 2008. They were the 37th World Championships.
| Rank | Skater | Nat. | 500 m (1) | 1000 m (1) | 500 m (2) | 1000 m (2) | Total | - | align=left |  | 34.99 (2) | 1:09.84 (6) | 34.85 (1) | 1:08.82 (1) | 139.170 | - | align=left |  | 34.81 (1) | 1:09.47 (3) | 34.95 (2) | 1:09.54 (7) | 139.265 | - | align=left | | 35.62 (15) | 1:09.72 (4) | 35.00 (3) | 1:09.20 (3) | 140.080 | - | 4 | align=left | 35.53 (14) | 1:09.46 (2) | 35.23 (4) | 1:09.28 (6) | 140.130 | - | 5 | align=left |  | 35.24 (6) | 1:10.51 (9) | 35.25 (5) | 1:10.01 (9) | 140.750 | - | 6 | align=left |  | 35.14 (4) | 1:10.65 (11) | 35.28 (6) | 1:10.07 (10) | 140.780 | - | 7 | align=left | | 35.82 (19) | 1:09.72 (4) | 35.66 (14) | 1:09.22 (4) | 140.950 | - | 8 | align=left | 35.36 (12) | 1:10.55 (10) | 35.40 (8) | 1:10.20 (11) | 141.135 | - | 9 | align=left | 35.98 (21) | 1:10.84 (13) | 35.56 (12) | 1:09.22 (4) | 141.570 | - | 10 | align=left | | 35.13 (3) | 1:11.03 (16) | 35.33 (7) | 1:11.25 (20) | 141.600 | - | 11 | align=left |  | 35.24 (6) | 1:11.01 (15) | 35.67 (16) | 1:11.02 (18) | 141.925 | - | 12 | align=left |  | 36.00 (22) | 1:10.11 (7) | 36.19 (26) | 1:09.93 (8) | 142.210 | - | 13 | align=left | | 35.74 (17) | 1:11.28 (19) | 35.62 (13) | 1:10.95 (17) | 142.475 | - | 14 | align=left | 36.07 (23) | 1:10.45 (8) | 35.98 (18) | 1:10.42 (12) | 142.485 | - | 15 | align=left |  | 35.41 (13) | 1:11.88 (27) | 35.66 (14) | 1:11.07 (19) | 142.545 | - | 16 | align=left |  | 35.94 (20) | 1:10.98 (14) | 35.99 (19) | 1:10.55 (15) | 142.695 | - | 17 | align=left | | 35.64 (16) | 1:11.54 (23) | 35.68 (17) | 1:11.33 (21) | 142.755 | - | 18 | align=left | | 36.34 (30) | 1:11.11 (17) | 36.10 (25) | 1:10.47 (13) | 143.230 | - | 19 | align=left | | 35.79 (18) | 1:11.60 (24) | 36.02 (22) | 1:11.46 (23) | 143.340 | - | align=left | | 35.27 (9) | 1:12.34 (31) | 35.40 (8) | 1:13.00 (34) | 143.340 | - | 21 | align=left |  | 36.11 (24) | 1:11.31 (20) | 36.00 (20) | 1:11.51 (24) | 143.520 | - | 22 | align=left | | 36.25 (27) | 1:11.69 (26) | 36.01 (21) | 1:10.92 (16) | 143.565 | - | 23 | align=left | | 36.41 (31) | 1:11.25 (18) | 36.38 (29) | 1:10.50 (14) | 143.665 | - | 24 | align=left | | 36.22 (26) | 1:11.67 (25) | 36.03 (23) | 1:11.55 (25) | 143.860 | - | 25 | align=left | 36.19 (25) | 1:12.00 (29) | 36.08 (24) | 1:12.16 (29) | 144.350 | - | 26 | align=left | | 36.27 (28) | 1:12.10 (30) | 36.55 (33) | 1:11.64 (26) | 144.690 | - | 27 | align=left |  | 36.84 (37) | 1:11.36 (22) | 36.64 (34) | 1:11.42 (22) | 144.870 | - | 28 | align=left | | 36.59 (35) | 1:11.96 (28) | 36.49 (32) | 1:11.82 (27) | 144.970 | - | 29 | align=left | | 36.43 (32) | 1:12.37 (32) | 36.24 (27) | 1:12.31 (30) | 145.010 | - | 30 | align=left | | 36.48 (33) | 1:12.52 (34) | 36.46 (31) | 1:12.03 (28) | 145.215 | - | 31 | align=left |  | 36.28 (29) | 1:12.91 (35) | 36.43 (30) | 1:12.32 (31) | 145.325 | - | 32 | align=left | | 35.20 (5) | 1:14.77 (39) | 35.51 (11) | 1:14.56 (38) | 145.375 | - | 33 | align=left | | 36.50 (34) | 1:12.91 (35) | 36.34 (28) | 1:12.65 (33) | 145.620 | - | 34 | align=left |  | 36.93 (39) | 1:12.44 (33) | 36.73 (35) | 1:12.62 (32) | 146.190 | - | 35 | align=left | Daniel Friberg | | 36.88 (38) | 1:13.31 (37) | 37.12 (36) | 1:13.08 (36) | 147.195 | - | 36 | align=left |  | 37.00 (40) | 1:13.40 (38) | 37.47 (37) | 1:13.03 (35) | 147.685 | - | 37 | align=left | | 36.64 (36) | 1:15.07 (40) | 52.33 (39) | 1:14.17 (37) | 163.590 | - | 38 | align=left |  | 37.30 (41) | 1:15.14 (41) | 51.70 (38) | 1:14.66 (39) | 163.900 | - | 39 | align=left | 35.24 (6) | 1:09.13 (1) | 1:07.48 (40) | 1:08.94 (2) | 171.755 | - | DQ1 | align=left | | DQ | 1:10.79 (12) | 35.41 (10) | 70.805 | - | NS3 | align=left | | 35.29 (11) | 1:11.32 (21) | NS | 70.950 | - | NS2 | align=left | | 35.27 (9) | NS | 35.270 | - |
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| Rank | Skater | Nat. | 500 m (1) | 1000 m (1) | 500 m (2) | 1000 m (2) | Total | - | align=left | 37.64 (1) | 1:17.06 (6) | 37.60 (1) | 1:17.09 (7) | 152.315 | - | align=left | 38.70 (7) | 1:15.58 (1) | 38.76 (7) | 1:15.82 (2) | 153.160 | - | align=left | 38.36 (2) | 1:17.51 (8) | 38.44 (3) | 1:15.91 (3) | 153.510 | - | 4 | align=left | | 38.94 (9) | 1:16.89 (5) | 38.75 (6) | 1:16.00 (4) | 154.135 | - | 5 | align=left | 38.91 (8) | 1:16.75 (3) | 38.64 (5) | 1:16.72 (6) | 154.285 | - | 6 | align=left | 39.47 (19) | 1:15.64 (2) | 39.56 (19) | 1:15.59 (1) | 154.645 | - | 7 | align=left | | 38.95 (10) | 1:17.32 (7) | 39.02 (12) | 1:16.55 (5) | 154.905 | - | 8 | align=left | | 38.49 (4) | 1:18.03 (11) | 38.61 (4) | 1:18.66 (14) | 155.445 | - | 9 | align=left | 38.96 (11) | 1:17.75 (9) | 38.89 (10) | 1:17.86 (9) | 155.655 | - | 10 | align=left | | 38.46 (3) | 1:20.00 (22) | 38.27 (2) | 1:18.22 (10) | 155.840 | - | 11 | align=left | | 38.64 (6) | 1:18.58 (12) | 38.81 (8) | 1:18.55 (13) | 156.015 | - | 12 | align=left | 39.63 (21) | 1:16.79 (4) | 39.56 (19) | 1:17.11 (8) | 156.140 | - | 13 | align=left | | 39.10 (17) | 1:18.67 (13) | 38.88 (9) | 1:18.47 (12) | 156.550 | - | 14 | align=left | | 38.96 (11) | 1:19.08 (16) | 39.19 (16) | 1:18.87 (17) | 157.125 | - | 15 | align=left | | 39.20 (18) | 1:19.06 (15) | 39.13 (14) | 1:18.71 (16) | 157.215 | - | 16 | align=left | | 38.96 (11) | 1:19.16 (18) | 39.09 (13) | 1:19.32 (19) | 157.290 | - | 17 | align=left | | 38.97 (14) | 1:19.00 (14) | 39.55 (17) | 1:19.28 (18) | 157.660 | - | 18 | align=left | | 39.55 (20) | 1:19.23 (19) | 39.65 (21) | 1:18.33 (11) | 157.980 | - | 19 | align=left | | 39.05 (16) | 1:20.06 (23) | 39.17 (15) | 1:19.62 (20) | 158.060 | - | 20 | align=left | | 40.01 (25) | 1:17.85 (10) | 40.22 (27) | 1:18.68 (15) | 158.495 | - | 21 | align=left | | 39.65 (22) | 1:19.57 (21) | 39.55 (17) | 1:19.64 (21) | 158.805 | - | 22 | align=left | | 39.00 (15) | 1:20.15 (24) | 38.93 (11) | 1:22.01 (28) | 159.010 | - | 23 | align=left | | 39.75 (23) | 1:20.49 (26) | 39.98 (22) | 1:20.55 (25) | 160.250 | - | 24 | align=left | | 39.86 (24) | 1:21.15 (29) | 40.01 (23) | 1:20.52 (24) | 160.705 | - | 25 | align=left | | 40.53 (28) | 1:20.51 (27) | 40.11 (25) | 1:19.85 (22) | 160.820 | - | 26 | align=left | 40.66 (29) | 1:19.44 (20) | 40.44 (28) | 1:20.07 (23) | 160.855 | - | 27 | align=left | | 40.18 (27) | 1:20.38 (25) | 40.21 (26) | 1:21.03 (27) | 161.095 | - | 28 | align=left | | 40.75 (31) | 1:20.55 (28) | 40.86 (30) | 1:20.89 (26) | 162.330 | - | 29 | align=left | | 40.73 (30) | 1:22.81 (32) | 40.72 (29) | 1:22.09 (29) | 163.900 | - | 30 | align=left | | 40.09 (26) | 1:24.94 (34) | 40.04 (24) | 1:23.27 (32) | 164.235 | - | 31 | align=left |  | 41.74 (36) | 1:22.64 (31) | 41.44 (32) | 1:22.66 (30) | 165.830 | - | 32 | align=left | 41.59 (33) | 1:23.02 (33) | 41.60 (33) | 1:22.77 (31) | 166.085 | - | 33 | align=left | | 41.73 (35) | 1:24.97 (35) | 41.90 (34) | 1:24.18 (33) | 168.205 | - | 34 | align=left | | 41.61 (34) | 1:27.65 (36) | 41.02 (31) | 1:26.41 (34) | 169.660 | - | NS3 | align=left | | 38.49 (4) | 1:19.10 (17) | NS | 78.040 | - | DQ3 | align=left | | 41.22 (32) | 1:21.67 (30) | DQ | 82.055 |
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All participating skaters are allowed to skate all races.