The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1970, but they were discontinued after the 1974 tournament because of lack of interest. The European Championships for Women were reinstated in 1981.
Numbers in brackets denotes number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Boldface denotes record number of victories.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olga Fatkulina | |||||
| Olga Fatkulina | |||||
| Femke Kok | |||||
| Jutta Leerdam (2) |  Vanessa Herzog |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Karolína Erbanová | |||||
| Angelina Golikova | |||||
| Daria Kachanova | |||||
| Femke Kok (2) | Vanessa Herzog |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrit Leenstra | |||||
| Yekaterina Shikhova | |||||
| Daria Kachanova | |||||
| Jutta Leerdam (3) | Vanessa Herzog |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrit Leenstra | |||||
| Yekaterina Shikhova | |||||
 Francesca Lollobrigida | |||||
| Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (2) | Joy Beune |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalya Voronina | |||||
| Esmee Visser (2) | Francesca Lollobrigida | ||||
| Francesca Lollobrigida | |||||
 Ragne Wiklund |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Herzog | |||||
| Melissa Wijfje | |||||
| Irene Schouten (2) | Elizaveta Golubeva | ||||
| Francesca Lollobrigida |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marrit Leenstra Lotte van Beek Melissa Wijfje | Olga Graf Yekaterina Shikhova Natalya Voronina | Roxanne Dufter Gabriele Hirschbichler Michelle Uhrig | |||
Antoinette de Jong Melissa Wijfje (2) Ireen Wüst | Elizaveta Kazelina Evgeniia Lalenkova Natalya Voronina | Tatsiana Mikhailava Yauheniya Varabyova Maryna Zuyeva | |||
Antoinette de Jong (2) Irene Schouten Ireen Wüst (2) | Marit Fjellanger Bøhm Sofie Karoline Haugen Ragne Wiklund | Elizaveta Golubeva Evgeniia Lalenkova Natalya Voronina | |||
Joy Beune Marijke Groenewoud Irene Schouten (2) | Josie Hofmann Josephine Schlörb Lea Sophie Scholz | Jasmin Güntert Ramona Härdi Kaitlyn McGregor |
Boldface denotes active skaters and highest medal count among all skaters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
| Rank | Skater | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988 | 2001 | 8 | 3 | – | 11 | ||
| 2 | 2006 | 2017 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Martina Sáblíková | 2007 | 2021 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | 1998 | 2005 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1983 | 1988 | 5 | – | – | 5 | ||
| 6 | Claudia Pechstein | 1996 | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong | 2016 | 2023 | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | 1972 | 1974 | 3 | – | – | 3 | ||
| 9 | 1970 | 1974 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 1995 | 1999 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1981 | 1983 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| Rank | Skater | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | 2022 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |||
| 2 | 1988 | 2001 | 8 | 3 | – | 11 | |||
| 3 | Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong | 2016 | 2024 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Martina Sáblíková | 2007 | 2021 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2020 | 2024 | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | |||
| 6 | 1998 | 2005 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |||
| Jutta Leerdam | 2020 | 2024 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |||
| 8 | 1983 | 1988 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |||
| 9 | Claudia Pechstein | 1996 | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 10 | Femke Kok | 2020 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |