List of speed skaters explained
The following is a list of notable ice speed skaters. The list is sorted by speed skating discipline (long-track or short-track), gender and competing nationality.
Long-track
Male
American
Australian
Austrian
Belarusian
Belgian
British
Canadian
Colombian
Czech
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
DDR (East German)
BRD (West German)
Japanese
Korean
ROK (South Korean)
Italian
Kazakh
Mexican
Norwegian
Polish
Russian
Soviet
Swedish
Swiss
Female
American
Austrian
Canadian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
German
DDR (East German)
BRD (West German)
Japanese
Korean
DPRK (North Korean)
ROK (South Korean)
Norwegian
Russian
Soviet
Swedish
Swiss
Short-track
Male
American
Australian
British
Canadian
Chinese
Dutch
Korean
DPRK (North Korean)
ROK (South Korean)
New Zealand
Female
American
Bulgarian
Canadian
Chinese
Korean
DPRK (North Korean)
ROK (South Korean)