World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Women explained

The International Skating Union has organised the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1996.

See also: World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Men.

Locations

• 1996: Hamar, Norway
• 1997: Warsaw, Poland
• 1998: Calgary, Canada
• 1999: Heerenveen, Netherlands
• 2000: Nagano, Japan
• 2001: Salt Lake City, United States
• 2002 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
• 2003: Berlin, Germany
• 2004: Seoul, South Korea
• 2005: Inzell, Germany
• 2006 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
• 2007: Salt Lake City, United States
• 2008: Nagano, Japan
• 2009: Vancouver, Canada
• 2010 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
• 2011: Inzell, Germany
• 2012: Heerenveen, Netherlands
• 2013: Sochi, Russia
• 2014 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
• 2015: Heerenveen, Netherlands
• 2016: Kolomna, Russia
• 2017: Gangneung, South Korea
• 2018 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
• 2019: Inzell, Germany
• 2020: Salt Lake City, United States
• 2021: Heerenveen, Netherlands
• 2022 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
• 2023: Heerenveen, Netherlands
• 2024: Calgary, Canada

Medal winners

500 m

Year	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
1996			Tomomi Okazaki
1997			Franziska Schenk
1998			Tomomi Okazaki
1999			Tomomi Okazaki Marianne Timmer
2000			Catriona Le May Doan
2001	Catriona Le May Doan (3)		Svetlana Zhurova
2003	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (2)		Anzhelika Kotyuga
2004			Ren Hui
2005	Wang Manli (2)		Lee Sang-hwa
2007			Sayuri Osuga
2008			Annette Gerritsen
2009			Lee Sang-hwa
2011	Jenny Wolf (4)		Wang Beixing
2012			Thijsje Oenema
2013			Olga Fatkulina
2015			Nao Kodaira
2016	Lee Sang-hwa (3)		Zhang Hong
2017			Yu Jing
2019			Konami Soga
2020	Nao Kodaira (2)		Olga Fatkulina
2021			RSU Olga Fatkulina
2023			Jutta Leerdam
2024	Femke Kok (2)		Kimi Goetz

Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl ^[1]

Medal table

1,000 m

Year	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
1996			Emese Hunyady
1997			Franziska Schenk
1998			Franziska Schenk
1999	Marianne Timmer (2)		Catriona Le May Doan
2000			Chris Witty
2001	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (2)		Catriona Le May Doan
2003			Cindy Klassen
2004			Cindy Klassen
2005			Marianne Timmer
2007			Christine Nesbitt
2008	Anni Friesinger (3)		Annette Gerritsen
2009			Margot Boer
2011			Heather Richardson
2012	Christine Nesbitt (3)		Margot Boer
2013			Brittany Bowe
2015			Karolina Erbanová
2016			Brittany Bowe
2017			Jorien ter Mors
2019			Nao Kodaira
2020			Miho Takagi
2021	Brittany Bowe (3)		RSU Elizaveta Golubeva
2023	Jutta Leerdam (2)		Miho Takagi
2024			Jutta Leerdam

Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl ^[2]

Medal table

1,500 m

Year	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
1996			Sandra Zwolle
1997			Marianne Timmer
1998			Claudia Pechstein
1999			Tonny de Jong
2000			Emese Hunyady
2001			Cindy Klassen
2003			Jennifer Rodriguez
2004			Jennifer Rodriguez
2005			Jennifer Rodriguez
2007			Kristina Groves
2008			Kristina Groves
2009	Anni Friesinger (6)		Christine Nesbitt
2011			Jorien Voorhuis
2012			Linda de Vries
2013			Christine Nesbitt
2015			Heather Richardson
2016			Brittany Bowe
2017			Miho Takagi
2019			Brittany Bowe
2020	Ireen Wüst (5)		Elizaveta Kazelina
2021			RSU Evgeniia Lalenkova
2023			Miho Takagi
2024			Joy Beune

Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl ^[3]

Medal table

3,000 m

Year	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
1996			Lyudmila Prokasheva
1997			Carla Zijlstra
1998			Anni Friesinger
1999			none awarded
2000			Maki Tabata
2001	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (5)		Claudia Pechstein
2003			Gretha Smit
2004	Claudia Pechstein (2)		none awarded
2005			Kristina Groves
2007			Cindy Klassen
2008			Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
2009			Kristina Groves
2011			Stephanie Beckert
2012			Ireen Wüst
2013			Claudia Pechstein
2015			Marije Joling
2016			Antoinette de Jong
2017	Ireen Wüst (3)		Antoinette de Jong
2019			Natalya Voronina
2020	Martina Sáblíková (6)		Natalya Voronina
2021			Irene Schouten
2023			Martina Sáblíková
2024			Martina Sáblíková

Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl ^[4]

Medal table

5,000 m

Year	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
1996			Elena Belci-Dal Farra
1997			Claudia Pechstein
1998			Carla Zijlstra
1999			Tonny de Jong
2000			Tonny de Jong
2001	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (5)		Maki Tabata
2003	Claudia Pechstein (2)		Gretha Smit
2004			Claudia Pechstein
2005			Clara Hughes
2007			Kristina Groves
2008			Kristina Groves
2009			Kristina Groves
2011			Claudia Pechstein
2012			Claudia Pechstein
2013			Claudia Pechstein
2015			Claudia Pechstein
2016			Irene Schouten
2017			Ivanie Blondin
2019	Martina Sáblíková (10)		Natalya Voronina
2020			Esmee Visser
2021			Carlijn Achtereekte
2023	Irene Schouten (2)		Martina Sáblíková
2024			Martina Sáblíková

Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl ^[5]

Medal table

Mass start

Year	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
2015			Mariska Huisman
2016			Miho Takagi
2017			Heather Bergsma
2019			Elizaveta Kazelina
2020	Ivanie Blondin (2)		Irene Schouten
2021			Irene Schouten
2023	Marijke Groenewoud (2)		Irene Schouten
2024	Irene Schouten (3)		Marijke Groenewoud

Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl ^[6]

Medal table

Team pursuit

Year	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
2005			Eriko Ishino Nami Nemoto Maki Tabata
2007			Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Lucille Opitz Claudia Pechstein
2008			Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Lucille Opitz Claudia Pechstein
2009			Masako Hozumi Hiromi Otsu Maki Tabata
2011	Cindy Klassen Christine Nesbitt (3) Brittany Schussler (2)	Marrit Leenstra Diane Valkenburg Ireen Wüst	Stephanie Beckert Isabell Ost Claudia Pechstein
2012			Natalia Czerwonka Katarzyna Woźniak Luiza Złotkowska
2013			Kim Bo-reum Noh Seon-yeong Park Do-yeong
2015			Olga Graf Yuliya Skokova Natalya Voronina
2016			Olga Graf Elizaveta Kazelina Natalya Voronina
2017			Olga Graf Yekaterina Shikhova Natalya Voronina
2019			Elizaveta Kazelina Evgeniia Lalenkova Natalya Voronina
2020	Ayano Sato (2) Miho Takagi (3) Nana Takagi (3)		Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann
2021	Antoinette de Jong (3) Irene Schouten Ireen Wüst (6)		Russian Skating Union Elizaveta Golubeva Evgeniia Lalenkova Natalya Voronina
2023			Giorgia Birkeland Brittany Bowe Mia Kilburg
2024	Joy Beune Marijke Groenewoud Irene Schouten (2)		Momoka Horikawa Ayano Sato Miho Takagi

Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl ^[7]

Medal table

Team sprint

Year	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
2019			Angelina Golikova Olga Fatkulina Daria Kachanova
2020	Femke Kok Jutta Leerdam (2) Letitia de Jong (2)		Andżelika Wójcik Kaja Ziomek Natalia Czerwonka
2021	Not included in the program
2022	Held during the 2022 World Sprint Championships
2023			Zhang Lina Jin Jingzhu Li Qishi
2024	Carolina Hiller (2) Maddison Pearman Ivanie Blondin (2)		Andżelika Wójcik Iga Wojtasik Karolina Bosiek

Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl ^[8]

Medal table

Medal summary

Updated after the 2024 World Championships.

World champions

Skater				Total
	16	6	4	26
	15	15	1	31
	12	9	1	22
	11	3	0	14
	8	2	5	15
	7	2	3	12
	5	13	12	30
	5	7	2	14
	5	4	2	11
	5	3	6	14
	4	4	5	13
	4	2	0	6
	4	1	2	7
	4	0	0	4
	3	4	4	11
	3	3	7	13
	3	3	3	9
	3	3	0	6
	3	2	2	7
	3	2	0	5
	3	1	3	7
	3	1	0	4
	3	0	1	4
	2	3	0	5
	2	2	3	7
	2	2	2	6
	2	2	0	4
	2	2	0	4
	2	2	0	4
	2	1	1	4
	2	1	1	4
	2	1	0	3
	2	0	1	3
	2	0	0	2
	2	0	0	2
	2	0	0	2
	1	4	1	6
	1	3	1	5
	1	3	1	5
	1	3	0	4
	1	2	4	7
	1	2	1	4
	1	2	1	4
	1	2	1	4
	1	2	0	3
	1	2	0	3
	1	1	8	10
	1	1	1	3
	1	0	3	4
	1	0	2	3
	1	0	1	2
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1

Silver medalists

Skater			Total
	5	1	6
	3	2	5
	2	4	6
	2	2	4
	2	2	4
	2	1	3
	2	1	3
	2	0	2
	2	0	2
	2	0	2
	1	3	4
	1	3	4
	1	3	4
	1	2	3
	1	1	2
	1	1	2
	1	1	2
	1	1	2
	1	1	2
	1	1	2
	1	1	2
	1	1	2
	1	1	2
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1

Bronze medalists

Skater
	6
Olga Graf	3
	3
	3
	2
	2
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
	1
Masako Hozumi	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: WK Afstanden 500 meter vrouwen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 21 November 2012. nl.
2. Web site: WK Afstanden 1000 meter vrouwen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 21 November 2012. nl.
3. Web site: WK Afstanden 1500 meter vrouwen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 21 November 2012. nl.
4. Web site: WK Afstanden 3000 meter vrouwen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 21 November 2012. nl.
5. Web site: WK Afstanden 5000 meter vrouwen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 21 November 2012. nl.
6. Web site: WK Afstanden 5000 meter vrouwen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 21 November 2012. nl.
7. Web site: WK Afstanden Achtervolging vrouwen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 21 November 2012. nl.
8. Web site: WK Afstanden Achtervolging vrouwen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 21 November 2012. nl.