World Speed Skating Championships Explained

World Speed Skating Championships
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Formation:	1893 (official)
Recurrence:	Year
Purpose:	World Championships of speed skating

The International Skating Union^[1] organises the following World Championships in the sport of speed skating:

Sport	Discipline	Championships for:				-					Junior
		Women
		Men	Women		Team

Records

World Allround

See main article: World Allround Speed Skating Championships.

Men

Skater		Year			-		9	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017	0	3	-		5	1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931	1	1
	5	1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914	1	0	-		4	1926, 1932, 1936, 1938	4	3	-		4	1995, 1996, 1999, 2001	2	3

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[2]

Women

Skater		Year			-		8	1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999	2	0	-		7	2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020	4	2	-		5	2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019	2	1	-		5	1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988	2	0	-		4	1957, 1958, 1962, 1965	2	0	-		4	1970, 1972, 1973, 1974	0	0	-

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[3]

Junior

Multiple champions (overall classification)

Boys

Skater		Year
	2	1977, 1978	1	0
	2	2009, 2010	1	0
	2	1979, 1980	0	0
	2	1984, 1985	0	0
	2	1990, 1991	0	0
	2	1995, 1996	0	0
	2	2011, 2012	0	0
	2	2014, 2015	0	0

Girls

Skater		Year
	3	1982, 1983, 1984	0	0
	2	1978, 1979	2	0
	2	1986, 1987	0	1
	2	1989, 1990	0	0
	2	2000, 2001	0	0
	2	2012, 2013	0	0
	2	2019, 2020	0	0

World Sprint

See main article: World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.

Men

Skater		Year			-		6	1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993	0	1	-		4	1999, 2000, 2002, 2003	4	1	-		4	2007, 2008, 2010, 2011	1	0	-		4	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980	0	0

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[4]

Women

Skater		Year			-		6	1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987	2	0	-		5	1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003	0	0	-		3	1989, 1994, 1995	4	2	-		3	1973, 1975, 1976	0	0

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[5]

World Single Distances

See main article: World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.

Men

Skater		Year			-		21	5000 m: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 10000 m: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017 Team pursuit: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020	3	2	-		8	1000 m: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015 1500 m: 2004, 2007, 2009 Team pursuit: 2011	4	3	-		7	5000 m: 2001, 2011 10000 m: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012	8	5	-		7	5000 m: 1998, 1999, 2000 10000 m: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000	2	3	-		6	1000 m: 2003, 2004 1500 m: 2003 Team pursuit: 2005, 2007, 2008	2	3	-		6	500 m: 2023, 2024 1000 m: 2023, 2024 1500 m: 2023, 2024	0	0

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[6]

Women

Skater		Year			-		16	3000 m: 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 5000 m: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019	6	4	-		15	1000 m: 2007 1500 m: 2007, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020 3000 m: 2011, 2013, 2017 Team pursuit: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021	15	1	-		12	1000 m: 2003, 2004, 2008 1500 m: 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 3000 m: 2003 5000 m: 2005 Team pursuit: 2005	9	1	-		11	1500 m: 1997 3000 m: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 5000 m: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001	3	0	-		8	3000 m: 2024 5000 m: 2021, 2023 Mass start: 2015, 2019, 2024 Team pursuit: 2021, 2024	2	5	-		7	1000 m: 2009, 2011, 2012 1500 m: 2012 Team pursuit: 2007, 2009, 2011	2	3

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[7]

World Short Track (Overall)

See main article: World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.

Men

Skater		Year			-		6	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014	1	0	-		4	1993, 1994, 1996, 1998	2	1

Women

Skater		Year			-		6	1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002	1	0	-		5	1979, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990	2	1	-		3	2008, 2009, 2013	3	0	-		3	1991, 1993, 1994	2	2	-		3	1995, 1996, 1997	2	0	-		3	2015, 2016, 2018	1	0	-		3	2005, 2006, 2007	0	0

Combined all-time medal count

Updated after the 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.

This table include all medals won at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships (1889–2024), World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (1970–2024) and World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (1996–2024). Unofficial World Championships (not recognized by the ISU) also included

Rank	Nation	From	To	bgcolor=gold style="width:10%;"	Gold	bgcolor=silver style="width:10%;"	Silver	bgcolor=silver style="width:10%;"	Bronze	Total
1.		1893	2024	181	145	152	478
2.		1891	2024	60	45	56	161
3.		1991	2020	56	51	39	146
4.		1898	2024	55	61	63	179
5.		1897	2024	45	59	54	158
6.		1948	1991	43	48	38	129
7.		1970	2024	22	35	43	100
8.		1910	2020	22	25	35	82
9.		2007	2024	21	8	7	36
10.		1960	1990	20	17	9	46
11.		1990	2024	17	15	11	43
12.		1901	2013	13	16	7	36
13.		1991	2024	9	17	9	35
14.		1908	2022	7	6	7	20
15.		1991	2024	4	11	7	22
16.		1933	2023	4	5	5	14
17.		1996	2024	2	2	6	10
18.		1971	1982	2	0	3	5
19.	Russian Skating Union	2021	2021	1	3	7	11
20.		1993	2005	1	2	2	5
21.		1995	2013	1	1	1	3
22.		1939	1940	1	1	0	2
23.		1992	1992	1	0	0	1
		1949	1949	1	0	0	1
25.		1978	2024	0	3	8	11
26.		1960	2017	0	2	2	4
27.		1951	2023	0	1	1	2
		2017	2017	0	1	1	2
29.		1966	1966	0	1	0	1
30.		2014	2014	0	0	1	1
		1994	1994	0	0	1	1
		2024	2024	0	0	1	1
-	independent	1951	1951	0	0	1	1 ^[8]
-	none declared	1889	1907	7	18	18	43 ^[9]
Total				589	581	577	1747

References

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

1. http://www.isu.org Homepage ISU
2. Web site: Medal table World Championship Allround Men . SpeedSkatingStats.com . 27 August 2012.
3. Web site: Medal table World Championship Allround Women . SpeedSkatingStats.com . 27 August 2012.
4. Web site: Medal table World Championship Sprint Men . SpeedSkatingStats.com . 27 August 2012.
5. Web site: Medal table World Championship Sprint Women . SpeedSkatingStats.com . 27 August 2012.
6. Web site: Medal table World Championship Single Distance Men . SpeedSkatingStats.com . 27 August 2012.
7. Web site: Medal table World Championship Single Distance Women . SpeedSkatingStats.com . 27 August 2012.
8. [Kornél Pajor]
9. From 1889 to 1907 only gold medals were awarded: to win the gold medal, an athlete was required to win at least three of the distances. In seven competitions, no winner was declared due to this rule.