World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

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World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)varying
Frequencyannual
Countryvarying
Inaugurated1970

The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two-day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day (so-called sprint combination). Since the higher speeds towards the end of the race tend to favour the skater who skates the last outer lane, each skater starts both distances once in the inner lane and once in the outer lane. The times on those distances are then converted to points using the samalog system, and the skaters are then ranked according to the fewest points.[1]

The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Championships for Men and the World Sprint Championships for Women since 1970 and both are held at the same time and venue. The first two years (1970 and 1971), they were called the ISU Sprint Championships. Since 2020, the men's and women's World Sprint Championships are held every even year – at same time and venue as the men's and women's World Allround Championships.

The (non-Olympic) team sprint world championship events are normally being held at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships since 2019. In an 2021–22 Olympic season this events were held during the 2022 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.

Hosts[edit]

Year Venue Nation
1970 West Allis  United States
1971 Inzell  West Germany
1972 Eskilstuna  Sweden
1973 Oslo  Norway
1974 Innsbruck  Austria
1975 Gothenburg  Sweden
1976 West Berlin  West Germany
1977 Alkmaar  Netherlands
1978 Lake Placid  United States
1979 Inzell  West Germany
1980 West Allis  United States
1981 Grenoble  France
1982 Alkmaar  Netherlands
1983 Helsinki  Finland
1984 Trondheim  Norway
1985 Heerenveen  Netherlands
1986 Karuizawa  Japan
1987 Sainte Foy  Canada
Year Venue Nation
1988 West Allis  United States
1989 Heerenveen  Netherlands
1990 Tromsø  Norway
1991 Inzell  Germany
1992 Oslo  Norway
1993 Ikaho  Japan
1994 Calgary  Canada
1995 Milwaukee  United States
1996 Heerenveen  Netherlands
1997 Hamar  Norway
1998 Berlin  Germany
1999 Calgary  Canada
2000 Seoul  South Korea
2001 Inzell  Germany
2002 Hamar  Norway
2003 Calgary  Canada
2004 Nagano  Japan
2005 Salt Lake City  United States
Year Venue Nation
2006 Heerenveen  Netherlands
2007 Hamar  Norway
2008 Heerenveen  Netherlands
2009 Moscow  Russia
2010 Obihiro  Japan
2011 Heerenveen  Netherlands
2012 Calgary  Canada
2013 Salt Lake City  United States
2014 Nagano  Japan
2015 Astana  Kazakhstan
2016 Seoul  South Korea
2017 Calgary  Canada
2018 Changchun  China
2019 Heerenveen  Netherlands
2020 Hamar  Norway
2022 Hamar  Norway
2024 Inzell  Germany

Medal tables (1970–2024)[edit]

Sprint combination[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States21231761
2 Netherlands11152450
3 Soviet Union1110829
4 Canada1013831
5 East Germany108321
6 Germany86620
7 Japan7121332
8 South Korea73414
9 China65314
10 Russia63413
11 Norway34512
12 West Germany2035
13 Finland1203
14 Belarus1113
 Sweden1113
16 CIS1001
17 Poland0022
18 Australia0011
 Austria0011
 Czech Republic0011
 Italy0011
Totals (21 entries)106106106318

Team sprint[edit]

See also:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands1012
 Norway1012
3 Poland0202
Totals (3 entries)2226

Combined all-time medal count including team sprint[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States21231761
2 Netherlands12152552
3 Soviet Union1110829
4 Canada1013831
5 East Germany108321
6 Germany86620
7 Japan7121332
8 South Korea73414
9 China65314
10 Russia63413
11 Norway44614
12 West Germany2035
13 Finland1203
14 Belarus1113
 Sweden1113
16 CIS1001
17 Poland0224
18 Australia0011
 Austria0011
 Czech Republic0011
 Italy0011
Totals (21 entries)108108108324

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ - Using the world record per 2012 as an example: at the world championships on 28/29 January 2012, Stefan Groothuis skated his 500 m races in 34.84 and 34.74 seconds, respectively, and his 1,000 m races in 1:07.50 and 1:06.96. His total score was therefore 34.840 + 34.740 + 33.750 + 33.480 = 136.810 points.

References[edit]

  • "Medal Winners in World Sprint Championships" (PDF). International Skating Union.
  • "World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Overview". International Skating Union.