World Speed Skating Championships
World Speed Skating Championships First event 1893 (official)Occur every Year Purpose World Championships of speed skating
The International Skating Union [1] organises the following World Championships in the sport of speed skating :
Records
World Allround
Men
Skater
Year
Sven Kramer
9
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
0
3
Clas Thunberg
5
1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931
1
1
Oscar Mathisen
5
1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914
1
0
Ivar Ballangrud
4
1926, 1932, 1936, 1938
4
3
Rintje Ritsma
4
1995, 1996, 1999, 2001
2
3
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]
Women
Skater
Year
/ Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Kleemann)
8
1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2
0
Ireen Wüst
7
2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020
4
2
Martina Sáblíková
5
2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019
2
1
Karin Kania (Enke, Busch)
5
1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988
2
0
Inga Voronina (Artamonova)
4
1957, 1958, 1962, 1965
2
0
Atje Keulen-Deelstra
4
1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
0
0
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]
Junior
Multiple champions (overall classification)
Boys
Girls
World Sprint
Men
Skater
Year
/ / Igor Zhelezovski
6
1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
0
1
Jeremy Wotherspoon
4
1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
4
1
Lee Kyou-hyuk
4
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
1
0
Eric Heiden
4
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
0
0
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]
Women
Skater
Year
Karin Kania (Enke, Busch)
6
1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
2
0
Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt
5
1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
0
0
Bonnie Blair
3
1989, 1994, 1995
4
2
Sheila Young
3
1973, 1975, 1976
0
0
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[5]
World Single Distances
Men
Skater
Year
Sven Kramer
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
Shani Davis
8
1000 m: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015 1500 m: 2004, 2007, 2009 Team pursuit: 2011
4
3
Bob de Jong
7
5000 m: 2001, 2011 10000 m: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012
8
5
Gianni Romme
7
5000 m: 1998, 1999, 2000 10000 m: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
2
3
Erben Wennemars
6
1000 m: 2003, 2004 1500 m: 2003 Team pursuit: 2005, 2007, 2008
2
3
Jordan Stolz
6
500 m: 2023, 2024 1000 m: 2023, 2024 1500 m: 2023, 2024
0
0
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[6]
Women
Skater
Year
Martina Sáblíková
16
3000 m: 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 5000 m: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
6
4
Ireen Wüst
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
Anni Friesinger-Postma
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
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
11
1500 m: 1997 3000 m: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 5000 m: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
3
0
Irene Schouten
8
3000 m: 2024 5000 m: 2021, 2023 Mass start: 2015, 2019, 2024 Team pursuit: 2021, 2024
2
5
Christine Nesbitt
7
1000 m: 2009, 2011, 2012 1500 m: 2012 Team pursuit: 2007, 2009, 2011
2
3
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[7]
World Short Track (Overall)
Men
Women
Skater
Year
Yang Yang (A)
6
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
1
0
Sylvie Daigle
5
1979, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990
2
1
Wang Meng
3
2008, 2009, 2013
3
0
Nathalie Lambert
3
1991, 1993, 1994
2
2
Chun Lee-kyung
3
1995, 1996, 1997
2
0
Choi Min-jeong
3
2015, 2016, 2018
1
0
Jin Sun-yu
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
References