In 1971, the ISU congress decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After two test-championships (1972 and 1973), where only a boys' competition was held in the 1972 edition, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls could enter. Since this championship the World Junior Speed Skating Championships are held every year.
The distances the boys have to skate in a championship were the 500m, 1500m, 3000m, and the 5000m. In 2015 the 1000 metres replaced the 3000m as part of the allround competition. Girls have the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and the 3000m on the programme. In 2002 the team pursuit was added to the allround competition and the 2009 edition saw the introduction of medals for the individual distances. In 2015 the team sprint and mass start events were added. The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Summary World Junior Speed Skating ChampionshipsNumberYearCityCountryEvents- 1972 Lisleby 1- 1973 Assen 21 1974 Cortina d'Ampezzo 22 1975 Strömsund 23 1976 Madonna di Campiglio 24 1977 Inzell 25 1978 Montreal 26 1979 Grenoble 27 1980 Assen 28 1981 Elverum 29 1982 Innsbruck 210 1983 Sarajevo 211 1984 Assen 212 1985 Røros 213 1986 Sainte-Foy 214 1987 Strömsund 215 1988 Seoul 216 1989 Kyiv 217 1990 Obihiro 218 1991 Calgary 219 1992 Warsaw 220 1993 Baselga di Pinè 221 1994 Berlin 222 1995 Seinäjoki 223 1996 Calgary 224 1997 Butte 225 1998 Roseville 226 1999 Geithus 227 2000 Seinäjoki 228 2001 Groningen 229 2002 Collalbo 430 2003 Kushiro 431 2004 Roseville 432 2005 Seinäjoki 433 2006 Erfurt 434 2007 Innsbruck 435 2008 Changchun 436 2009 Zakopane 1237 2010 Moscow 1238 2011 Seinäjoki 1239 2012 Obihiro 1240 2013 Collalbo 1241 2014 Bjugn 1242 2015 Warsaw 1643 2016 Changchun 1644 2017 Helsinki 1645 2018 Salt Lake City 1646 2019 Baselga di Piné 1647 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 16 2021The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hachinohe 048 2022 Innsbruck 1649 2023 Inzell 1650 2024 Hachinohe 1651 2025 Collalbo 1752 2026 Inzell 17
List of medallists (boys) Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1972 Lisleby Yuri Kondakov Nikolay Kuzmenko Terje Andersen 1973 Assen Nikolaj Kuzmenko Kay Stenshjemmet 1974 Cortina d'Ampezzo Manfred Winter Jan de Vries Jan Miętus 1975 Strömsund Masayuki Kawahara Jan de Vries Joop Pasman 1976 Madonna di Campiglio Lee Young-ha Eric Heiden Jan de Vries 1977 Inzell Eric Heiden Jan Junell Hilbert van der Duim 1978 Montreal Eric Heiden Vitaliy Zazerskiy Tom Erik Oxholm 1979 Grenoble Tomas Gustafson Andreas Ehrig Craig Kressler 1980 Assen Tomas Gustafson Craig Kressler Sergej Berezin 1981 Elverum Bjørn Nyland Jean Pichette Jörg Mademann 1982 Innsbruck Geir Karlstad Igor Zhelezovski Jean Pichette 1983 Sarajevo Andrej Bobrov Viatsjeslav Vidov Hansjörg Baltes 1984 Assen Alexandr Klimov Bronislav Snetkov 1985 Røros Ildar Garaev Bronislav Snetkov 1986 Sainte-Foy Bronislav Snetkov Ildar Garaev Takuya Nakamura 1987 Strömsund Masahiko Omura Naoki Kotake Michael Spielmann 1988 Seoul Michael Spielmann Naoki Kotake 1989 Kiev Andrej Anufrienko Rintje Ritsma Naoki Kotake 1990 Obihiro Falko Zandstra Ådne Søndrål Arjan Schreuder 1991 Calgary Falko Zandstra Sergey Baryshev Keiji Shirahata 1992 Warsaw Jeroen Straathof Hiroyuki Noake Jakko Jan Leeuwangh 1993 Baselga di Pinè Brian Smith Ids Postma Keiji Shirahata 1994 Berlin Jan Bos Marco Kramer Shinya Tanaka 1995 Seinäjoki Bob de Jong Mark Knoll Yusuke Imai 1996 Calgary Bob de Jong Mark Knoll Mitsuru Watanabe 1997 Butte Jelmer Beulenkamp Gijs Buitelaar 1998 Roseville Dmitry Shepel Mark Tuitert 1999 Geithus Mark Tuitert Choi Jae-bong 2000 Seinäjoki Johan Röjler Takaharu Nakajima Jan Friesinger 2001 Groningen Shingo Doi Mun Jun Yeo Sang-yeop 2002 Collalbo Beorn Nijenhuis Ivan Skobrev Remco olde Heuvel 2003 Kushiro Remco olde Heuvel Robert Lehmann Lee Seung-hwan 2004 Roseville Justin Warsylewicz Sven Kramer Yeo Sang-yeop 2005 Seinäjoki Sven Kramer Wouter olde Heuvel Håvard Bøkko 2006 Erfurt Håvard Bøkko Wouter olde Heuvel Shingo Hashibami 2007 Innsbruck Trevor Marsicano 2008 Changchun Jan Blokhuijsen Koen Verweij Berden de Vries 2009 Zakopane Koen Verweij Jonathan Kuck Brian Hansen 2010 Moscow Koen Verweij Brian Hansen Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu 2011 Seinäjoki Sverre Lunde Pedersen Simen Spieler Nilsen 2012 Obihiro Sverre Lunde Pedersen Thomas Krol Simen Spieler Nilsen 2013 Collalbo Seo Jeong-su Simen Spieler Nilsen Andrea Giovannini 2014 Bjugn Patrick Roest Emery Lehman 2015 Warsaw Patrick Roest Kim Min-seok Marcel Bosker 2016 Changchun Benjamin Donnelly Kim Min-seok Marcel Bosker 2017 Helsinki Chris Huizinga Allan Dahl Johansson Tyson Langelaar 2018 Salt Lake City Allan Dahl Johansson Tyson Langelaar Francesco Betti 2019 Baselga di Piné Chung Jae-won Stepan Chistiakov Francesco Betti 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Stepan Chistiakov Chung Jae-won Pavel Taran 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Innsbruck Joep Wennemars Tim Prins Emil Pedersen Matre 2023 Inzell Jordan Stolz Yang Ho-jun Tim Prins 2024 Hachinohe Didrik Eng Strand Finn Sonnekalb Finn Elias Haneberg 2025 Collalbo Finn Sonnekalb Metoděj Jílek Didrik Eng Strand 2026 Inzell Finn Sonnekalb Thijs Wiersma Eirik Andersen
List of medallists (girls) Year Location Gold Silver Bronze1973 Assen Sylvia Burka Froukje Jongsma Kay Lunda1974 Cortina d'Ampezzo Erwina Ryś-Ferens Tatyana Fradina Tatyana Timoshina1975 Strömsund Heike Lange Erwina Ryś-Ferens Pietje Postma1976 Madonna di Campiglio Liz Appleby Beth Heiden Katrin Lorenz1977 Inzell Kim Kostron Beth Heiden Bjørg Eva Jensen1978 Montreal Beth Heiden Bjørg Eva Jensen Ines Bautzmann1979 Grenoble Beth Heiden Bjørg Eva Jensen Ria Visser1980 Assen Bjørg Eva Jensen Sarah Docter Ria Visser1981 Elverum Sarah Docter Elke Wirsing Yvonne van Gennip1982 Innsbruck Angela Stahnke Yvonne van Gennip Seiko Hashimoto1983 Sarajevo Angela Stahnke Seiko Hashimoto Sjouke Hoffmann1984 Assen Angela Stahnke Galina Voilochnikova Song Hwa-son1985 Røros Cornelia Dick Ljudmila Tuberozova Monique Garbrecht1986 Sainte-Foy Monique Garbrecht Anja Ulbricht Ljudmila Tuberozova1987 Strömsund Monique Garbrecht Anja Ulbricht Silke Luding1988 Seoul Emi Tanaka Claudia Pechstein Shiho Kusunose1989 Kiev Ulrike Adeberg Anke Baier Sandra Zwolle1990 Obihiro Ulrike Adeberg Anke Baier Takako Tetsuda1991 Calgary Anke Baier Svetlana Bazhanova Sabine Völker1992 Warsaw Nami Nemoto Sabine Völker Tatyana Trapeznikova1993 Baselga di Pinè Franziska Schenk Mie Shimizu Maki Tabata1994 Berlin Mie Shimizu Anni Friesinger Marianne Timmer1995 Seinäjoki Becky Sundstrom Anni Friesinger Chris Scheels1996 Calgary Anni Friesinger Renate Groenewold Aki Tonoike1997 Butte Kirstin Holum Baek Eun-bi Kanae Kobayashi1998 Roseville Aki Tonoike Catherine Raney Frijke Schaafsma1999 Geithus Helen van Goozen Yuri Obara Keiko Taguchi2000 Seinäjoki Frédérique Ankoné Wieteke Cramer Heike Hartmann2001 Groningen Frédérique Ankoné Heike Hartmann Elma de Vries2002 Collalbo Elma de Vries Eriko Ishino Judith Hesse2003 Kushiro Shannon Rempel Eriko Ishino Maria Lamb2004 Roseville Eriko Ishino Ireen Wüst Shannon Rempel2005 Seinäjoki Ireen Wüst Annette Gerritsen Lee Sang-hwa2006 Erfurt Kim Yoo-rim Martina Sáblíková Lee Ju-yeon2007 Innsbruck Noh Seon-yeong Laurine van Riessen Fu Chunyan2008 Changchun Marrit Leenstra Justine L'Heureux 2009 Zakopane Roxanne van Hemert Yvonne Nauta Katarzyna Woźniak 2010 Moscow Lotte van Beek Hege Bøkko Karolína Erbanová 2011 Seinäjoki Karolína Erbanová Pien Keulstra Lotte van Beek 2012 Obihiro Miho Takagi Karolína Erbanová Kim Bo-reum 2013 Collalbo Miho Takagi Antoinette de Jong Kaitlyn McGregor 2014 Bjugn Antoinette de Jong Melissa Wijfje Elizaveta Kazelina 2015 Warsaw Melissa Wijfje Sanneke de Neeling Elizaveta Kazelina 2016 Changchun Elizaveta Kazelina Mei Han Park Ji-woo 2017 Helsinki Jutta Leerdam Joy Beune Sanne in 't Hof 2018 Salt Lake City Joy Beune Jutta Leerdam Elisa Dul 2019 Baselga di Piné Femke Kok Karolina Bosiek Ragne Wiklund 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Femke Kok Robin Groot Alexa Scott 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Innsbruck Jade Groenewoud Evelien Vijn Park Chae-won 2023 Inzell Angel Daleman Greta Myers Jade Groenewoud 2024 Hachinohe Angel Daleman Aurora Grinden Løvås Meike Veen 2025 Collalbo Jeannine Rosner Emily Tormen Jasmijn Veenhuis 2026 Inzell Kristina Shumekova Jeannine Rosner Jasmijn Veenhuis
See also ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth
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External links Medal winners in World Junior Championships