The International Skating UnionHomepage ISU organises the following World Championships in the sport of speed skating:
SportDiscipline Championships for: Long track Allround Men Women Junior Sprint Men Women Single Distances Men Women Short track Short track Men Women Junior Team
Records
World Allround
Men SkaterYear 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
Women SkaterYear / 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
Junior Multiple champions (overall classification) Boys SkaterYear Eric Heiden 2 1977, 1978 1 0 Koen Verweij 2 2009, 2010 1 0 Tomas Gustafson 2 1979, 1980 0 0 Valeri Guk 2 1984, 1985 0 0 Falko Zandstra 2 1990, 1991 0 0 Bob de Jong 2 1995, 1996 0 0 Sverre Lunde Pedersen 2 2011, 2012 0 0 Patrick Roest 2 2014, 2015 0 0 Girls SkaterYear Angela Stahnke 3 1982, 1983, 1984 0 0 Beth Heiden 2 1978, 1979 2 0 Monique Garbrecht 2 1986, 1987 0 1 Ulrike Adeberg 2 1989, 1990 0 0 Frédérique Ankoné 2 2000, 2001 0 0 Miho Takagi 2 2012, 2013 0 0 Femke Kok 2 2019, 2020 0 0 Angel Daleman 2 2023, 2024 0 0
World Sprint
Men SkaterYear / / 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 Pavel Kulizhnikov 3 2015, 2016, 2019 0 0 Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Women SkaterYear 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
World Single Distances
Men SkaterYear Sven Kramer 21 5000 m: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 201710000 m: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017Team pursuit: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020 3 2 Shani Davis 8 1000 m: 2007, 2008, 2011, 20151500 m: 2004, 2007, 2009Team 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, 20041500 m: 2003Team pursuit: 2005, 2007, 2008 2 3 Jordan Stolz 6 500 m: 2023, 20241000 m: 2023, 20241500 m: 2023, 2024 2 1 Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Women SkaterYear Martina Sáblíková 16 3000 m: 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 20205000 m: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 7 4 Ireen Wüst 15 1000 m: 20071500 m: 2007, 2011, 2013, 2019, 20203000 m: 2011, 2013, 2017 Team pursuit: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021 15 1 Anni Friesinger-Postma 12 1000 m: 2003, 2004, 20081500 m: 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 20093000 m: 20035000 m: 2005Team pursuit: 2005 9 1 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann 11 1500 m: 19973000 m: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 20015000 m: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 3 0 Irene Schouten 8 3000 m: 20245000 m: 2021, 2023Mass start: 2015, 2019, 2024 Team pursuit: 2021, 2024 2 5 Christine Nesbitt 7 1000 m: 2009, 2011, 20121500 m: 2012Team pursuit: 2007, 2009, 2011 2 3 Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong 6 1500 m: 20233000 m: 2021Team pursuit: 2016, 2017, 2021, 2025 5 2 Miho Takagi 6 1000 m: 2024, 20251500 m: 2024Team pursuit: 2015, 2019, 2020 4 6 Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
World Short Track (Overall)
Men SkaterYear Ahn Hyun-soo / Viktor An 6 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 1 0 Marc Gagnon 4 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998 2 1
Women SkaterYear Yang Yang (A) 6 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 1 0 Sylvie Daigle 5 1979, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990 2 1 Choi Min-jeong 4 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022 1 0 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 Jin Sun-yu 3 2005, 2006, 2007 0 0
Combined all-time medal count Updated after the 2026 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.
This table include all medals won at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships (1889–2026), World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (1970–2026) and World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (1996–2025). Unofficial World Championships (not recognized by the ISU) also included
Rank Nation From To Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. 1893 2026 191 153 157 501 2. 1891 2026 61 48 59 168 3. 1898 2026 59 62 63 184 4. 1991 2020 56 51 39 146 5. 1897 2025 45 61 56 162 6. 1948 1991 43 48 38 129 7. 1970 2026 23 36 44 103 8. 1910 2020 22 25 35 82 9. 2007 2026 21 10 8 39 10. 1960 1990 20 17 9 46 11. 1990 2025 17 16 12 45 12. 1901 2013 13 16 7 36 13. 1991 2026 10 17 11 38 14. 1991 2025 7 12 8 27 15. 1908 2022 7 6 7 20 16. 1933 2023 4 5 5 14 17. 1996 2025 2 2 7 11 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 2026 0 4 11 15 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 Kornél Pajor skated for Hungary until he defected in 1949. From then on, the ISU allowed him to participate as an independent skater representing the ISU, as he did winning the bronze medal in 1951. - none declared 1889 1907 7 18 18 43 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. Total 609 601 597 1807
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