The 1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 and 14 March 1999 in the Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands.
Schedule Date EventsMarch 12 5000 m men 500 m women (1st) 500 m women (2nd) 3000 m womenMarch 13 500 m men (1st) 500 m men (2nd) 1500 m men 1000 m women 5000 m womenMarch 14 1000 m men 10000 m men 1500 m women
Medal summary
Men's events 500 mHiroyasu Shimizu 1:10.6935.4335.26Erben Wennemars 1:11.3835.6135.77Jakko Jan Leeuwangh 1:11.8335.8136.021000 mJan Bos 1:10.41Hiroyasu Shimizu 1:10.75Jakko Jan Leeuwangh 1:10.791500 mIds Postma 1:47.92Ådne Søndrål 1:48.25Rintje Ritsma 1:49.285000 mGianni Romme 6:29.39Bart Veldkamp 6:29.75Bob de Jong 6:29.8810000 mBob de Jong 13:26.61Gianni Romme 13:29.83Frank Dittrich 13:30.22
Women's events 500 mCatriona Le May Doan 1:16.8738.4838.39Svetlana Zhurova 1:16.9338.0438.89Tomomi OkazakiMarianne Timmer 1:17.2638.6238.641:17.2638.6938.571000 mMarianne Timmer 1:16.21Monique Garbrecht 1:16.75Catriona Le May Doan 1:16.971500 mEmese Hunyady 1:58.29Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann 1:58.43Tonny de Jong 1:59.173000 mGunda Niemann-Stirnemann 4:04.88Claudia PechsteinTonny de Jong 4:07.49colspan=2 5000 mGunda Niemann-Stirnemann 7:01.88Claudia Pechstein 7:04.24Tonny de Jong 7:05.16
Medal table
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