World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Sport	Speed Skating
Competition Category	World Championships
Years	1889—2024
Editions	173
Competitors	1296
Countries	38

The first three World Championships (the fourth was cancelled due to thaw) were organised by the Skating Club of Amsterdam. They predate the foundation of the International Skating Union in 1892, but are listed by the ISU as predecessors.

Similarly, unofficial women’s world championships organised by the Oslo Skøiteklubb (OSK) were held from 1933 through 1935, with the first ISU recognised competition following in 1936. The OSK championships were never officially recognised by the ISU - results may be found here. Until, 1995 the women’s championship was held separately from the men’s championship.

Through 1907, the only way to win the title was to win at least three distances; no other prizes were awarded. This meant that at several occasions, no championship title was awarded.

Not held between 1915 and 1921 due to the World War I and between 1940 and 1946 due to the World War II. In 1940 and 1946, the OSK organised unofficial World Championships that attracted most of the top skaters.

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1889 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Amsterdam	NED	8 – 9 January 1889	1	22	4
1890 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Amsterdam	NED	3 – 4 January 1890	1	15	5
1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Amsterdam	NED	6 – 7 January 1891	1	15	3
1892 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Amsterdam	NED	—	0	0	0
1893 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Amsterdam	NED	13 – 14 January 1893	1	17	4
1894 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Neglingeviken	SWE	10 – 11 February 1894	1	19	6
1895 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	23 – 24 February 1895	1	18	3
1896 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	St. Petersburg	RUS	7 – 8 February 1896	1	14	4
1897 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Montréal	CAN	5 – 6 February 1897	1	10	3
1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Davos	SUI	6 – 7 February 1898	1	12	6
1899 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Berlin	GER	4 – 5 February 1899	1	8	6
1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	23 – 24 February 1900	1	12	1
1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Stockholm	SWE	9 – 10 February 1901	1	13	4
1902 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	22 – 23 February 1902	1	11	3
1903 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	St. Petersburg	RUS	20 – 21 March 1903	1	15	5
1904 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	6 – 7 February 1904	1	14	1
1905 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Groningen	NED	21 – 22 January 1905	1	4	2
1906 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	24 – 25 February 1906	1	17	3
1907 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Trondheim	NOR	21 – 22 February 1907	1	14	3
1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Davos	SUI	8 – 9 February 1908	1	15	7
1909 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	27 – 28 February 1909	1	14	4
1910 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	5 – 6 March 1910	1	12	5
1911 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Trondheim	NOR	25 – 26 February 1911	1	16	6
1912 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	17 – 18 February 1912	1	15	4
1913 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	1 – 2 March 1913	1	15	4
1914 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	14 – 15 February 1914	1	21	5
1922 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	18 – 19 February 1922	1	18	3
1923 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Stockholm	SWE	10 – 11 February 1923	1	18	4
1924 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	1 – 2 March 1924	1	16	4
1925 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	21 – 22 February 1925	1	24	5
1926 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Trondheim	NOR	20 – 21 February 1926	1	16	3
1927 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Tampere	FIN	26 – 27 February 1927	1	21	4
1928 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Davos	SUI	4 – 5 February 1928	1	30	11
1929 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	9 – 10 February 1929	1	18	3
1930 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	8 – 9 February 1930	1	20	3
1931 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	21 – 22 February 1931	1	22	7
1932 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Lake Placid	USA	19 – 20 February 1932	1	27	7
1933 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Trondheim	NOR	18 – 19 February 1933	1	26	5
1934 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	17 – 18 February 1934	1	23	5
1935 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	16 – 17 February 1935	1	20	7
1936 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Davos	SUI	1 – 2 February 1936	1	41	12
1936 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Stockholm	SWE	1 – 2 February 1936	1	15	7
1937 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Davos	SUI	30 – 31 January 1937	1	6	5
1937 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	13 – 14 February 1937	1	18	5
1938 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Davos	SUI	5 – 6 February 1938	1	27	11
1938 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	9 – 10 February 1938	1	10	5
1939 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	18 – 19 February 1939	1	27	7
1939 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Tampere	FIN	26 – 27 February 1939	1	8	3
1947 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Drammen	NOR	8 – 9 February 1947	1	11	3
1947 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	15 – 16 February 1947	1	3	3
1948 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Turku	FIN	13 – 14 February 1948	1	12	5
1948 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	28 – 29 February 1948	1	3	2
1949 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Kongsberg	NOR	12 – 13 February 1949	1	20	5
1949 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	19 – 20 February 1949	1	3	3
1950 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Moskva	URS	11 – 12 February 1950	1	19	5
1950 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Eskilstuna	SWE	18 – 19 February 1950	1	3	2
1951 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Eskilstuna	SWE	3 – 4 February 1951	1	10	3
1951 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Davos	SUI	10 – 11 February 1951	1	3	3
1952 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Kokkola	FIN	1 – 2 March 1952	1	14	4
1952 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	1 – 2 March 1952	1	3	2
1953 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	14 – 15 February 1953	1	3	2
1953 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Lillehammer	NOR	21 – 22 February 1953	1	16	4
1954 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Sapporo	JPN	16 – 17 January 1954	1	3	1
1954 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Östersund	SWE	20 – 21 February 1954	1	18	5
1955 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Kuopio	FIN	12 – 13 February 1955	1	17	5
1955 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Moscow	URS	19 – 20 February 1955	1	3	2
1956 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Kvarnsveden	SWE	4 – 5 February 1956	1	25	7
1956 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	11 – 12 February 1956	1	3	1
1957 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Imatra	FIN	9 – 10 February 1957	1	25	8
1957 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Östersund	SWE	16 – 17 February 1957	1	3	2
1958 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Kristinehamn	SWE	8 – 9 February 1958	1	26	10
1958 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	15 – 16 February 1958	1	3	2
1959 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	14 – 15 February 1959	1	3	2
1959 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Sverdlovsk	URS	28 February – 1 March 1959	1	26	9
1960 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Östersund	SWE	30 – 31 January 1960	1	28	11
1960 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Davos	SUI	6 – 7 February 1960	1	3	3
1961 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Tønsberg	NOR	11 – 12 February 1961	1	30	10
1961 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gothenburg	SWE	18 – 19 February 1961	1	3	2
1962 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Imatra	FIN	17 – 18 February 1962	1	31	12
1962 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Moscow	URS	17 – 18 February 1962	1	3	3
1963 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Karuizawa	JPN	21 – 22 February 1963	1	34	13
1963 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Karuizawa	JPN	23 – 24 February 1963	1	3	2
1964 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Kristinehamn	SWE	15 – 16 February 1964	1	34	13
1964 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	22 – 23 February 1964	1	3	3
1965 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oulu	FIN	6 – 7 February 1965	1	30	12
1965 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	13 – 14 February 1965	1	3	3
1966 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Trondheim	NOR	12 – 13 February 1966	1	35	15
1966 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gothenburg	SWE	19 – 20 February 1966	1	3	2
1967 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	11 – 12 February 1967	1	3	2
1967 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Deventer	NED	18 – 19 February 1967	1	33	12
1968 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	27 – 28 January 1968	1	32	12
1968 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gothenburg	SWE	24 – 25 February 1968	1	3	2
1969 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Grenoble	FRA	1 – 2 February 1969	1	29	11
1969 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Deventer	NED	15 – 16 February 1969	1	3	3
1970 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	14 – 15 February 1970	1	3	2
1970 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	West Allis	USA	28 February – 1 March 1970	1	22	8
1971 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	6 – 7 February 1971	1	30	11
1971 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gothenburg	SWE	13 – 14 February 1971	1	3	2
1972 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	19 – 20 February 1972	1	3	2
1972 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	4 – 5 March 1972	1	30	11
1973 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Deventer	NED	18 – 19 February 1973	1	3	3
1973 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Strömsund	SWE	24 – 25 February 1973	1	26	11
1974 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Inzell	FRG	9 – 10 February 1974	1	3	3
1974 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	23 – 24 February 1974	1	29	13
1975 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	8 – 9 February 1975	1	3	2
1975 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Assen	NED	22 – 23 February 1975	1	30	13
1976 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gjøvik	NOR	21 – 22 February 1976	1	29	11
1976 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	21 – 22 February 1976	1	3	2
1977 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Keystone	USA	12 – 13 February 1977	1	23	9
1977 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	12 – 13 February 1977	1	3	2
1978 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gothenburg	SWE	25 – 26 February 1978	1	3	3
1978 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Helsinki	FIN	4 – 5 March 1978	1	31	13
1979 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Den Haag	NED	3 – 4 February 1979	1	31	14
1979 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	11 – 12 February 1979	1	3	2
1980 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	12 – 13 January 1980	1	31	13
1980 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	1 – 2 March 1980	1	3	3
1981 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Sainte-Foy	CAN	7 – 8 February 1981	1	30	11
1981 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	14 – 15 February 1981	1	3	1
1982 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Inzell	GER	13 – 14 February 1982	1	30	15
1982 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Assen	NED	20 – 21 February 1982	1	3	3
1983 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	12 – 13 February 1983	1	3	3
1983 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Chemnitz	GDR	19 – 20 February 1983	1	32	13
1984 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Deventer	NED	28 – 29 January 1984	1	30	13
1984 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gothenburg	SWE	25 – 26 February 1984	1	3	3
1985 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Sarajevo	YUG	9 – 10 February 1985	1	31	15
1985 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	16 – 17 February 1985	1	3	2
1986 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Den Haag	NED	8 – 9 February 1986	1	34	18
1986 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Inzell	FRG	15 – 16 February 1986	1	3	2
1987 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	West Allis	USA	7 – 8 February 1987	1	32	15
1987 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	14 – 15 February 1987	1	3	2
1988 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Alma-Ata	URS	5 – 6 March 1988	1	3	2
1988 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Skien	NOR	12 – 13 March 1988	1	28	14
1989 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Lake Placid	USA	4 – 5 February 1989	1	29	13
1989 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Oslo	NOR	11 – 12 February 1989	1	3	2
1990 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Calgary	CAN	10 – 11 February 1990	1	26	13
1990 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Innsbruck	AUT	17 – 18 February 1990	1	3	2
1991 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	2 – 3 February 1991	1	31	15
1991 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	9 – 10 February 1991	1	3	3
1992 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	7 – 8 March 1992	1	32	14
1992 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Calgary	CAN	21 – 22 March 1992	1	3	3
1993 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Berlin	GER	6 – 7 February 1993	1	31	16
1993 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	13 – 14 February 1993	1	3	2
1994 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Butte	USA	5 – 6 February 1994	1	23	11
1994 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gothenburg	SWE	12 – 13 March 1994	1	3	2
1995 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Baselga di Piné	ITA	11 – 12 February 1995	1	3	3
1995 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Savalen	NOR	4 – 5 March 1995	1	26	14
1996 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Inzell	GER	2 – 4 February 1996	3	31	15
1997 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Nagano	JPN	14 – 16 February 1997	3	33	17
1998 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	13 – 15 March 1998	3	31	15
1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	6 – 7 February 1999	3	27	9
2000 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Milwaukee	USA	5 – 6 February 2000	3	27	11
2001 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Budapest	HUN	10 – 11 February 2001	3	27	11
2002 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	15 – 17 March 2002	3	27	9
2003 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Gothenburg	SWE	8 – 9 February 2003	3	28	10
2004 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	7 – 8 February 2004	2	48	11
2005 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Moscow	RUS	5 – 6 February 2005	2	47	12
2006 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Calgary	CAN	18 – 19 March 2006	2	48	13
2007 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	9 – 11 February 2007	2	48	14
2008 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Berlin	GER	9 – 10 February 2008	2	48	12
2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	7 – 8 February 2009	2	48	14
2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	19 – 21 March 2010	2	48	14
2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Calgary	CAN	12 – 13 February 2011	2	48	15
2012 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Moscow	RUS	18 – 19 February 2012	2	48	14
2013 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	16 – 17 February 2013	2	47	14
2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Heerenveen	NED	22 – 23 March 2014	2	46	14
2015 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Calgary	CAN	7 – 8 March 2015	2	48	18
2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Berlin	GER	5 – 6 March 2016	2	48	15
2017 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	4 – 5 March 2017	2	48	14
2018 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Amsterdam	NED	9 – 11 March 2018	2	46	15
2019 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Calgary	CAN	2 – 3 March 2019	2	48	17
2020 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	28 February – 1 March 2020	2	48	14
2022 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Hamar	NOR	3 – 6 March 2022	2	38	11
2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	Inzell	GER	7 – 10 March 2024	2	48	17

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands	NED	57	32	55	144
2	Norway	NOR	38	38	40	116
3	Soviet Union	URS	32	38	30	100
4	Germany	GER	19	19	9	47
5	Finland	FIN	12	13	5	30
6	United States	USA	11	6	10	27
7	East Germany	GDR	10	9	6	25
8	Canada	CAN	5	7	5	17
9	Czech Republic	CZE	5	2	1	8
10	Sweden	SWE	4	3	6	13
11	Russia	RUS	3	6	3	12
12	Japan	JPN	1	5	8	14
13	Italy	ITA	1	3	3	7
14	Austria	AUT	1	3	2	6
15	Hungary	HUN	1	0	1	2
16	France	FRA	0	1	0	1
=	Great Britain	GBR	0	1	0	1
=	Kazakhstan	KAZ	0	1	0	1
=	Latvia	LAT	0	1	0	1
=	North Korea	PRK	0	1	0	1
21	Belgium	BEL	0	0	3	3
22	Poland	POL	0	0	1	1
=	Romania	ROU	0	0	1	1