ISU World Sprint Championships

After two editions as the ISU Sprint Championships (1970-1971), the first ISU World Sprint Championships were held in 1972. The first two tournaments were later retroactively designated as World Championships by the ISU.

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1970 ISU World Sprint Championships	West Allis, Wisconsin	USA	21 – 22 February 1970	2	61	9
1971 ISU World Sprint Championships	Inzell	GER	20 – 21 February 1971	2	66	14
1972 ISU World Sprint Championships	Eskilstuna	SWE	26 – 27 February 1972	2	60	14
1973 ISU World Sprint Championships	Oslo	NOR	3 – 4 February 1973	2	67	14
1974 ISU World Sprint Championships	Innsbruck	AUT	16 – 17 February 1974	2	61	16
1975 ISU World Sprint Championships	Göteborg	SWE	15 – 16 February 1975	2	64	15
1976 ISU World Sprint Championships	West-Berlin	GER	6 – 7 March 1976	2	42	10
1977 ISU World Sprint Championships	Alkmaar	NED	26 – 27 February 1977	2	52	15
1978 ISU World Sprint Championships	Lake Placid, New York	USA	11 – 12 February 1978	2	57	15
1979 ISU World Sprint Championships	Inzell	GER	17 – 18 February 1979	2	64	19
1980 ISU World Sprint Championships	West Allis, Wisconsin	USA	9 – 10 February 1980	2	58	16
1981 ISU World Sprint Championships	Grenoble	FRA	21 – 22 February 1981	2	63	16
1982 ISU World Sprint Championships	Alkmaar	NED	6 – 7 February 1982	2	65	18
1983 ISU World Sprint Championships	Helsinki	FIN	26 – 27 February 1983	2	65	19
1984 ISU World Sprint Championships	Trondheim	NOR	3 – 4 March 1984	2	53	13
1985 ISU World Sprint Championships	Heerenveen	NED	23 – 24 February 1985	2	65	15
1986 ISU World Sprint Championships	Karuizawa	JPN	22 – 23 February 1986	2	62	16
1987 ISU World Sprint Championships	Sainte-Foy	CAN	31 January – 1 February 1987	2	64	17
1988 ISU World Sprint Championships	West Allis, Wisconsin	USA	6 – 7 February 1988	2	52	16
1989 ISU World Sprint Championships	Heerenveen	NED	25 – 26 February 1989	2	65	17
1990 ISU World Sprint Championships	Tromsø	NOR	24 – 25 February 1990	2	58	14
1991 ISU World Sprint Championships	Inzell	GER	23 – 24 February 1991	2	63	18
1992 ISU World Sprint Championships	Oslo	NOR	29 February – 1 March 1992	2	54	14
1993 ISU World Sprint Championships	Ikaho	JPN	27 – 28 February 1993	2	62	17
1994 ISU World Sprint Championships	Calgary	CAN	29 – 30 January 1994	2	62	19
1995 ISU World Sprint Championships	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	USA	18 – 19 February 1995	2	60	18
1996 ISU World Sprint Championships	Heerenveen	NED	17 – 18 February 1996	2	68	21
1997 ISU World Sprint Championships	Hamar	NOR	1 – 2 February 1997	2	62	20
1998 ISU World Sprint Championships	Berlin	GER	24 – 25 January 1998	2	71	23
1999 ISU World Sprint Championships	Calgary	CAN	20 – 21 January 1999	2	62	17
2000 ISU World Sprint Championships	Seoul	KOR	26 – 27 February 2000	2	60	19
2001 ISU World Sprint Championships	Inzell	GER	20 – 21 January 2001	2	73	19
2002 ISU World Sprint Championships	Hamar	NOR	19 – 20 January 2002	2	72	18
2003 ISU World Sprint Championships	Calgary	CAN	18 – 19 January 2003	2	63	14
2004 ISU World Sprint Championships	Nagano	JPN	17 – 18 January 2004	2	60	13
2005 ISU World Sprint Championships	Kearns, Utah	USA	22 – 23 January 2005	2	57	14
2006 ISU World Sprint Championships	Heerenveen	NED	21 – 22 January 2006	2	49	20
2007 ISU World Sprint Championships	Hamar	NOR	20 – 21 January 2007	2	0	0

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	United States	USA	17	18	13	48
2	Soviet Union	URS	11	10	8	29
3	East Germany	GDR	10	8	3	21
4	Canada	CAN	9	10	6	25
5	Germany	GER	8	4	8	20
6	Netherlands	NED	4	6	13	23
7	Japan	JPN	2	7	12	21
8	Norway	NOR	2	3	4	9
9	Russia	RUS	2	3	1	6
10	China	CHN	2	2	1	5
11	South Korea	KOR	2	0	0	2
12	Belarus	BLR	1	1	1	3
=	Sweden	SWE	1	1	1	3
14	Commonwealth of Independendent States	CIS	1	0	0	1
=	Finland	FIN	1	0	0	1
16	Poland	POL	0	0	2	2