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