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