ISU World Sprint Championships

Sport Speed Skating
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1970—2024
Editions 53
Competitors 744
Countries 34

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 3 52 20
2007 ISU World Sprint Championships Hamar NOR 20 – 21 January 2007 4 6 6
2008 ISU World Sprint Championships Heerenveen NED 19 – 20 January 2008 2 6 4
2009 ISU World Sprint Championships Moscow RUS 17 – 18 January 2009 2 6 5
2010 ISU World Sprint Championships Obihiro JPN 16 – 17 January 2010 2 6 3
2011 ISU World Sprint Championships Heerenveen NED 22 – 23 January 2011 2 6 4
2012 ISU World Sprint Championships Calgary CAN 28 – 29 January 2012 2 6 4
2013 ISU World Sprint Championships Salt Lake City USA 26 – 27 January 2013 2 6 5
2014 ISU World Sprint Championships Nagano JPN 18 – 19 January 2014 2 6 4
2015 ISU World Sprint Championships Astana KAZ 28 February – 1 March 2015 2 6 4
2016 ISU World Sprint Championships Seoul KOR 27 – 28 February 2016 2 6 3
2017 ISU World Sprint Championships Calgary CAN 25 – 26 February 2017 2 6 4
2018 ISU World Sprint Championships Changchun CHN 3 – 4 February 2018 2 6 4
2019 ISU World Sprint Championships Heerenveen NED 23 – 24 February 2019 2 6 4
2020 ISU World Sprint Championships Hamar NOR 28 – 29 February 2020 2 6 4
2022 ISU World Sprint Championships Hamar NOR 3 – 4 March 2022 2 6 3
2024 ISU World Sprint Championships Inzell GER 7 – 8 March 2024 2 6 4

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 21 23 17 61
2 Netherlands NED 11 15 24 50
3 Soviet Union URS 11 10 8 29
4 Canada CAN 10 13 8 31
5 East Germany GDR 10 8 3 21
6 Germany GER 10 6 9 25
7 Japan JPN 7 12 13 32
8 South Korea KOR 7 3 4 14
9 China CHN 6 5 3 14
10 Russia RUS 6 3 4 13
11 Norway NOR 3 4 5 12
12 Finland FIN 1 2 0 3
13 Belarus BLR 1 1 1 3
= Sweden SWE 1 1 1 3
15 Commonwealth of Independendent States CIS 1 0 0 1
16 Poland POL 0 0 2 2
17 Australia AUS 0 0 1 1
= Austria AUT 0 0 1 1
= Czech Republic CZE 0 0 1 1
= Italy ITA 0 0 1 1