ISSL World Championships

Sport	Speed Skating
Competition Category	World Championships
Years	1973
Editions	1
Competitors	15
Countries	6

On 4 August 1972, the International Speed Skating League (ISSL) was presented to the world. The new organisation had contracted most of the top male speed skaters of the moment. The movement was met with boycotts from existing speed skating organizations and rinks, low public interest and - as a result - a lack of money. After the 1972/73 season, ISSL was disbanded, but replaced with the World International Speedskating Organization (WISO), but continuing money troubles meant WISO folded halfway the 1973/74 season. Because of that, only one edition of the ISSL World Championships were ever held.

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1973 ISSL World Championships	Göteborg	SWE	10 – 11 February 1973	2	15	6

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands	NED	1	1	0	2
2	Sweden	SWE	1	0	0	1
3	Finland	FIN	0	1	0	1
4	Germany	GER	0	0	1	1
=	Norway	NOR	0	0	1	1