2008 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships

Host City Nagano
Country JPN
Held 6 – 9 March 2008
Competitors 138
Countries 21

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
500 m Men 7 March 2008 Medal 24 10
1,000 m Men 8 March 2008 Medal 24 11
1,500 m Men 9 March 2008 Medal 20 13
5,000 m Men 6 March 2008 Medal 24 14
10,000 m Men 8 March 2008 Medal 13 10
Team Pursuit Men 9 March 2008 Medal 24 8
500 m Women 8 March 2008 Medal 24 10
1,000 m Women 9 March 2008 Medal 24 11
1,500 m Women 6 March 2008 Medal 20 10
3,000 m Women 7 March 2008 Medal 21 13
5,000 m Women 9 March 2008 Medal 16 9
Team Pursuit Women 8 March 2008 Medal 21 7

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Netherlands NED 4 3 4 11
2 Canada CAN 3 3 3 9
3 Germany GER 3 0 3 6
4 United States USA 1 1 0 2
5 Czech Republic CZE 1 0 0 1
6 Italy ITA 0 3 0 3
7 China CHN 0 1 0 1
= Russia RUS 0 1 0 1
= South Korea KOR 0 1 0 1
10 Japan JPN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
500 m, Men Jeremy Wotherspoon CAN Lee Gyu-Hyeok KOR Joji Kato JPN
1,000 m, Men Shani Davis USA Yevgeny Lalenkov RUS Denny Morrison CAN
1,500 m, Men Denny Morrison CAN Sven Kramer
Shani Davis
NED
USA
5,000 m, Men Sven Kramer NED Enrico Fabris ITA Wouter Olde Heuvel NED
10,000 m, Men Sven Kramer NED Enrico Fabris ITA Bob de Jong NED
Team Pursuit, Men Netherlands NED Italy ITA Germany GER
500 m, Women Jenny Wolf GER Wang Beixing CHN Annette Gerritsen NED
1,000 m, Women Anni Friesinger GER Kristina Groves CAN Annette Gerritsen NED
1,500 m, Women Anni Friesinger GER Paulien van Deutekom NED Kristina Groves CAN
3,000 m, Women Kristina Groves CAN Paulien van Deutekom NED Daniela Anschütz-Thoms GER
5,000 m, Women Martina Sáblíková CZE Clara Hughes CAN Kristina Groves CAN
Team Pursuit, Women Netherlands NED Canada CAN Germany GER