The 1997 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 7 and 9 March 1997 in the Tor Stegny, Warsaw, Poland.
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Tor Stegny (Warsaw) |
| Dates | 7–9 March 1997 |
Schedule
edit| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| March 7 | 5000 m men |
| 500 m women (1st) | |
| 500 m women (2nd) | |
| 3000 m women | |
| March 8 | 500 m men (1st) |
| 500 m men (2nd) | |
| 1500 m men | |
| 1000 m women | |
| 5000 m women | |
| March 9 | 1000 m men |
| 10000 m men | |
| 1500 m women |
Medal summary
editMen's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [1] |
Manabu Horii Japan |
1:13.55 37.08 36.47 |
Roger Strøm Norway |
1:13.58 37.00 36.58 |
Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan |
1:13.97 37.28 36.69 |
| 1000 m [2] |
Ådne Søndrål Norway |
1:14.40 | Jan Bos Netherlands |
1:14.81 | Martin Hersman Netherlands |
1:05.07 |
| 1500 m [3] |
Rintje Ritsma Netherlands |
1:53.58 | Ådne Søndrål Norway |
1:55.16 | Neal Marshall Canada |
1:55.65 |
| 5000 m [4] |
Rintje Ritsma Netherlands |
7:02.34 | Gianni Romme Netherlands |
7:03.22 | Frank Dittrich Germany |
7:12.12 |
| 10000 m [5] |
Gianni Romme Netherlands |
14:18.75 | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands |
14:30.60 | Bob de Jong Netherlands |
14:33.82 |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [6] |
Xue Ruihong China |
1:21.06 40.75 40.31 |
Sabine Völker Germany |
1:21.33 40.61 40.72 |
Franziska Schenk Germany |
1:21.91 40.70 41.21 |
| 1000 m [7] |
Marianne Timmer Netherlands |
1:21.31 | Sandra Zwolle Netherlands |
1:21.92 | Franziska Schenk Germany |
1:22.10 |
| 1500 m [8] |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany |
2:04.43 | Anni Friesinger Germany |
2:06.18 | Marianne Timmer Netherlands |
2:07.54 |
| 3000 m [9] |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany |
4:20.34 | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
4:24.18 | Carla Zijlstra Netherlands |
4:28.46 |
| 5000 m [10] |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany |
7:19.85 | Carla Zijlstra Netherlands |
7:25.80 | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
7:30.84 |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
References
edit- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 3000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.