2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit

The men's team pursuit in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.[1]

The Netherlands won the cup, while South Korea came second and Germany came third. The defending champions, Norway, ended up in 8th place.

Top three

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Medal Country Points Previous season
Gold   Netherlands 374 8th
Silver   South Korea 340 13th
Bronze   Germany 300 5th

Race medallists

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Occasion # Location Date Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Report
1 Chelyabinsk, Russia 20 November   Netherlands
Sven Kramer
Jan Blokhuijsen
Wouter olde Heuvel
3:41.25   United States
Shani Davis
Jonathan Kuck
Brian Hansen
3:44.52   Germany
Patrick Beckert
Marco Weber
Alexej Baumgartner
3:45.29 [1]
3 Heerenveen, Netherlands 4 December   Netherlands
Sven Kramer
Wouter olde Heuvel
Jan Blokhuijsen
3:42.35   South Korea
Lee Seung-hoon
Ko Byung-wook
Joo Hyong-jun
3:43.82   Germany
Patrick Beckert
Alexej Baumgartner
Marco Weber
3:45.28 [2]
5 Hamar, Norway 12 February   Russia
Ivan Skobrev
Yevgeny Lalenkov
Denis Yuskov
3:45.42   South Korea
Joo Hyong-jun
Ko Byung-wook
Lee Seung-hoon
3:46.68   Germany
Robert Lehmann
Alexej Baumgartner
Patrick Beckert
3:46.87 [3]
7 Berlin, Germany 11 March   Netherlands
Koen Verweij
Jan Blokhuijsen
Douwe de Vries
3:43.94   South Korea
Lee Seung-hoon
Joo Hyong-jun
Ko Byung-wook
3:44.04   United States
Shani Davis
Brian Hansen
Jonathan Kuck
3:45.44 [4]

Standings

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Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).[2]

# Name CHE HVN HAM BER Total
1   Netherlands 100 100 24 150 374
2   South Korea 60 80 80 120 340
3   Germany 70 70 70 90 300
4   United States 80 36 60 105 281
5   Russia 50 0 100 150
6   Poland 36 60 45 141
7   Canada 32 50 50 132
8   Norway 45 28 40 113
9   Italy 28 45 36 109
10   Czech Republic 21 32 28 81
11   Japan 0 40 32 72
12   France 40 40
13   Kazakhstan 24 24

References

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  1. ^ 2011/2012 ISU World Cup
  2. ^ "Team Pursuit Men". Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2011-11-20.