The International Skating Union has organised the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1996.
Locations
edit- 1996: Hamar, Norway
- 1997: Warsaw, Poland
- 1998: Calgary, Canada
- 1999: Heerenveen, Netherlands
- 2000: Nagano, Japan
- 2001: Salt Lake City, United States
- 2002 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
- 2003: Berlin, Germany
- 2004: Seoul, South Korea
- 2005: Inzell, Germany
- 2006 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
- 2007: Salt Lake City, United States
- 2008: Nagano, Japan
- 2009: Vancouver, Canada
- 2010 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
- 2011: Inzell, Germany
- 2012: Heerenveen, Netherlands
- 2013: Sochi, Russia
- 2014 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
- 2015: Heerenveen, Netherlands
- 2016: Kolomna, Russia
- 2017: Gangneung, South Korea
- 2018 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
- 2019: Inzell, Germany
- 2020: Salt Lake City, United States
- 2021: Heerenveen, Netherlands
- 2022 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games
- 2023: Heerenveen, Netherlands
- 2024: Calgary, Canada
Medal winners
edit500 m
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Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl [1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  China | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  Russia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Russian Skating Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 | |
1,000 m
editSource: schaatsstatistieken.nl [2]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Skating Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
1,500 m
editSource: schaatsstatistieken.nl [3]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Germany | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Russian Skating Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
3,000 m
editSource: schaatsstatistieken.nl [4]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 23 | 25 | 21 | 69 | |
5,000 m
editSource: schaatsstatistieken.nl [5]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Germany | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russian Skating Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
Mass start
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 | Irene Schouten |
Ivanie Blondin |
Mariska Huisman
|
| 2016 | Ivanie Blondin |
Kim Bo-reum |
Miho Takagi
|
| 2017 | Kim Bo-reum |
Nana Takagi |
 Heather Bergsma
|
| 2019 | Irene Schouten |
Ivanie Blondin |
Elizaveta Kazelina
|
| 2020 | Ivanie Blondin (2) |
Kim Bo-reum |
Irene Schouten
|
| 2021 | Marijke Groenewoud |
Ivanie Blondin |
Irene Schouten
|
| 2023 | Marijke Groenewoud (2) |
Ivanie Blondin |
Irene Schouten
|
| 2024 | Irene Schouten (3) |
Ivanie Blondin |
Marijke Groenewoud
|
Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl [6]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team pursuit
editSource: schaatsstatistieken.nl [7]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Russian Skating Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Team sprint
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2019 | Netherlands Janine Smit Jutta Leerdam Letitia de Jong |
Canada Kaylin Irvine Heather McLean Kali Christ |
Russia Angelina Golikova Olga Fatkulina Daria Kachanova |
| 2020 | Netherlands Femke Kok Jutta Leerdam (2) Letitia de Jong (2) |
Russia Angelina Golikova Olga Fatkulina Daria Kachanova |
Poland Andżelika Wójcik Kaja Ziomek Natalia Czerwonka |
| 2021 | Not included in the program | ||
| 2022 | Held during the 2022 World Sprint Championships | ||
| 2023 | Canada Brooklyn McDougall Carolina Hiller Ivanie Blondin |
United States McKenzie Browne Erin Jackson Kimi Goetz |
China Zhang Lina Jin Jingzhu Li Qishi |
| 2024 | Canada Carolina Hiller (2) Maddison Pearman Ivanie Blondin (2) |
United States Sarah Warren Erin Jackson Brittany Bowe |
Poland Andżelika Wójcik Iga Wojtasik Karolina Bosiek |
Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl [8]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medal summary
editUpdated after the 2024 World Championships.
Nations
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 41 | 38 | 35 | 114 |
| 2 | Germany | 36 | 32 | 18 | 86 |
| 3 | Canada | 19 | 19 | 20 | 58 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 16 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | United States | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Japan | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
| 7 | South Korea | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | China | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Russia | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| 10 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Russian Skating Union | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 142 | 144 | 141 | 427 | |
References
edit- ^ "WK Afstanden 500 meter vrouwen" (in Dutch). schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "WK Afstanden 1000 meter vrouwen" (in Dutch). schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "WK Afstanden 1500 meter vrouwen" (in Dutch). schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "WK Afstanden 3000 meter vrouwen" (in Dutch). schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "WK Afstanden 5000 meter vrouwen" (in Dutch). schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "WK Afstanden 5000 meter vrouwen" (in Dutch). schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "WK Afstanden Achtervolging vrouwen" (in Dutch). schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "WK Afstanden Achtervolging vrouwen" (in Dutch). schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2012.