World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Template:Short description The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world. The event is held over two days, with all skaters entering the first three distances (500 m, 3000 m and 1500 m for women; 500 m, 5000 m and 1500 m for men) and the best eight skaters over these distances getting to ride the last event (5000 m for women; 10 000 m for men). The results of the races are converted to points, and the skater with lowest total score wins the championship.

The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Championships for Men since 1893 (with unofficial Championships being held in the years 1889–1892) and the World Allround Championships for Women since 1936 (unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933–1935). Since 1996 the men's and women's World Allround Championships are held at the same time and venue. Since 2020, the men's and women's World Allround Championships are held every even year – at same time and venue as the men's and women's World Sprint Championships.

Overview

Speed skating Distances

Men	Women
500 m
1,500 m
5,000 m	3,000 m
Top 8 skaters (Men / Women)
10,000 m	5,000 m

History and medal winners

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Combined all-time medal count

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• ^[a]{{#if:| }} Kornél Pajor skated for Hungary until he defected in 1949. From then on, the ISU allowed him to participate as an independent skater representing the ISU, as he did winning the bronze medal in 1951.
• From 1889 to 1907 only gold medals were awarded: to win the gold medal, an athlete was required to win at least three of the distances. In seven competitions, no winner was declared due to this rule.
• Unofficial World Championships (not recognized by the ISU) included

Repeat winners

Rank	Skater	Year	Template:Gold1	Template:Silver2	Template:Bronze3	Total
1	Template:Flagicon Sven Kramer	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017	9	0	3	12
2	Template:Flagicon / Template:Flagicon Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Kleemann)	1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999	8	2	0	10
3	Template:Flagicon Ireen Wüst	2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020	7	4	2	13
4	Template:Flagicon Martina Sáblíková	2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019	5	2	1	8
5	Template:Flagicon Karin Kania (Enke, Busch)	1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988	5	2	0	7
6	Template:Flagicon Clas Thunberg	1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931	5	1	1	7
7	Template:Flagicon Oscar Mathisen	1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914	5	1	0	6
8	Template:Flagicon Ivar Ballangrud	1926, 1932, 1936, 1938	4	4	3	11
9	Template:Flagicon Rintje Ritsma	1995, 1996, 1999, 2001	4	2	3	9
10	Template:Flagicon Inga Voronina (Artamonova)	1957, 1958, 1962, 1965	4	2	0	6
11	Template:Flagicon Atje Keulen-Deelstra	1970, 1972, 1973, 1974	4	0	0	4
12	Template:Flagicon Patrick Roest	2018, 2019, 2020	3	3	0	6
13	Template:Flagicon Ard Schenk	1970, 1971, 1972	3	2	2	7
14	Template:Flagicon Michael Staksrud	1930, 1935, 1937	3	2	1	6
	Template:Flagicon Valentina Stenina	1960, 1961, 1966	3	2	1	6
16	Template:Flagicon Oleg Goncharenko	1953, 1956, 1958	3	2	0	5
17	Template:Flagicon Johann Olav Koss	1990, 1991, 1994	3	1	1	5
	Template:Flagicon Anni Friesinger	2001, 2002, 2005	3	1	1	5
19	Template:Flagicon Eric Heiden	1977, 1978, 1979	3	1	0	4
20	Template:Flagicon Jaap Eden	1893, 1895, 1896	3	0	0	3
	Template:Flagicon Laila Schou Nilsen	1935 *, 1937, 1938	3	0	0	3
	Template:Flagicon Maria Isakova	1948, 1949, 1950	3	0	0	3
	Template:Flagicon Hjalmar Andersen	1950, 1951, 1952	3	0	0	3
24	Template:Flagicon Stien Kaiser	1967, 1968	2	4	2	8
25	Template:Flagicon Ids Postma	1997, 1998	2	4	1	7
26	Template:Flagicon Andrea Ehrig (Schöne)	1983, 1985	2	4	0	6
27	Template:Flagicon Verné Lesche	1939, 1947	2	3	1	6
28	Template:Flagicon Cindy Klassen	2003, 2006	2	2	1	5
29	Template:Flagicon Bernt Evensen	1927, 1934	2	1	3	6
	Template:Flagicon Lidiya Skoblikova	1963, 1964	2	1	3	6
31	Template:Flagicon Lidia Selikhova	1952, 1954	2	1	2	5
32	Template:Flagicon Odd Lundberg	1946 *, 1948	2	1	1	4
	Template:Flagicon Natalya Petrusyova	1980, 1981	2	1	1	4
	Template:Flagicon Shani Davis	2005, 2006	2	1	1	4
35	Template:Flagicon Knut Johannesen	1957, 1964	2	1	0	3
36	Template:Flagicon Kees Verkerk	1966, 1967	2	0	3	5
37	Template:Flagicon Hilbert van der Duim	1980, 1982	2	0	2	4
38	Template:Flagicon Peder Østlund	1898, 1899	2	0	0	2
	Template:Flagicon Nikolay Strunnikov	1910, 1911	2	0	0	2
	Template:Flagicon Hein Vergeer	1985, 1986	2	0	0	2
	Template:Flagicon Gianni Romme	2000, 2003	2	0	0	2

* unofficial World Championships

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See also

• World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
• Speed skating at the Winter Olympics
• European Speed Skating Championships

External links

• International Skating Union (ISU) Statistics