World Allround Speed Skating Championships

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 four races with different lengths. The results of the races are converted to points, and the skater with most points wins the championship.

The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Championships for Men since 1893 (unofficial Championships were 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.

History and medal winners

Combined all-time medal count

Main articles: World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men § All-time medal count, and World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women § All-time medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands	52	29	47	128
2	Norway	41	39	42	122
3	Soviet Union	32	38	30	100
4	Finland	12	14	5	31
5	Germany	12	12	6	30
6	East Germany	10	9	6	25
7	United States	10	6	12	28
8	Canada	4	5	5	14
9	Czech Republic	4	2	1	7
10	Russia	3	6	3	12
11	Sweden	3	4	6	13
12	Austria	2	3	2	7
13	Japan	1	3	5	9
14	Italy	1	3	3	7
15	Latvia	1	1	0	2
16	Hungary	1	0	0	1
17	France	0	1	0	1
	Great Britain	0	1	0	1
	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
	North Korea	0	1	0	1
21	Belgium	0	0	2	2
22	Independent[a]	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
	Romania	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 nations)		189	178	178	545

• ^[a] 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.

Repeat winners

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

* unofficial World Championships

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[1]

See also

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

References

External links

• International Skating Union (ISU) Statistics