1996 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 1996 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 15 and 17 March 1996 in the Vikingskipet, Hamar, Norway. This was the first World Single Distance championships.
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 Vikingskipet (Hamar) | |
| Venue | Vikingskipet (Hamar) |
| Dates | 15–17 March 1996 |
Schedule
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| March 15 | 5000 m men |
| 500 m women (1st) | |
| 500 m women (2nd) | |
| 3000 m women | |
| March 16 | 500 m men (1st) |
| 500 m men (2nd) | |
| 1500 m men | |
| 1000 m women | |
| 5000 m women | |
| March 17 | 1000 m men |
| 10000 m men | |
| 1500 m women |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [1] |
Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan | 1:12.06 35.91 36.15 |
Sergey Klevchenya Russia | 1:12.21 36.13 36.08 |
Roger Strøm Norway | 1:12.85 36.62 36.23 |
| 1000 m [2] |
Sergey Klevchenya Russia | 1:13.30 | Ådne Søndrål Norway | 1:13.78 | Jaegal Sung-yeol South Korea | 1:14.16 |
| 1500 m [3] |
Jeroen Straathof Netherlands | 1:53.94 | Ådne Søndrål Norway | 1:54.14 | Martin Hersman Netherlands | 1:54.38 |
| 5000 m [4] |
Ids Postma Netherlands | 6:47.09 | Keiji Shirahata Japan | 6:47.20 | Gianni Romme Netherlands | 6:48.21 |
| 10000 m [5] |
Gianni Romme Netherlands | 14:05.46 | Bart Veldkamp.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 14:15.20 | Frank Dittrich Germany | 14:15.33 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [6] |
Svetlana Zhurova Russia | 1:19.30 39.73 39.57 |
Kyoko Shimazaki Japan | 1:19.47 39.90 39.57 |
Tomomi Okazaki Japan | 1:19.56 39.81 39.75 |
| 1000 m [7] |
Annamarie Thomas Netherlands | 1:21.01 | Chris Witty United States | 1:21.25 | Emese Hunyady Austria | 1:21.53 |
| 1500 m [8] |
Annamarie Thomas Netherlands | 2:04.46 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 2:05.22 | Sandra Zwolle Netherlands | 2:05.26 |
| 3000 m [9] |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | 4:13.83 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 4:18.17 | Lyudmila Prokasheva Kazakhstan | 4:20.90 |
| 5000 m [10] |
Claudia Pechstein Germany | 7:26.36 | Carla Zijlstra Netherlands | 7:28.79 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra Italy | 7:30.66 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
References
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 3000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "1996 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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