1997 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships

The 1997 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 7 and 9 March 1997 in the Tor Stegny, Warsaw, Poland.

World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
VenueTor Stegny (Warsaw)
Dates7–9 March 1997

Schedule
Date Events
March 7 5000 m men
500 m women (1st)
500 m women (2nd)
3000 m women
March 8 500 m men (1st)
500 m men (2nd)
1500 m men
1000 m women
5000 m women
March 9 1000 m men
10000 m men
1500 m women

Medal summary

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 m
[1]		 Manabu Horii
 Japan		1:13.55
37.08
36.47		 Roger Strøm
 Norway		1:13.58
37.00
36.58		 Hiroyasu Shimizu
 Japan		1:13.97
37.28
36.69
1000 m
[2]		 Ådne Søndrål
 Norway		1:14.40 Jan Bos
 Netherlands		1:14.81 Martin Hersman
 Netherlands		1:05.07
1500 m
[3]		 Rintje Ritsma
 Netherlands		1:53.58 Ådne Søndrål
 Norway		1:55.16 Neal Marshall
 Canada		1:55.65
5000 m
[4]		 Rintje Ritsma
 Netherlands		7:02.34 Gianni Romme
 Netherlands		7:03.22 Frank Dittrich
 Germany		7:12.12
10000 m
[5]		 Gianni Romme
 Netherlands		14:18.75 Rintje Ritsma
 Netherlands		14:30.60 Bob de Jong
 Netherlands		14:33.82

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 m
[6]		 Xue Ruihong
 China		1:21.06
40.75
40.31		 Sabine Völker
 Germany		1:21.33
40.61
40.72		 Franziska Schenk
 Germany		1:21.91
40.70
41.21
1000 m
[7]		 Marianne Timmer
 Netherlands		1:21.31 Sandra Zwolle
 Netherlands		1:21.92 Franziska Schenk
 Germany		1:22.10
1500 m
[8]		 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		2:04.43 Anni Friesinger
 Germany		2:06.18 Marianne Timmer
 Netherlands		2:07.54
3000 m
[9]		 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		4:20.34 Claudia Pechstein
 Germany		4:24.18 Carla Zijlstra
 Netherlands		4:28.46
5000 m
[10]		 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		7:19.85 Carla Zijlstra
 Netherlands		7:25.80 Claudia Pechstein
 Germany		7:30.84

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)45413
2 Germany (GER)33410
3 Norway (NOR)1203
4 Japan (JPN)1012
5 China (CHN)1001
6 Canada (CAN)0011
Totals (6 nations)10101030

References
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  2. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  9. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 3000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  10. "1997 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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