European Speed Skating Championships for Men

The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial championships were held in the years 1891–1892.

History

Medal winning countries at the European Speed Skating Championships.

Program

  • In the years 1891–1892, three distances had to be skated: ⅓ mile (536 m) – 1 mile (1,609 m) – 3 miles (4,828 m).
  • In the years 1893–1895, three distances had to be skated: 500 m – 1500 m – 5000 m.
  • In the years 1896–1935, four distances had to be skated: 500 m – 1500 m – 5000 m – 10000 m (the big combination).
  • In the years 1936–1947, four distances had to be skated: 500 m – 1500 m – 3000 m – 5000 m (the small combination).
  • In the years 1948–2017 and subsequent odd years, four distances are skated: 500 m – 1500 m – 5000 m – 10000 m (the big combination).
  • Starting in 2017, in odd years, a separate competition with four distances is held: 500 m – 1000 m – 500 m – 1000 m (the sprint combination).
  • Starting in 2018, in even years, a single distance championships with seven events will be held: 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 5000 m, team pursuit, mass start, and team sprint.[1]

Note that at the 1967 European Championships in Lahti, Finland, it was so cold that the officials decided that they did not want to expose the skaters to the extreme cold for a long time and so they replaced the 10000 m event with a 3000 m event, in effect using the small combination distances instead of the big combination ones.

Ranking systems used

  • In the years 1891–1892, one could only win the European Championships by winning all three distances. If no one won all three distances, no winner would be declared. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.
  • In the years 1893–1907, one could only win the European Championships by winning the majority of the distances, so there would be no European Champion if no skater won at least three distances (two distances in the years 1893–1895, when only three distances were skated). Silver and bronze medals were never awarded.
  • In the years 1908–1925, ranking points were awarded (1 point for 1st place, 2 points for 2nd place, and so on); the final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. The rule that a skater winning at least three distances was automatically European Champion was still in effect, though, so the ranking could be affected by that. Silver and bronze medals were awarded now as well.
  • In the years 1926–1927, the ranking points on each distance were percentage points, calculated from a skater's time and the current European record time. Apart from that, the system used was the same as in the immediately preceding years.
  • Since 1928, the samalog system has been in use.

Medal winners

Unofficial Allround championships

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
1891HamburgNone declaredNone declaredNone declared
1892Vienna Franz SchillingNone declaredNone declared
1946Trondheim Göthe Hedlund Aage Johansen Nikolay Petrov

Official Allround championships

Note that from 1936 to 1948, non-European skaters were allowed to participate if they were members of European skating clubs.

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
1893Berlin Rudolf EricsonNone declaredNone declared
1894HamarNone declaredNone declaredNone declared
1895Budapest Alfred NæssNone declaredNone declared
1896Hamburg Julius SeylerNone declaredNone declared
1897Amsterdam Julius Seyler (2)None declaredNone declared
1898Helsingfors (Helsinki) Gustaf Estlander [2]None declaredNone declared
1899Davos Peder ØstlundNone declaredNone declared
1900Štrbské Pleso Peder Østlund (2)None declaredNone declared
1901Trondhjem (Trondheim) Rudolf GundersenNone declaredNone declared
1902Davos Johan SchwartzNone declaredNone declared
1903Kristiania (Oslo)None declaredNone declaredNone declared
1904Davos Rudolf GundersenNone declaredNone declared
1905Stockholm Johan Vikander [3]None declaredNone declared
1906Davos Rudolf Gundersen (3)None declaredNone declared
1907Davos Moje ÖholmNone declaredNone declared
1908Klagenfurt Moje Öholm (2) Oscar Mathisen Thomas Bohrer
1909Budapest Oscar Mathisen Thomas Bohrer Moje Öholm
1910Viipuri Nikolay Strunnikov Magnus Johansen Oscar Mathisen
1911Hamar Nikolay Strunnikov (2) Thomas Bohrer Otto Andersson
1912Stockholm Oscar Mathisen Gunnar Strömstén [4] Martin Sæterhaug
1913St. Petersburg Vasily Ippolitov Oscar Mathisen Nikita Naidenov
1914Berlin Oscar Mathisen (3) Vasily Ippolitov Bjarne Frang
1915Not held due to World War I
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922Helsingfors (Helsinki) Clas Thunberg Ole Olsen Asser Wallenius
1923Hamar Harald Strøm Clas Thunberg Roald Larsen
1924Kristiania (Oslo) Roald Larsen Clas Thunberg Oskar Olsen
1925St. Moritz Otto Polacsek Roald Larsen Oskar Olsen
1926Chamonix Julius Skutnabb Otto Polacsek Uuno Pietilä
1927Stockholm Bernt Evensen Clas Thunberg Ivar Ballangrud
1928Oslo Clas Thunberg Bernt Evensen Roald Larsen
1929Davos Ivar Ballangrud Clas Thunberg Roald Larsen
1930Nidaros (Trondheim) Ivar Ballangrud Michael Staksrud Thorstein Stenbek
1931Stockholm Clas Thunberg Ossi Blomqvist Dolf van der Scheer
1932Davos Clas Thunberg (4) Ossi Blomqvist Rudolf Riedl
1933Viipuri Ivar Ballangrud Birger Wasenius Kalle Paananen
1934Hamar Michael Staksrud Max Stiepl Karl Wazulek
1935Helsinki Karl Wazulek Bernt Evensen Birger Wasenius
1936Oslo Ivar Ballangrud (4) Charles Mathiesen Harry Haraldsen
1937Davos Michael Staksrud (2) Hans Engnestangen Birger Wasenius
1938Oslo Charles Mathiesen Harry Haraldsen Ivar Ballangrud
1939Riga Alfons Bērziņš Charles Mathiesen Aage Johansen
1940Not held due to World War II
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947Stockholm Åke Seyffarth Göthe Hedlund Sverre Farstad
1948Hamar Reidar Liaklev Göthe Hedlund Odd Lundberg
1949Davos Sverre Farstad Hjalmar Andersen Kornél Pajor
1950Helsinki Hjalmar Andersen Reidar Liaklev Sverre Haugli
1951Oslo Hjalmar Andersen Wim van der Voort Henry Wahl
1952Östersund Hjalmar Andersen (3) Kees Broekman Kornél Pajor [5]
1953Hamar Kees Broekman Wim van der Voort Ivar Martinsen
1954Davos Boris Shilkov Hjalmar Andersen Sigvard Ericsson
1955Falun Sigvard Ericsson Oleg Goncharenko Dmitry Sakunenko
1956Helsinki Yevgeny Grishin Knut Johannesen Sigvard Ericsson
1957Oslo Oleg Goncharenko Knut Johannesen Roald Aas
1958Eskilstuna Oleg Goncharenko (2) Vladimir Shilykovsky Knut Johannesen
1959Gothenburg Knut Johannesen Juhani Järvinen Toivo Salonen
1960Oslo Knut Johannesen (2) Boris Stenin Roald Aas
1961Helsinki Viktor Kosichkin Henk van der Grift André Kouprianoff
1962Oslo Robert Merkulov André Kouprianoff Boris Stenin
1963Gothenburg Nils Aaness Knut Johannesen Per Ivar Moe
1964Oslo Ants Antson Yuri Yumashev Per Ivar Moe
1965Gothenburg Eduard Matusevich Per Ivar Moe Viktor Kosichkin
1966Deventer Ard Schenk Kees Verkerk Valeri Kaplan
1967Lahti Kees Verkerk Valeri Kaplan Eduard Matusevich
1968Oslo Fred Anton Maier Eduard Matusevich Magne Thomassen
1969Inzell Dag Fornæss Kees Verkerk Göran Claeson
1970Innsbruck Ard Schenk Dag Fornæss Göran Claeson
1971Heerenveen Dag Fornæss (2) Ard Schenk Kees Verkerk
1972Davos Ard Schenk (3) Roar Grønvold Jan Bols
1973Grenoble Göran Claeson Hans van Helden Harm Kuipers
1974Eskilstuna Göran Claeson (2) Amund Sjøbrend Hans van Helden
1975Heerenveen Sten Stensen Harm Kuipers Piet Kleine
1976Oslo Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Sten Stensen Jan Egil Storholt
1977Larvik Jan Egil Storholt Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Amund Sjøbrend
1978Oslo Sergey Marchuk Sten Stensen Jan Egil Storholt
1979Deventer Jan Egil Storholt (2) Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Sergey Marchuk
1980Trondheim Kay Arne Stenshjemmet (2) Jan Egil Storholt Tom Erik Oxholm
1981Deventer Amund Sjøbrend Hilbert van der Duim Kay Arne Stenshjemmet
1982Oslo Tomas Gustafson Rolf Falk-Larssen Hilbert van der Duim
1983The Hague Hilbert van der Duim Yep Kramer Bjørn Nyland
1984Larvik Hilbert van der Duim (2) Rolf Falk-Larssen Frits Schalij
1985Eskilstuna Hein Vergeer Frits Schalij Oleg Bozhev
1986Oslo Hein Vergeer (2) Aleksandr Mozin Tomas Gustafson
1987Trondheim Nikolay Gulyayev Michael Hadschieff Hein Vergeer
1988The Hague Tomas Gustafson (2) Leo Visser Gerard Kemkers
1989Gothenburg Leo Visser Gerard Kemkers Geir Karlstad
1990Heerenveen Bart Veldkamp Tomas Gustafson Leo Visser
1991Sarajevo Johann Olav Koss Leo Visser Bart Veldkamp
1992Heerenveen Falko Zandstra Johann Olav Koss Rintje Ritsma
1993Heerenveen Falko Zandstra (2) Johann Olav Koss Rintje Ritsma
1994Hamar Rintje Ritsma Johann Olav Koss Falko Zandstra
1995Heerenveen Rintje Ritsma Falko Zandstra Roberto Sighel
1996Heerenveen Rintje Ritsma Ids Postma Martin Hersman
1997Heerenveen Ids Postma Rintje Ritsma Falko Zandstra
1998Helsinki Rintje Ritsma Roberto Sighel Vadim Sayutin
1999Heerenveen Rintje Ritsma Roberto Sighel Dmitry Shepel
2000Hamar Rintje Ritsma (6) Eskil Ervik Ids Postma
2001Baselga di Pinè Dmitry Shepel Bart Veldkamp [6] Ids Postma
2002Erfurt Jochem Uytdehaage Carl Verheijen Dmitry Shepel
2003Heerenveen Gianni Romme Rintje Ritsma Mark Tuitert
2004Heerenveen Mark Tuitert Carl Verheijen Jochem Uytdehaage
2005Heerenveen Jochem Uytdehaage (2) Sven Kramer Carl Verheijen
2006Hamar Enrico Fabris Eskil Ervik Håvard Bøkko
2007Collalbo Sven Kramer Enrico Fabris Carl Verheijen
2008Kolomna Sven Kramer Håvard Bøkko Enrico Fabris
2009Heerenveen Sven Kramer Håvard Bøkko Wouter olde Heuvel
2010Hamar Sven Kramer Enrico Fabris Ivan Skobrev
2011Collalbo Ivan Skobrev Jan Blokhuijsen Koen Verweij
2012Budapest Sven Kramer Jan Blokhuijsen Håvard Bøkko
2013Heerenveen Sven Kramer Jan Blokhuijsen Håvard Bøkko
2014Hamar Jan Blokhuijsen Koen Verweij Håvard Bøkko
2015Chelyabinsk Sven Kramer Koen Verweij Denis Yuskov
2016Minsk Sven Kramer Bart Swings Jan Blokhuijsen
2017Heerenveen Sven Kramer Jan Blokhuijsen Bart Swings
2019Collalbo Sven Kramer (10) Patrick Roest Sverre Lunde Pedersen
2021Heerenveen Patrick Roest Marcel Bosker Sverre Lunde Pedersen

Sprint championships

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2017Heerenveen Kai Verbij Kjeld Nuis Nico Ihle
2019Collalbo Kai Verbij (2) Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen Henrik Fagerli Rukke
2021Heerenveen Thomas Krol Hein Otterspeer Joel Dufter

500 metres

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2018Kolomna Ronald Mulder Mika Poutala Pavel Kulizhnikov
2020Heerenveen Pavel Kulizhnikov Dai Dai Ntab Ruslan Murashov

1000 metres

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2018Kolomna Pavel Kulizhnikov Denis Yuskov Nico Ihle
2020Heerenveen Pavel Kulizhnikov (2) Thomas Krol Kai Verbij

1500 metres

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2018Kolomna Denis Yuskov Thomas Krol Koen Verweij
2020Heerenveen Thomas Krol Denis Yuskov Patrick Roest

5000 metres

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2018Kolomna Nicola Tumolero Aleksandr Rumyantsev Marcel Bosker
2020Heerenveen Patrick Roest Sven Kramer Denis Yuskov

Mass start

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2018Kolomna Jan Blokhuijsen Andrea Giovannini Ruslan Zakharov
2020Heerenveen Bart Swings Arjan Stroetinga Danila Semerikov

Team pursuit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2018Kolomna Netherlands
Jan Blokhuijsen
Marcel Bosker
Simon Schouten
 Russia
Sergey Gryaztsov
Aleksandr Rumyantsev
Danila Semerikov
 Poland
Zbigniew Bródka
Jan Szymański
Adrian Wielgat
2020Heerenveen Netherlands
Marcel Bosker (2)
Sven Kramer
Patrick Roest
 Russia
Aleksandr Rumyantsev
Danila Semerikov
Denis Yuskov
 Norway
Håvard Bøkko
Hallgeir Engebråten
Sverre Lunde Pedersen

Team sprint

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2018Kolomna Russia
Pavel Kulizhnikov
Ruslan Murashov
Denis Yuskov
 Finland
Pekka Koskela
Harri Levo
Mika Poutala
 Poland
Sebastian Klosinski
Piotr Michalski
Artur Nogal
2020Heerenveen Russia
Pavel Kulizhnikov (2)
Ruslan Murashov (2)
Viktor Mushtakov
 Norway
Odin By Farstad
Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen
Bjørn Magnussen
  Switzerland
Oliver Grob
Christian Oberbichler
Livio Wenger

All-time medal count

Allround and Sprint Championships (1891–2021)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands39322697
2 Norway383838114
3 Soviet Union107825
4 Sweden103821
5 Finland79622
6 Russia51612
7 Austria35311
8 Germany2024
9 Italy1427
10 Latvia1001
11 Belgium0213
12 France0112
13 Hungary0011
Totals (13 nations)116102102320

Single Distance Championships (2018–2020)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia65516
2 Netherlands65415
3 Italy1102
4 Belgium1001
5 Finland0202
6 Norway0112
7 Poland0022
8 Germany0011
  Switzerland0011
Totals (9 nations)14141442

Combined all-time medal count (1891–2021)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands453730112
2 Norway383939116
3 Russia1161128
4 Soviet Union107825
5 Sweden103821
6 Finland711624
7 Austria35311
8 Italy2529
9 Germany2035
10 Belgium1214
11 Latvia1001
12 France0112
13 Poland0022
14 Hungary0011
  Switzerland0011
Totals (15 nations)130116116362

Multiple medalists

Boldface denotes active skaters and highest medal count among all skaters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Allround and Sprint Championships

Rank Skater Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Sven Kramer Netherlands2005201910111
2Rintje Ritsma Netherlands1992200362210
3Clas Thunberg Finland19221932448
4Ivar Ballangrud Norway19271938426
5Oscar Mathisen Norway190819143216
6Hjalmar Andersen Norway19491954325
7Ard Schenk Netherlands19661972314
8Rudolf Gundersen Norway1901190633
9Knut Johannesen Norway195619632316
10Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Norway197619812215

All events

Rank Skater Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Sven Kramer Netherlands2005202011213
2Rintje Ritsma Netherlands1992200362210
3Pavel Kulizhnikov Russia20182020516
4Clas Thunberg Finland19221932448
5Ivar Ballangrud Norway19271938426
6Jan Blokhuijsen Netherlands201120183418
7Oscar Mathisen Norway190819143216
8Hjalmar Andersen Norway19491954325
9Patrick Roest Netherlands201920213115
10Ard Schenk Netherlands19661972314

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. "EK sprint en EK afstanden toegevoegd aan schaatskalender". NU.nl (in Dutch). June 8, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  2. Estlander represented the Grand Duchy of Finland which was part of the Russian Empire at that time.
  3. Vikander represented the Grand Duchy of Finland which was part of the Russian Empire at that time.
  4. Strömstén represented the Grand Duchy of Finland which was part of the Russian Empire at that time.
  5. Pajor used to skate for Hungary until he defected in 1949. From then on the ISU allowed him to participate as an independent skater representing the ISU. In 1952 he skated for the Castor Sport Federation of Östersund in Sweden also representing Sweden.
  6. Until 1995 Veldkamp skated for the Netherlands. From 1996 he skated for Belgium in order to avoid having to participate in Dutch qualification trials for the major tournaments.
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