Speed skating at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
Speed skating featured as part of the 2007 Asian Winter Games in the newly constructed Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink in Changchun. Ten medal events were contested, with the men's 10000 metres, a part of the Games since 1986, replaced by 100 metres for both genders. Events were held from 29 January to 1 February.
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| Venue | Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink |
| Dates | 29 January – 1 February |
| Competitors | 71 from 6 nations |
China won the most gold medals, taking five of the ten on offer, by sweeping the women's events. Wang Fei won two gold medals and one silver medal in the three longest distances, while Wang Beixing two gold medals and a silver medal in the three shortest. Japan won the shortest and the longest distance for men, through Yuya Oikawa and Hiroki Hirako, while Lee Kyou-hyuk and Lee Kang-seok of South Korea won the three middle distances.
Schedule
| H | Heats | S | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 29th Mon | 30th Tue | 31st Wed | 1st Thu | |
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| Men's 100 m | H | S | F | ||
| Men's 500 m | F | ||||
| Men's 1000 m | F | ||||
| Men's 1500 m | F | ||||
| Men's 5000 m | F | ||||
| Women's 100 m | H | S | F | ||
| Women's 500 m | F | ||||
| Women's 1000 m | F | ||||
| Women's 1500 m | F | ||||
| Women's 3000 m | F | ||||
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 100 m |
Yuya Oikawa Japan |
Yu Fengtong China |
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| 500 m |
Lee Kang-seok South Korea |
Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea |
Yuya Oikawa Japan |
| 1000 m |
Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea |
Mun Jun South Korea |
Choi Jae-bong South Korea |
| Takaharu Nakajima Japan | |||
| 1500 m |
Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea |
Gao Xuefeng China |
Mun Jun South Korea |
| 5000 m |
Hiroki Hirako Japan |
Yeo Sang-yeop South Korea |
Dmitriy Babenko Kazakhstan |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 100 m |
Xing Aihua China |
Wang Beixing China |
Lee Sang-hwa South Korea |
| 500 m |
Wang Beixing China |
Lee Sang-hwa South Korea |
Zhang Shuang China |
| 1000 m |
Wang Beixing China |
Wang Fei China |
Ren Hui China |
| Kim Yoo-rim South Korea | |||
| 1500 m |
Wang Fei China |
Lee Ju-yeon South Korea |
Ji Jia China |
| 3000 m |
Wang Fei China |
Masako Hozumi Japan |
Maki Tabata Japan |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | |
Participating nations
A total of 71 athletes from 6 nations competed in speed skating at the 2007 Asian Winter Games:
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