1997 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Venue | Tor Stegny (Warsaw) | 
| Dates | 7–9 March 1997 | 
The 1997 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 7 and 9 March 1997 in the Tor Stegny, Warsaw, Poland.
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 .svg.png) 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 
| 3 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 6 | .svg.png) Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
References
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 3000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.