2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 M-Wave (Nagano) | |
| Venue | M-Wave (Nagano) |
| Dates | 6–9 March 2008 |
The 2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 6 March and 9 March 2008 in the M-Wave, Nagano, Nagano.
Schedule
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 6 March | 1500 m women |
| 5000 m men | |
| 7 March | 500 m men (1st) |
| 3000 m women | |
| 500 m men (2nd) | |
| 8 March | 500 m women (1st) |
| 1000 m men | |
| 500 m women (2nd) | |
| 10000 m men | |
| Team pursuit women | |
| 9 March | 1000 m women |
| 1500 m men | |
| 5000 m women | |
| Team pursuit men |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m |
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69.460 34.78 34.68 TR |
Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea |
70.010 35.11 34.90 |
Joji Kato Japan |
70.320 35.25 35.07 |
| 1000 m |
Shani Davis.png){kind=small} United States |
1:08.99 TR | Yevgeni Lalenkov Russia |
1:09.39 | Denny Morrison Canada |
1:09.43 |
| 1500 m |
Denny Morrison Canada |
1:45.22 TR | Sven Kramer  Netherlands Shani Davis United States |
1:45.32 | ||
| 5000 m |
Sven Kramer Netherlands |
6:17.24 TR | Enrico Fabris Italy |
6:20.22 | Wouter olde Heuvel Netherlands |
6:24.05 |
| 10000 m |
Sven Kramer Netherlands |
12:57.71 TR | Enrico Fabris Italy |
13:18.81 | Bob de Jong Netherlands |
13:25.01 |
| Team pursuit |
Netherlands Sven Kramer Wouter olde Heuvel Erben Wennemars |
3:41.69 | Italy Enrico Fabris Matteo Anesi Luca Stefani |
3:46.76 |  GermanyJörg Dallmann Stefan Heythausen Marco Weber |
3:47.71 |
- Note: TR = Track record
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m |
Jenny Wolf Germany |
75.630 37,89 37,74 TR |
Wang Beixing China |
76,260 38,18 38,10 |
Annette Gerritsen Netherlands |
77,200 38,72 38,48 |
| 1000 m |
Anni Friesinger Germany |
1:15.37 TR | Kristina Groves Canada |
1:16.01 | Annette Gerritsen Netherlands |
1:16.35 |
| 1500 m |
Anni Friesinger Germany |
1:56.06 TR | Paulien van Deutekom Netherlands |
1:57.36 | Kristina Groves Canada |
1:57.63 |
| 3000 m |
Kristina Groves Canada |
4.05,03 TR | Paulien van Deutekom Netherlands |
4.05,49 | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Germany |
4.05,76 |
| 5000 m |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic |
6:58.22 TR | Clara Hughes Canada |
7:04.79 | Kristina Groves Canada |
7:04.94 |
| Team pursuit |
Netherlands Paulien van Deutekom Renate Groenewold Ireen Wüst |
3.02,19 | Canada Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler |
3.02,87 | Germany Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Claudia Pechstein Lucille Opitz |
3.07,57 |
- Note: TR = Track record
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 36 | |