2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 Thialf during the event | |
| Venue | Thialf, Heerenveen |
| Dates | 12–15 February 2015 |
| Competitors | 161 from 23 nations |
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| Participating nations | ||
| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
| Mass start | men | women |
The 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held between 12 and 15 February 2015 in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 12 February | 18:00 | 3000 m women |
| 19:33 | 10000 m men | |
| 13 February | 18:00 | 1000 m women |
| 18:53 | 1500 m men | |
| 19:53 | 5000 m women | |
| 21:29 | Team pursuit men | |
| 14 February | 13:00 | 5000 m men |
| 14:57 | 500 m women | |
| 15:41 | 1000 m men | |
| 17:24 | Team pursuit women | |
| 15 February | 13:15 | 500 m men |
| 14:00 | 1500 m women | |
| 15:54 | Mass start men | |
| 16:19 | Mass start women |
Source:schaatsen.nl[1][2][3][4]
Participating nations
161 speed skaters from 23 nations participated. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.
| Participating nations Click on a nation to go to the nations' 2015 Championships page |
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Medal summary
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Medal table
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED)* | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | .png){kind=small} United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m[5] |
Pavel Kulizhnikov Russia |
68.931 | Michel Mulder Netherlands |
69.622 | Laurent Dubreuil Canada |
69.694 |
| 1000 m[6] |
Shani Davis United States |
1:08.57 | Pavel Kulizhnikov Russia |
1:08.61 | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands |
1:08.71 |
| 1500 m[7] |
Denis Yuskov Russia |
1:43.36 | Denny Morrison Canada |
1:45.08 | Koen Verweij Netherlands |
1:45.15 |
| 5000 m[8] |
Sven Kramer Netherlands |
6:09.65 | Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands |
6:11.53 | Douwe de Vries Netherlands |
6:18.24 |
| 10000 m[9] |
Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands |
12:54.82 | Erik Jan Kooiman Netherlands |
13:02.57 | Patrick Beckert Germany |
13:10.95 |
| Team pursuit[10] |
Netherlands Sven Kramer Koen Verweij Douwe de Vries |
3:41.40 | Canada Ted-Jan Bloemen Denny Morrison Jordan Belchos |
3:44.09 | South Korea Lee Seung-hoon Kim Cheol-min Ko Byung-wook |
3:44.96 |
| Mass start |
Arjan Stroetinga Netherlands |
Fabio Francolini Italy |
Alexis Contin France |
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Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m[11] |
Heather Richardson United States |
75.332 | Brittany Bowe United States |
75.785 | Nao Kodaira Japan |
75.893 |
| 1000 m[12] |
Brittany Bowe United States |
1:13.90 | Heather Richardson United States |
1:14.49 | Karolína Erbanová Czech Republic |
1:15.26 |
| 1500 m[13] |
Brittany Bowe United States |
1:54.27 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands |
1:54.76 | Heather Richardson United States |
1:55.60 |
| 3000 m[14] |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic |
4:02.17 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands |
4:03.46 | Marije Joling Netherlands |
4:05.51 |
| 5000 m[15] |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic |
6:52.73 | Carlijn Achtereekte Netherlands |
6:54.49 | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
6:56.53 |
| Team pursuit[16] |
Japan Ayaka Kikuchi Miho Takagi Nana Takagi |
3:01.53 | Netherlands Marije Joling Marrit Leenstra Ireen Wüst |
3:01.55 | Russia Olga Graf Yuliya Skokova Natalya Voronina |
3:03.19 |
| Mass start[17] |
Irene Schouten Netherlands |
Ivanie Blondin Canada |
Mariska Huisman Netherlands |
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships.
- ^ "Provisional time schedule day 1" (PDF). schaatsen.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Provisional time schedule day 2" (PDF). schaatsen.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Provisional time schedule day 3" (PDF). schaatsen.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Provisional time schedule day 4" (PDF). schaatsen.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Men's 500m Results
- ^ Men's 1000m Results
- ^ Men's 1500m Results
- ^ Men's 5000m Results
- ^ Men's 10000m Results
- ^ "Men's Team pursuit Results". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ Women's 500m Results
- ^ "Women's 1000 m Results". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ Women's 1500m Results
- ^ "Women's 3000 metres Results". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ^ "Women's 5000 m Results". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ Women's Team pursuit Results
- ^ Women's Mass start Results