World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women

The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1970. The first two years (1970 and 1971), they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.

## History

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### Distances used

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* Since 1970, four distances are skated: 500 m, 1000 m, 500 m and 1000 m (the sprint combination).
* In 2022, team sprint event has been held as well.

### Ranking systems used

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* Since 1970, the samalog system has been in use. However, the rule that a skater winning at least three distances was automatically World Champion remained in effect until (and including) 1986. This rule was applied in 1985 when Christa Rothenburger from East Germany won three of four distances and thus become World Champion despite she had only 7th result in samalog score due to fall at third distance (second 500 m).

### Records

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* Karin Kania (Enke, Busch) from East Germany has won a total of 6 world championship titles, in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987.
* Bonnie Blair from the United States has a record 9 medals – three golds (1989, 1994, 1995), four silvers (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993) and two bronzes (1986, 1988).
* Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt from Germany has won record three consecutive world championships, in 1999, 2000 and 2001 (and another two titles in 1991 and 2003).
* The youngest World Sprint Champion is Monika Pflug from West Germany who won her only world sprint title in 1972 at age 17.
* The oldest World Sprint Champion is Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt from Germany who was 34 years and 38 days old when she was her fifth and last world sprint title in 2003.
* Edel Therese Høiseth from Norway hold record by number of participations in the championships (19 times in 1984–2002).
* The biggest point margin between the winner and the second placed skater at the end of competition is 3.465 points between Karin Enke from East Germany and Leah Poulos-Mueller from the United States in 1980.
* At the 1985 championships, Christa Rothenburger from East Germany won three of four distances and thus become World Sprint Champion in accordance with then-existing rule. Due to fall at third distance (31st place at second 500 m), she had only 7th result in points classification by losing 3.565 points to her compatriot Angela Stahnke who eventually become silver medalist. Without taking into account this case, the smallest winning margin between the champion and the runner-up is 0.020 points between Yu Jing from China and Christine Nesbitt from Canada in 2012.
* There are seven speed skaters who become World Sprint Champions by winning all four distances at the championships – Sheila Young from the United States (1976), Natalya Petrusyova from the Soviet Union (1982), Karin Enke from East Germany (1984), Bonnie Blair from the United States (1994 and 1995), Franziska Schenk from Germany (1997), Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt from Germany (2003) and Brittany Bowe from the United States (2015). Bonnie Blair is the only speed skater who achieved this feat twice.
* By contrast, there are five speed skaters who become World Sprint Champions without winning any of four distances – Ruth Schleiermacher from East Germany (1971), Monika Pflug from West Germany (1972), Leah Poulos from the United States (1974), Marianne Timmer from Netherlands (2004) and Wang Beixing from China (2009).
* There are five female speed skaters who become champions both at the World Sprint Championships and the World Allround Championships – Sylvia Burka from Canada (Allround: 1976; Sprint: 1977), Natalya Petrusyova from the Soviet Union (Allround: 1980, 1981; Sprint: 1982), Karin Kania (Enke, Busch) from East Germany (Allround: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988; Sprint: 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987), Anni Friesinger from Germany (Allround: 2001, 2002, 2005; Sprint: 2007) and Miho Takagi from Japan (Allround: 2018; Sprint: 2020, 2024). Karin Kania (Enke, Busch) remained the only female speed skater who win both championships in one calendar year by firstly achieving this feat in 1984 and then repeating this success in 1986 and 1987. Anni Friesinger and Miho Takagi are the only female speed skaters who won world titles at three different championships – World Allround Championships, World Sprint Championships and World Single Distances Championships (at the latter competition Friesinger won 12 gold medals in 1998–2009 and Takagi won five gold medals in 2015–2024).

## Medal winners

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### Sprint combination

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Year  | Venue  |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze

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1970 | West Allis |  Lyudmila Titova |  Nina Statkevich |  Atje Keulen-Deelstra
1971 | Inzell |  Ruth Schleiermacher |  Anne Henning |  Dianne Holum
1972 | Eskilstuna |  Monika Pflug |  Dianne Holum |  Lyudmila Titova
1973 | Oslo |  Sheila Young |  Atje Keulen-Deelstra |  Monika Pflug
1974 | Innsbruck |  Leah Poulos |  Atje Keulen-Deelstra |  Monika Pflug
1975 | Gothenburg |  Sheila Young |  Heike Lange |  Cathy Priestner
1976 | West Berlin |  Sheila Young (3) |  Leah Poulos |  Sylvia Burka
1977 | Alkmaar |  Sylvia Burka |  Leah Poulos |  Haitske Pijlman
1978 | Lake Placid |  Lyubov Sadchikova |  Beth Heiden |  Erwina Ryś-Ferens
1979 | Inzell |  Leah Poulos-Mueller (2) |  Beth Heiden |  Christa Rothenburger
1980 | West Allis |  Karin Enke |  Leah Poulos-Mueller |  Beth Heiden
1981 | Grenoble |  Karin Enke |  Tatyana Tarasova |  Natalya Petrusyova
1982 | Alkmaar |  Natalya Petrusyova |  Karin Busch |  Monika Holzner-Pflug
1983 | Helsinki |  Karin Enke |  Natalya Petrusyova |  Christa Rothenburger
1984 | Trondheim |  Karin Enke |  Valentina Lalenkova-Golovenkina |  Natalya Shive
1985 | Heerenveen |  Christa Rothenburger |  Angela Stahnke |  Erwina Ryś-Ferens
1986 | Karuizawa |  Karin Kania |  Christa Rothenburger |  Bonnie Blair
1987 | Sainte Foy |  Karin Kania (6) |  Bonnie Blair |  Christa Rothenburger
1988 | West Allis |  Christa Rothenburger (2) |  Karin Kania |  Bonnie Blair
1989 | Heerenveen |  Bonnie Blair |  Christa Luding-Rothenburger |  Seiko Hashimoto
1990 | Tromsø |  Angela Hauck-Stahnke |  Bonnie Blair |  Christine Aaftink
1991 | Inzell |  Monique Garbrecht |  Ye Qiaobo |  Christine Aaftink
1992 | Oslo |  Ye Qiaobo |  Bonnie Blair |  Christa Luding-Rothenburger
1993 | Ikaho |  Ye Qiaobo (2) |  Bonnie Blair |  Oksana Ravilova
1994 | Calgary |  Bonnie Blair |  Angela Hauck-Stahnke |  Xue Ruihong
1995 | Milwaukee |  Bonnie Blair (3) |  Oksana Ravilova |  Franziska Schenk
1996 | Heerenveen |  Chris Witty |  Edel Therese Høiseth |  Franziska Schenk
1997 | Hamar |  Franziska Schenk |  Xue Ruihong |  Chris Witty
1998 | Berlin |  Catriona Le May Doan |  Sabine Völker |  Chris Witty
1999 | Calgary |  Monique Garbrecht |  Catriona Le May Doan |  Sabine Völker
2000 | Seoul |  Monique Garbrecht |  Chris Witty |  Marianne Timmer
2001 | Inzell |  Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt |  Eriko Sanmiya |  Catriona Le May Doan
2002 | Hamar |  Catriona Le May Doan (2) |  Andrea Nuyt |  Anzhelika Kotyuga
2003 | Calgary |  Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (5) |  Cindy Klassen |  Shihomi Shinya
2004 | Nagano |  Marianne Timmer |  Anni Friesinger |  Jennifer Rodriguez
2005 | Salt Lake City |  Jennifer Rodriguez |  Anzhelika Kotyuga |  Sabine Völker
2006 | Heerenveen |  Svetlana Zhurova |  Wang Manli |  Chiara Simionato
2007 | Hamar |  Anni Friesinger |  Ireen Wüst |  Cindy Klassen
2008 | Heerenveen |  Jenny Wolf |  Anni Friesinger |  Annette Gerritsen
2009 | Moscow |  Wang Beixing |  Jenny Wolf |  Yu Jing
2010 | Obihiro |  Lee Sang-hwa |  Sayuri Yoshii |  Jenny Wolf
2011 | Heerenveen |  Christine Nesbitt |  Annette Gerritsen |  Margot Boer
2012 | Calgary |  Yu Jing |  Christine Nesbitt |  Zhang Hong
2013 | Salt Lake City |  Heather Richardson |  Yu Jing |  Lee Sang-hwa
2014 | Nagano |  Yu Jing (2) |  Zhang Hong |  Heather Richardson
2015 | Astana |  Brittany Bowe |  Heather Richardson |  Karolína Erbanová
2016 | Seoul |  Brittany Bowe (2) |  Heather Richardson-Bergsma |  Jorien ter Mors
2017 | Calgary |  Nao Kodaira |  Heather Bergsma |  Jorien ter Mors
2018 | Changchun |  Jorien ter Mors |  Brittany Bowe |  Olga Fatkulina
2019 | Heerenveen |  Nao Kodaira (2) |  Miho Takagi |  Brittany Bowe
2020 | Hamar |  Miho Takagi |  Nao Kodaira |  Olga Fatkulina
2022 | Hamar |  Jutta Leerdam |  Femke Kok |  Vanessa Herzog
2024 | Inzell |  Miho Takagi (2) |  Femke Kok |  Jutta Leerdam

#### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States| 13| 16| 9| 38
2|  East Germany| 10| 6| 3| 19
3|  Germany| 8| 5| 6| 19
4|  China| 5| 5| 3| 13
5|  Japan| 4| 4| 2| 10
6|  Canada| 4| 3| 4| 11
7|  Netherlands| 3| 7| 10| 20
8|  Soviet Union| 3| 4| 3| 10
9|  Russia| 1| 1| 3| 5
10|  West Germany| 1| 0| 3| 4
11|  South Korea| 1| 0| 1| 2
12|  Belarus| 0| 1| 1| 2
13|  Norway| 0| 1| 0| 1
14|  Poland| 0| 0| 2| 2
15|  Austria| 0| 0| 1| 1
Czech Republic| 0| 0| 1| 1
Italy| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (17 entries)| 53| 53| 53| 159

### Team sprint

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Year  | Venue  |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze

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2022 | Hamar |  Netherlands
Dione Voskamp
Jutta Leerdam
Femke Kok |  Poland
Andżelika Wójcik
Kaja Ziomek
Karolina Bosiek |  Norway
Julie Nistad Samsonsen
Martine Ripsrud
Marte Bjerkreim Furnée

#### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Netherlands| 1| 0| 0| 1
2|  Poland| 0| 1| 0| 1
3|  Norway| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (3 entries)| 1| 1| 1| 3

## Combined medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States| 13| 16| 9| 38
2|  East Germany| 10| 6| 3| 19
3|  Germany| 8| 5| 6| 19
4|  China| 5| 5| 3| 13
5|  Netherlands| 4| 7| 10| 21
6|  Japan| 4| 4| 2| 10
7|  Canada| 4| 3| 4| 11
8|  Soviet Union| 3| 4| 3| 10
9|  Russia| 1| 1| 3| 5
10|  West Germany| 1| 0| 3| 4
11|  South Korea| 1| 0| 1| 2
12|  Poland| 0| 1| 2| 3
13|  Belarus| 0| 1| 1| 2
Norway| 0| 1| 1| 2
15|  Austria| 0| 0| 1| 1
Czech Republic| 0| 0| 1| 1
Italy| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (17 entries)| 54| 54| 54| 162

## World champions (sprint combination)

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As of 2024.

Skater |  |  |  | Total

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Karin Kania (Enke, Busch) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8
Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5
Bonnie Blair | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9
Sheila Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Leah Poulos-Mueller | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5
/ Christa Luding-Rothenburger | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8
Brittany Bowe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4
Catriona Le May Doan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4
Yu Jing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4
Nao Kodaira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2
Miho Takagi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
Ye Qiaobo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
Heather Richardson-Bergsma | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5
Anni Friesinger-Postma | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3
Angela Hauck-Stahnke | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3
Chris Witty | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4
Natalya Petrusyova | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Jenny Wolf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Christine Nesbitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Monika Pflug | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4
Franziska Schenk | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
Jorien ter Mors | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
Sylvia Burka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Lee Sang-hwa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Jutta Leerdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Jennifer Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Marianne Timmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Lyudmila Titova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Lyubov Sadchikova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Ruth Schleiermacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Wang Beixing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Svetlana Zhurova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1

## See also

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* World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men
* World Allround Speed Skating Championships
* World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships

## References

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* "Medal Winners in World Sprint Championships" (PDF). International Skating Union.
* "World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Overview". International Skating Union.

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