| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 M-Wave (Nagano) | |
| Venue | M-Wave (Nagano) |
| Dates | 3–5 March 2000 |
The 2000 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 3 and 5 March 2000 in the M-Wave, Nagano, Japan.
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| M-Wave (Nagano) | |
| Venue | M-Wave (Nagano) |
| Dates | 3–5 March 2000 |
The 2000 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 3 and 5 March 2000 in the M-Wave, Nagano, Japan.
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| March 3 | 5000 m men |
| 500 m women (1st) | |
| 500 m women (2nd) | |
| 3000 m women | |
| March 4 | 500 m men (1st) |
| 500 m men (2nd) | |
| 1500 m men | |
| 1000 m women | |
| 5000 m women | |
| March 5 | 1000 m men |
| 10000 m men | |
| 1500 m women |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [1] | Hiroyasu Shimizu  Japan | 1:10.49 35.30 35.19 | Mike Ireland  Canada | 1:11.14 35.80 35.34 | Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada | 1:11.38 35.75 35.62 |
| 1000 m [2] | Ådne Søndrål  Norway | 1:09.96 | Jan Bos  Netherlands | 1:09.98 | Mike Ireland Canada | 1:10.58 |
| 1500 m [3] | Ids Postma Netherlands | 1:47.98 | Ådne Søndrål Norway | 1:48.61 | Jan Bos Netherlands | 1:48.66 |
| 5000 m [4] | Gianni Romme Netherlands | 6:23.31 | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 6:25.40 | Keiji Shirahata Japan | 6:31.16 |
| 10000 m [5] | Gianni Romme Netherlands | 13:12.27 | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 13:21.74 | Frank Dittrich  Germany | 13:27.93 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [6] | Monique Garbrecht Germany | 1:17.48 38.78 38.70 | Svetlana Zhurova  Russia | 1:17.64 38.79 38.85 | Catriona Le May Doan Canada | 1:17.78 38.96 38.82 |
| 1000 m [7] | Monique Garbrecht Germany | 1:16.59 | Marianne Timmer Netherlands | 1:16.71 | Chris Witty  United States | 1:17.28 |
| 1500 m [8] | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 1:58.43 | Anni Friesinger Germany | 1:58.62 | Emese Hunyady  Austria | 1:58.97 |
| 3000 m [9] | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 4:05.68 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | 4:05.75 | Maki Tabata Japan | 4:09.18 |
| 5000 m [10] | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | 6:58.71 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 7:00.68 | Tonny de Jong Netherlands | 7:06.30 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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