| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 Taereung Indoor Ice Rink (Seoul) | |
| Venue | Taereung Indoor Ice Rink (Seoul) |
| Dates | 12–14 March 2004 |
The 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 and 14 March 2004 in the Taereung Indoor Ice Rink, Seoul, South Korea.
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 12 March | 500 m men (1st) |
| 500 m men (2nd) | |
| 5000 m men | |
| 1500 m women | |
| 13 March | 1500 m men |
| 500 m women (1st) | |
| 500 m women (2nd) | |
| 3000 m women | |
| 14 March | 1000 m men |
| 10000 m men | |
| 1000 m women | |
| 5000 m women |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Jeremy Wotherspoon  Canada | 1:10.79 35.54 35.25 | Dmitry Lobkov  Russia | 1:11.14 35.68 35.46 | Mike Ireland Canada | 1:11.20 35.40 35.80 |
| 1000 m | Erben Wennemars  Netherlands | 1:10.66 | Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada | 1:11.12 | Masaki Kobayashi  Japan | 1:11.58 |
| 1500 m | Shani Davis  United States | 1:48.64 | Mark Tuitert Netherlands | 1:49.29 | Erben Wennemars Netherlands | 1:49.40 |
| 5000 m | Chad Hedrick United States | 6:34.37 | Carl Verheijen Netherlands | 6:38.15 | Gianni Romme Netherlands | 6:38.73 |
| 10000 m | Carl Verheijen Netherlands | 13:37,15 | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 13:45,52 | Chad Hedrick United States | 13:54.98 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Wang Manli  China | 1:16.88 38.65 38.23 | Anzhelika Kotyuga  Belarus | 1:17.86 39.17 38.69 | Ren Hui China | 1:18.32 39.16 39.16 |
| 1000 m | Anni Friesinger  Germany | 1:17.82 | Marianne Timmer Netherlands | 1:18.50 | Cindy Klassen Canada | 1:18.68 |
| 1500 m | Anni Friesinger Germany | 2:00.48 | Cindy Klassen Canada | 2:01.21 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States | 2:01.54 |
| 3000 m | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 4:13.46 | Gretha Smit Netherlands Anni Friesinger Germany | 4:13.85 | ||
| 5000 m | Clara Hughes Canada | 7:10.66 | Gretha Smit Netherlands | 7:11.17 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 7:13.42 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | |
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