Sven Kramer is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meters at the Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, and won a record 21 gold medals at the World Single Distance Championships; eight in the 5000 meters, five in the 10,000 meters, and eight in the team pursuit. Kramer used to be the world record holder in the team pursuit and broke the world records in the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter events three times. By winning the 2010 World Allround Championship, Kramer became the first speed skater in history to win four consecutive world allround championships and eight consecutive international all round championships. He was undefeated in the 18 international allround championships he participated in from the 2006/2007 season until the 2016/2017 season. From November 2007 to March 2009, he was ranked first in the Adelskalender, but despite his dominance as an all-round skater he has since been overtaken on that list by Shani Davis and, more recently, by his teammate Patrick Roest.
Irene Karlijn (Ireen) Wüst is a Dutch former long track speed skater of German ancestry. Wüst became the most successful speed skating Olympian ever by achieving at least one gold medal in each of five consecutive Winter Olympic appearances. Wüst is also the only athlete to win an individual gold medal in five consecutive Olympics, Summer or Winter.
The 2007 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held in the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 23 and 24 December 2006. Although the event took place in December 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006–07 speed skating season.
The 1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1898 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland.
The 2010 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held at the Thialf ice stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 6 and 7 March 2010. The championships were part of the 2009-2010 speed skating season.
Irene Schouten is a Dutch speed skater who competed in allround marathon and inline-skating events. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and a triple Olympic Champion, having won the 3,000m, 5,000m, and mass start events at the 2022 Beijing Games. As of 12 February 2022, she holds the Olympic record in both distances. Her coach is Jillert Anema. Schouten has announced that she is retiring as a competing speed skater.
The 37th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships 1976 took place on 21 and 22 February in Gjøvik, Norway at the Gjøvik Stadion ice rink.
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men took place on 12 and 13 February 1983 in Oslo at the Bislett Stadion ice rink.
The 45th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 28 and 29 January 1984 in Deventer at the IJsselstadion ice rink.
The 46th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 9 and 10 February 1985 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia at the Zetra Ice Rink.
The 47th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 8 and 9 February 1986 in The Hague at the De Uithof ice rink.
The 48th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 7 and 8 February 1987 in West Allis at the Wisconsin State Fair Park ice rink.
The 49th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 12 and 13 March 1988 in Skien at the Skien Isstadion ice rink.
The 50th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 4 and 5 February 1989 in Lake Placid at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.
The 51st edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 10 and 11 February 1990 in Calgary at the Olympic Oval ice rink.
The 52nd edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 2 and 3 February 1991 in Hamar at the Hamar Stadion ice rink.
The 53rd edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 7 and 8 March 1992 in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice rink.
