2007 in speed skating

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The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track speed skating season.

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Chronology

International championships

Other international competitions

Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands: 10–12 November
DistanceMenWomen
500 m (1) Flag of Japan.svg Keiichiro Nagashima 35.10 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-hwa 38.23
500 m (2) Flag of Japan.svg Keiichiro Nagashima 35.24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Beixing 38.26
1000 m (1) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyou-hyuk 1:09.01 Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:15.89
1000 m (2) Flag of the United States.svg Shani Davis 1:09.17 Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:15.93
1500 m Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erben Wennemars 1:45.96 Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:56.90
3000 mn/a Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renate Groenewold 4:05.45
5000 m Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sven Kramer 6:16.64n/a
 
Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, Berlin, Germany: 17–19 November
DistanceMenWomen
500 m (1) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyou-hyuk 35.08 Flag of Germany.svg Jenny Wolf 37.77
500 m (2) Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Koskela 35.02 Flag of Germany.svg Jenny Wolf 38.12
1000 m Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erben Wennemars 1:08.88 Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:15.53
1500 m Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Fabris 1:45.54 Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:55.54
3000 mn/a Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renate Groenewold 4:02.44
5000 m Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sven Kramer 6:09.76n/a
Team pursuit Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3:40.79 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3:02.90
 
Krylatskoe Ice Hall, Moscow, Russia: 25–26 November
DistanceMenWomen
1500 m Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erben Wennemars 1:46.85 Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:56.40
5000 mn/a Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Pechstein 7:04.90
10000 m Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Fabris 13:14.94n/a
 
Heilongjiang Indoor Rink, Harbin, China: 2–3 December
DistanceMenWomen
100 m Flag of Japan.svg Yūya Oikawa 9.58 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xing Aihua 10.31
500 m (1) Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Koskela 34.98 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-hwa 38.23
500 m (2) Flag of Japan.svg Keiichiro Nagashima 35.06
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyou-hyuk 35.06
Flag of Germany.svg Jenny Wolf 38.41
1000 m (1) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyou-hyuk 1:09.39 Flag of Italy.svg Chiara Simionato 1:16.99
1000 m (2) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyou-hyuk 1:09.17 Flag of Italy.svg Chiara Simionato 1:17.14
 
M-Wave, Nagano, Japan: 9–10 December
DistanceMenWomen
100 m Flag of Japan.svg Yūya Oikawa 9.62 Flag of Germany.svg Judith Hesse 10.51
500 m (1) Flag of Japan.svg Keiichiro Nagashima 34.91 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-hwa 38.52
500 m (2) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kang-seok 35.09 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-hwa 38.30
1000 m (1) Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Koskela 1:09.41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shannon Rempel 1:16.88
1000 m (2) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Bos 1:09.40 Flag of Italy.svg Chiara Simionato 1:17.14
 
Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands: 27–28 January
DistanceMenWomen
 
Oval Lingotto, Turin, Italy: 3–4 February
DistanceMenWomen
 
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle, Erfurt, Germany: 17–18 February
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World Cup Final: Olympic Oval, Calgary, Alberta, Canada: 2–4 March
DistanceMenWomen

National championships

Championships need to have at least three participants to be mentioned here. Top three are mentioned for allround and sprint championships if the nation has at least three spots in the relevant international championship, otherwise only the winner is mentioned. If the championship had fewer than three participants, it is not mentioned.

CountryMen's AllroundMen's SprintMen's Single DistanceWomen's AllroundWomen's SprintWomen's Single Distance
Flag of Austria.svg Austria

Gold medal icon.svg Christian Pichler [5]

Gold medal icon.svg Christian Falger [6] [7]

Christian Falger: 2 × 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
Stephan Bittner: 5000 m

Gold medal icon.svg Martina Windhager

Gold medal icon.svg Anna Rokita

Anna Rokita: 2 × 500 m, 1000 m, 3000 m, 5000 m

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Denny Morrison: 2 × 500 m, [8] 1000 m, 1500 m
Arne Dankers: 5000 m, 10000 m

Shannon Rempel: 2 × 500 m [8]
Cindy Klassen: 1000 m, 1500 m
Clara Hughes: 3000 m, 5000 m

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaGold medal icon.svg Jin Xin [9] Gold medal icon.svg Zhang Zhongqi [10] An Weijiang: 100 m, 2 ×500 m
Chang Rui: 1000 m
Yue Cheng: 1500 m
Song Xingyu: 5000 m, 10 000 m [11]
Gold medal icon.svg Ji Jia [12] Gold medal icon.svg Shuang Zhang
Silver medal icon.svg Wang Dan
Bronze medal icon.svg Yu Jing [13]
Xing Aihua: 100 m, 2 ×500 m
Wang Fei: 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m
Fu Chunyan: 5000 m [11]
Flag of Finland.svg FinlandGold medal icon.svg Jarmo Valtonen [14] Gold medal icon.svg Mika Poutala
Silver medal icon.svg Tuomas Nieminen
Bronze medal icon.svg Niko Räsänen [15]
Pekka Koskela: 2 × 500 mGold medal icon.svg Pia Humisto [14] Gold medal icon.svg Susanna Potka [16] Susanna Potka: 2 × 500 m
Flag of Germany.svg GermanyGold medal icon.svg Tobias Schneider [17] Gold medal icon.svg Samuel Schwarz [17] Denny Ihle: 100 m
Anton Hahn: 2 × 500 m
Samuel Schwarz: 1000 m, 1500 m
Tobias Schneider: 5000 m
Marco Weber: 10000 m [18]
Gold medal icon.svg Anni Friesinger
Silver medal icon.svg Claudia Pechstein
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniela Anschütz-Thoms [19]
Gold medal icon.svg Jenny Wolf
Silver medal icon.svg Pamela Zoellner
Bronze medal icon.svg Monique Angermüller [19]
Jenny Wolf: 100 m
Anni Friesinger: 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
Stephanie Beckert: 3000 m, 5000 m [20]
Flag of Italy.svg ItalyGold medal icon.svg Enrico Fabris
Silver medal icon.svg Matteo Anesi
Bronze medal icon.svg Luca Stefani [21]
Gold medal icon.svg Ermanno Ioriatti [22] Gold medal icon.svg Chiara Simionato [23]
Flag of Japan.svg JapanGold medal icon.svg Hiroki Hirako [24] Gold medal icon.svg Keiichiro Nagashima
Silver medal icon.svg Hiroyasu Shimizu
Bronze medal icon.svg Takaharu Nakajima [25]
Keiichiro Nagashima: 2 × 500 m, 1000 m
Teruhiro Sugimori: 1500 m
Naoki Yasuda: 3000 m
Hiroki Hirako: 5000 m [26]
Gold medal icon.svg Maki Tabata
Silver medal icon.svg Masako Hozumi
Bronze medal icon.svg Eriko Ishino [27]
Gold medal icon.svg Tomomi Okazaki
Silver medal icon.svg Shihomi Shinya
Bronze medal icon.svg Maki Tabata [25]
Sayuri Osuga: 2 × 500 m
Nao Kodaira: 1000 m
Maki Tabata: 1500 m
Hiromi Otsu: 3000 m [26]
Flag of South Korea.svg South KoreaGold medal icon.svg Choi Kwun-won [28] Gold medal icon.svg Lee Kyou-hyuk
Silver medal icon.svg Mun Jun
Bronze medal icon.svg Choi Jae-bong [29]
Lee Kang-seok: 2 × 500 m
Lee Kyou-hyuk: 1000 m
Choi Kwun-won: 5000 m
Lee Jong-wu: 1500 m shared
Mun Jun: 1500 m shared
Kim Myung-seok: 10 000 m [30]
Gold medal icon.svg Noh Seon-yeong [28] Gold medal icon.svg Kim Yu-Rim
Silver medal icon.svg Choi Seung-Yong
Bronze medal icon.svg Lee Bo-ra [29]
Lee Sang-hwa: 2 × 500 m
Kim Yu-Rim: 1000 m
Lee Ju-yun: 1500 m, 3000 m
Lee So-yeon: 5000 m [30]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Article
Gold medal icon.svg Sven Kramer
Silver medal icon.svg Carl Verheijen
Bronze medal icon.svg Erben Wennemars
Gold medal icon.svg Erben Wennemars
Silver medal icon.svg Jan Bos
Bronze medal icon.svg Beorn Nijenhuis [31]
Article
Jan Bos: 2 × 500 m, 1000 m
Sven Kramer: 1500 m, 5000 m, 10 000 m
Article
Gold medal icon.svg Ireen Wüst
Silver medal icon.svg Renate Groenewold
Bronze medal icon.svg Marja Vis
Gold medal icon.svg Marianne Timmer
Silver medal icon.svg Annette Gerritsen
Bronze medal icon.svg Margot Boer [31]
Article
Margot Boer: 2 × 500 m
Ireen Wüst: 1000 m, 1500 m
Renate Groenewold: 3000 m
Gretha Smit: 5000 m
Flag of Norway.svg NorwayGold medal icon.svg Eskil Ervik
Silver medal icon.svg Henrik Christiansen
Bronze medal icon.svg Sverre Haugli [32]
Gold medal icon.svg Dag Erik Kleven
Silver medal icon.svg Eirik Lunde Pedersen
Bronze medal icon.svg Frode Bartholdsen [33]
Even Wetten: 2 × 500 m, 1000 m
Eskil Ervik: 1500 m, 5000 m [34]
Øystein Grødum: 10 000 m (awarded at allround championship)
Gold medal icon.svg Mari Hemmer
Silver medal icon.svg Hedvig Bjelkevik
Bronze medal icon.svg Annette Bjelkevik
Gold medal icon.svg Hedvig Bjelkevik [33] Hedvig Bjelkevik: 2 × 500 m, 1000 m
Maren Haugli: 1500 m, 3000 m
Flag of Poland.svg PolandGold medal icon.svg Konrad Niedźwiedzki
Silver medal icon.svg Sławomir Chmura
Bronze medal icon.svg Witold Mazur [35]
Gold medal icon.svg Maciej Ustynowicz [36] Maciej Ustynowicz 2 × 500 m
Konrad Niedźwiedzki 1000 m, 1500 m
Witold Mazur 5000 m
Sławomir Chmura: 10 000 m [37]
Gold medal icon.svg Katarzyna Wójcicka Gold medal icon.svg Karolina Ksyt [36] Katarzyna Wójcicka: 2 × 500 m, 1500 m, 3000 m
Luiza Złotkowska: 1000 m, 5000 m [37]
Sweden
MedalMenWomen
Gold medal icon.svg Johan Röjler 163.853 (38.9–7:05.78 / 1:56.98–14:27.8) Marita Johansson 185.309 (43.8–4:46.54 / 2:12.85–8:14.7)
MedalMenWomen
Gold medal icon.svg Joel Eriksson 151.270 (37.96–1:15.72 / 37.85–1:15.20) Paulina Wallin 171.140 (41.3–1:28.25 / 41.87–1:27.63)
MedalMenWomen
Gold medal icon.svgSandvikens SK (Mattias Falk, Sebastian Falk, Rasmus Falk) 4:28.8Hagaström 1 (Anna Hånell, Emma Wallgren, Madeleine Wengberg) 4:05.7
Switzerland
MedalMenWomen
Gold medal icon.svg Martin Hänggi 172.172 (40.12–7:21.58 / 2:02.82–15:39.09) Sandra Kehrli 196.365 (48.28–5:02.26 / 2:24.19–8:16.45)
United States
DistanceMenWomen
2 × 500 m Tucker Fredricks 71.640 Elli Ochowicz 80.680
1000 m Kip Carpenter 1:11.23 Elli Ochowicz 1:21.14
1500 m Mike Blumel 1:51.99 Catherine Raney 2:03.71
3000 mn/a Maria Lamb 4:22.19
5000 m Chad Hedrick 6:43.08n/a
MedalMenWomen
Gold medal icon.svg Shani Davis 151.740 (36.52–6:24.93 / 1:47.12–13:40.41) Catherine Raney 169.588 (41.82–4:14.46 / 2:04.07–7:20.02)
Silver medal icon.svg Chad Hedrick 153.684 (37.60–6:25.47 / 1:49.88–13:38.22) Anna Ringsred 171.748 (41.67–4:19.34 / 2:04.63–7:32.29)
Bronze medal icon.svg Charles Leveille 159.993 (39.09–6:46.51 / 1:52.82–14:12.12) Maria Lamb 172.795 (41.12–4:22.06 / 2:06.07–7:39.76)

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