| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
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| Venue | Max Aicher Arena (Inzell) |
| Dates | 10–13 March 2011 |
| 2011 World Speed Skating Championships | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
The 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 10 and 13 March 2011 in the Max Aicher Arena, Inzell, Germany.
The outdoor ice rink was renovated in 2010 and opened an indoor ice rink in 2011.
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| March 10 | 15:30 | 1500 m men |
| 16:30 | 3000 m women | |
| March 11 | 14:00 | 1000 m men |
| 14:55 | 1500 m women | |
| 15:50 | 5000 m men | |
| March 12 | 12:00 | 1000 m women |
| 12:55 | 10000 m men | |
| 15:25 | 5000 m women | |
| March 13 | 12:00/13:30 | 500 m women |
| 12:45/14:15 | 500 m men | |
| 15:30 | Team pursuit women | |
| 16:15 | Team pursuit men |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Lee Kyou-hyuk  South Korea | 69.10 | Joji Kato  Japan | +0.32 | Jan Smeekens  Netherlands | +0.33 |
| 1000 m | Shani Davis  United States | 1.08.45 | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands | + 0.22 | Stefan Groothuis Netherlands | + 0.28 |
| 1500 m | Håvard Bøkko  Norway | 1.45.04 | Shani Davis United States | + 0.05 | Lucas Makowsky  Canada | + 0.18 |
| 5000 m | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 6.15.41 | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea | + 2.04 | Ivan Skobrev  Russia | + 2.06 |
| 10000 m | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 12.48.20 | Bob de Vries Netherlands | + 16.42 | Ivan Skobrev Russia | + 19.97 |
| Team pursuit | United States Shani Davis Trevor Marsicano Jonathan Kuck | 3:41.72 | Canada Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison | +0.13 | Netherlands Bob de Vries Jan Blokhuijsen Koen Verweij | +1.72 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Jenny Wolf  Germany | 75.93 | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | +0.24 | Wang Beixing  China | +0.46 |
| 1000 m | Christine Nesbitt Canada | 1.14.84 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | + 0.58 | Heather Richardson United States | + 0.61 |
| 1500 m | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 1.54.80 | Diane Valkenburg Netherlands | + 1.47 | Jorien Voorhuis Netherlands | + 2.50 |
| 3000 m | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 4.01.56 | Martina Sáblíková  Czech Republic | + 0.51 | Stephanie Beckert Germany | + 2.72 |
| 5000 m | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 6.50.83 | Stephanie Beckert Germany | + 4.16 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | + 10.07 |
| Team pursuit | Canada Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler Cindy Klassen | 2:59.74 | Netherlands Ireen Wüst Diane Valkenburg Marrit Leenstra | +0.69 | Germany Stephanie Beckert Isabell Ost Claudia Pechstein | +2.08 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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