2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships

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World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
Thialf stadion 2008.jpg
Thialf (Heerenveen)
Venue Thialf (Heerenveen)
Dates22–25 March 2012

The 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 25 March 2012 in the Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands.

Contents

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the Championships on 24 March. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeEvents
March 2216:301500 m men
3000 m women
March 2315:001000 m men
1500 m women
5000 m men
March 2412:001000 m women
10000 m men
5000 m women
March 2513:30500 m women
500 m men
Team pursuit women
Team pursuit men

Source: schaatsen.nl [2] & ISU.org [3]

Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 m
details
Mo Tae-bum
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
69.64 Michel Mulder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+0.01 Pekka Koskela
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
+0.18
1000 m
details
Stefan Groothuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:08.57 Kjeld Nuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+0.22 Shani Davis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
+0.26
1500 m
details
Denny Morrison
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:46.44 Ivan Skobrev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
+0.05 Håvard Bøkko
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
+0.06
5000 m
details
Sven Kramer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6:13.87 Bob de Jong
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+1.39 Jonathan Kuck
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
+2.41
10000 m
details
Bob de Jong
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
12:53.91 Jorrit Bergsma
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+3.80 Jonathan Kuck
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
+18.75
Team pursuit
details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sven Kramer
Koen Verweij
Jan Blokhuijsen
3:41.43Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Shani Davis
Brian Hansen
Jonathan Kuck
+1.99Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Ivan Skobrev
Denis Yuskov
Yevgeny Lalenkov
+2.19

Source: ISU [4]

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 m
details
Lee Sang-hwa
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
75.69 Yu Jing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
+0.43 Thijsje Oenema
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+0.59
1000 m
details
Christine Nesbitt
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:15.16 Yu Jing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
+0.82 Margot Boer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+1.00
1500 m
details
Christine Nesbitt
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:56.07 Ireen Wüst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+0.33 Linda de Vries
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+1.01
3000 m
details
Martina Sáblíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
4:01.88 Stephanie Beckert
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
+2.21 Ireen Wüst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+2.99
5000 m
details
Martina Sáblíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
6:50.46 Stephanie Beckert
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
+6.18 Claudia Pechstein
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
+13.55
Team pursuit
details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Ireen Wüst
Diane Valkenburg
Linda de Vries
2:59.70Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Brittany Schussler
Christine Nesbitt
Cindy Klassen
+0.81Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Natalia Czerwonka
Katarzyna Woźniak
Luiza Złotkowska
+3.62

Source: ISU [4]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)55414
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3104
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2002
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)2002
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0213
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0202
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0134
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0112
9Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Totals (11 entries)12121236

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References

  1. RVD (20 March 2012). "Koningin aanwezig bij deel schaatswedstrijden Wereldkampioenschappen Afstanden" [Queen present for part of the World Single Distance Championships]. Koninklijkhuis.nl. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. "Essent ISU WK Afstanden". schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. "Announcement (Event Calendar)". ISU.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 "ISU Results". ISU. Retrieved 21 February 2012.