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.
The 2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held at the indoor ice rink of the Vikingskipet Olympic Arena in Hamar (Norway) on 7 and 8 February 2009.
The 2008 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held in the indoor arena in Berlin, Germany, on 9 and 10 February 2008. The Dutch skaters Paulien van Deutekom and Sven Kramer became world champions.
The 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held at the indoor ice rink of the Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 19, 20 and 21 March 2010.
The 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held at the indoor ice rink of the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, (Canada) on 12 and 13 February 2011.
The 2010 European Speed Skating Championships were held at the indoor ice rink of the Vikingskipet in Hamar (Norway) on 9 and 10 January 2010.
The 2009 European Speed Skating Championships were held at the indoor ice rink of the Thialf in Heerenveen on 9–11 January 2009.
The 2011 European Speed Skating Championships were held in Collalbo, Italy, from 7 to 9 January 2011.
The 2008 European Speed Skating Championships were held at the Kolomna Speed Skating Center in Kolomna, Russia, from 12 to 13 January 2008.
The 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2011–2012, was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 18 November 2011 in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and ended on 11 March 2012 in Berlin, Germany. In total, seven competition weekends were held at six different locations, twelve cups were contested, and 72 races took place.
The 2004 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held in Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway, on 7 and 8 February 2004:
The 2012 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 17 and 18 February 2012, at the Krylatskoye Sport Complex in Moscow, Russia.
The 2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at the indoor ice rink of the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 22–23 March 2014.
The men's event of the 2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 5 and 6 March 2016.
The 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2017–2018, was a series of international speed skating competitions that ran the entire season. Compared to previous seasons, there were fewer competition weekends; the season was restricted due to the 2018 Winter Olympics, which were arranged in Pyeongchang, South Korea, during February 2018.
The 2006 European Speed Skating Championships were held at the Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway, on 14 and 15 January 2006.
The 2005 European Speed Skating Championships were held at Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 7 January until 9 January 2005. Jochem Uytdehaage and Anni Friesinger won the titles.
The 2004 European Speed Skating Championships were held at Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 9 January until 11 January 2004. Mark Tuitert and Anni Friesinger won the titles.
