| 2015 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Oval | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 7–8 March | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
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The 2015 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from 7 to 8 March 2015.
| Date | Event |
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| 7 March | Women's 500 m |
| Men's 500 m | |
| Women's 3000 m | |
| Men's 5000 m | |
| 8 March | Women's 1500 m |
| Men's 1500 m | |
| Women's 5000 m | |
| Men's 10000 m |
48 speed skaters (24 men, 24 women) from 18 nations participated. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.
| Participating nations Click on a nation to go to the nations' 2015 Championships page |
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men [1] | Sven Kramer NED | 146.509 | Denis Yuskov RUS | 146.934 | Sverre Lunde Pedersen NOR | 147.182 |
| Women [2] | Martina Sáblíková CZE | 157.717 | Ireen Wüst NED | 159.278 | Ida Njåtun NOR | 159.795 |
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