| 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Taereung International Rink | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27–28 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
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The 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships was held in Seoul, South Korea, from 27 to 28 February 2016.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 27 February 2016 | 500 m women |
| 500 m men | |
| 1000 m women | |
| 1000 m men | |
| 28 February 2016 | 500 m women |
| 500 m men | |
| 1000 m women | |
| 1000 m men |
All times are local (UTC+9).
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men [1] | Pavel Kulizhnikov RUS | 139.245 | Kjeld Nuis NED | 139.995 | Kai Verbij NED | 140.420 |
| Women [2] | Brittany Bowe USA | 151.595 | Heather Richardson-Bergsma USA | 151.945 | Jorien ter Mors NED | 152.340 |
60 speed skaters from 17 nations participated. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.
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