| 2020 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Hamar, Norway | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Vikingskipet | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 February – 1 March | ||||||||||||
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The 2020 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held at the Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway, from 29 February to 1 March 2020. [1]
All times are local (UTC+1). [2]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 29 February | 11:53 | Women's 500 m |
| 12:25 | Men's 500 m | |
| 14:50 | Women's 3000 m | |
| 16:08 | Men's 5000 m | |
| 1 March | 13:00 | Women's 1500 m |
| 13:52 | Men's 1500 m | |
| 14:43 | Women's 5000 m | |
| 15:33 | Men's 10,000 m |
* Host nation (Norway)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men [3] | Patrick Roest Netherlands | 147.880 | Sverre Lunde Pedersen Norway | 149.277 | Seitaro Ichinohe Japan | 149.310 |
| Women [4] | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 159.524 | Ivanie Blondin Canada | 160.462 | Antoinette de Jong Netherlands | 160.631 |
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