| 2024 European Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| Dates | 5–7 January |
| 2024 European Speed Skating Championships | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
| Team sprint | men | women |
| Mass start | men | women |
The 2024 European Speed Skating Championships were held between 5 and 7 January 2024, at the Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands. [1]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 5 January | 19:35 | Team sprint women |
| 19:51 | Team pursuit men | |
| 20:26 | 3000 m women | |
| 21:30 | 1000 m men | |
| 6 January | 14:30 | Team sprint men |
| 14:46 | 500 m women | |
| 15:29 | 5000 m men | |
| 17:03 | 1500 m women | |
| 7 January | 14:15 | Team pursuit women |
| 14:37 | 1500 m men | |
| 15:31 | 1000 m women | |
| 16:19 | 500 m men | |
| 17:06 | Mass start women | |
| 17:29 | Mass start men |
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands* | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 |  Norway | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Jenning de Boo Netherlands | 34.48 | Marten Liiv Estonia | 34.78 | Marek Kania Poland | 34.86 |
| 1000 m | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands | 1:07.87 | Jenning de Boo Netherlands | 1:08.14 | Tim Prins Netherlands | 1:08.20 |
| 1500 m | Peder Kongshaug Norway | 1:44.25 | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands | 1:44.34 | Patrick Roest Netherlands | 1:44.40 |
| 5000 m | Patrick Roest Netherlands | 6:05.93 | Davide Ghiotto Italy | 6:08.27 | Sander Eitrem Norway | 6:09.28 |
| Team pursuit | Norway Sander Eitrem Peder Kongshaug Sverre Lunde Pedersen | 3:34.22 WR | Italy Davide Ghiotto Andrea Giovannini Michele Malfatti | 3:40.47 | Netherlands Marcel Bosker Bart Hoolwerf Chris Huizinga | 3:41.36 |
| Team sprint | Poland Marek Kania Piotr Michalski Damian Żurek | 1:18.31 | Norway Pål Myhren Kristensen Bjørn Magnussen Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | 1:18.81 | Netherlands Stefan Westenbroek Jenning de Boo Wesly Dijs | 1:20.61 |
| Mass start | Bart Swings Belgium | 60 pts | Gabriel Odor Austria | 40 pts | Allan Dahl Johansson Norway | 20 pts |
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