| Track speed skating at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Birmingham CrossPlex |
| Dates | 8–9 July |
| No. of events | 10 |
The track speed skating competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, [1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  France | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Chile | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m time trial | Duccio Marsili  Italy | 17.835 | Andrés Jiménez  Colombia | 17.873 | Yvan Sivilier  France | 18.009 |
| 500 m sprint | Andrés Jiménez Colombia | 43.256 | Duccio Marsili Italy | 43.386 | Kuo Li-yang  Chinese Taipei | 43.482 |
| 1000 m sprint | Duccio Marsili Italy | 1:26.974 | Ricardo Verdugo  Chile | 1:27.026 | Bart Swings  Belgium | 1:27.339 |
| 10,000 m elimination race | Bart Swings Belgium | 15:16.914 | Daniel Zapata Colombia | 15:17.393 | Giuseppe Bramante Italy | 15:21.510 |
| 10,000 m point elimination race | Bart Swings Belgium | 18 pts | Martin Ferrié France | 11 pts | Nils Bühnemann  Germany | 11 pts |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m time trial | Geiny Pájaro Colombia | 18.894 | Asja Varani Italy | 19.020 | Chen Ying-chu Chinese Taipei | 19.053 |
| 500 m sprint | Laethisia Schimek Germany | 46.992 | None awarded | |||
| 1000 m sprint | Johana Viveros Colombia | 1:35.824 | Angy Quintero  Venezuela | 1:36.045 | Gabriela Vargas  Ecuador | 1:36.839 |
| 10,000 m elimination race | Johana Viveros Colombia | 16:48.975 | Alejandra Traslaviña Chile | 16:49.099 | Gabriela Vargas Ecuador | 16:49.595 |
| 10,000 m point elimination race | Johana Viveros Colombia | 19 pts | Marine Lefeuvre France | 9 pts | Gabriela Vargas Ecuador | 9 pts |
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