The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1970. The first two years (1970–1971), they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.
Countries that have won the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.
Medal winners
Sprint championships
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 |  United States | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 |  Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 |  Japan | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 |  Norway | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  East Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 | |
Team sprint
| Year | Venue |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hamar | Norway Bjørn Magnussen Henrik Fagerli Rukke Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen |  PolandMarek Kania Piotr Michalski Damian Żurek | Netherlands Merijn Scheperkamp Kai Verbij Thomas Krol |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Combined medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | United States | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Canada | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Japan | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | East Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 159 | |
World champions (individual sprint)
As of 2022.
| Skater |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/.svg.png.webp){kind=small} /.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Igor Zhelezovski | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Jeremy Wotherspoon | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Lee Kyou-hyuk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Heiden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pavel Kulizhnikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Jansen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Valery Muratov | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sergey Klevchenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Erben Wennemars | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Akira Kuroiwa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Michel Mulder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gaétan Boucher | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Sergey Khlebnikov | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Shani Davis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Ireland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Frode Rønning | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kai Verbij | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan Bos | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Tatsuya Shinhama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Cheek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johan Granath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bae Ki-tae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per Bjørang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Groothuis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erhard Keller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kim Yoon-man | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Krol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leo Linkovesi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aleksandr Safronov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
References
- "Medal Winners in World Sprint Championships" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Overview". International Skating Union.
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