The Inline Speed Skating World Championships (World Roller Speed Skating Championships) are inline speed skating competitions sanctioned by World Skate. The World Championships have been held unofficially since 1937 and officially since 1966.
History European nations, in particular Italy, have dominated the competition in its first 40 years. The United States have had a stint of dominance during the 1980s, 90s and 2000s. In the 2010s, Colombia has been the dominant force in the championship, winning the general podium throughout the whole decade.
The championship has had many changes, but it has always focused mainly on road and track disciplines. In 1992, the introduction of inline skates caused a major technological impact after decades of using traditional quad skates.
Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Skate banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions, and will not stage any events in Russia or Belarus in 2022.[🖉
World Roller Speed Skating Championships Source:
Unofficial NumberYearRoadTrackCountryCityNations Gold Silver Bronze11937 * MonzaMen Only 21938 * FerraraMen Only 31938 *LondonMen Only 41948 * MonfalconeMen Only 51949 * FerraraMen Only 61949 *LisbonMen Only 71951 * MonfalconeMen Only 81953 * Venice-Lido 91954 *Bari 101956 *Barcelona 111957 * Palermo 121958 * Finale Ligure 131960 * Wetteren 141961 *Voltrega 151961 * Gujan Mestras 161962 *Venice-Lido 171963 * Nantes 181964 * Madrid 191965 * Wetteren 201965 *Siracusa 211966 * Mar del PlataMen Only 221967 *BarcelonaWomen Only 231968 * Alte Montecchio 241969 *Mar del PlataMen Only 251975 *Mar del PlataMen Only 261975 * Sesto San Giovanni 271978 *Mar del Plata 281979 **Como/Finale Emilia 291980 **Masterton 301981 **Leuven/Ostende 311982 **Finale Emilia 321983 *Mar del Plata 331984 * Bogota 341985 *Colorado Springs 351986 * Adelaide 361987 *Grenoble 371988 * Cassano d´Adda
Official NumberYearRoadTrackCountryCityNations Gold Silver Bronze381989 *Hastings 391990 * Bello 14 401991 *Ostende 411992 * Roma 421993 *Colorado Springs 431994 **Gujan Mestras 441995 **Perth 451996 **Padua/Scaltenigo 461997 **Mar del Plata 471998 **Pamplona 481999 **Santiago 492000 **Barrancabermeja 31 502001 **Valence d'Agen 512002 *Ostend 522003 **Barquisimeto 532004 **L'Aquila 39 542005 **Suzhou 31 552006 **Anyang 46 562007 **Cali 42 572008 **Gijon 57 582009 **Haining Official Website 42 592010 **Guarne 34 602011 **Yeosu Official Website 612012 **Ascoli Piceno 34 622013 **Ostend 51 632014 **Rosario 50 642015 **Kaohsiung 41 652016 **Nanjing 662017 **Nanjing 672018 **Arnhem 682019 **Barcelona 692021 **Ibagué 702022 **Buenos Aires 712023 **Montecchio Maggiore / Vicenza 722024**Montesilvano / Sulmona – Pescara 732025** Beidaihe
All-time medal table Sources:
Status after the 2025 Inline Speed Skating World Championships Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total1 230 198 125 5532 209 123 77 4093 116 133 138 3874 55 83 102 2405 31 40 70 1416 29 27 19 757 28 22 27 778 21 34 41 969 21 31 48 10010 21 25 25 7111 14 19 29 6212 13 25 38 7613 7 16 19 4214 7 9 11 2715 5 14 16 3516 3 6 7 1617 3 5 9 1718 2 0 1 319 1 3 6 1020 1 0 1 220 1 0 1 222 0 2 1 323 0 1 2 323 0 1 2 325 0 1 1 226 0 1 0 127 0 0 1 1
See also Inline Speed Skating World Junior Championships World Inline Cup European Inline Speed Skating Championships
References
External links Speed Skating at World Skate