The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1970, but they were discontinued after the 1974 tournament because of lack of interest. The European Championships for Women were reinstated in 1981.
History Distances used In the years 1970–1974 and 1981–1982, four distances had to be skated: 500 m – 1,000 m – 1,500 m – 3,000 m (the mini combination). From 1983 to 2017, four distances had to be skated: 500 m – 1,500 m – 3,000 m – 5,000 m (the small combination). Starting in 2017, in odd years, a separate competition with four distances is held: 500 m – 1000 m – 500 m – 1000 m (the sprint combination). Starting in 2018, in even years, a single distance championships with seven events will be held: 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, team pursuit, mass start, and team sprint.
Ranking systems used Since 1970, the samalog system has been in use. However, the rule that a skater winning at least three distances was automatically European Champion remained in effect until (and including) 1986.
Medal winners Numbers in brackets denotes number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Boldface denotes record number of victories.
Allround championships Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 1970 Heerenveen Nina Statkevich Stien Kaiser Ans Schut 1971 Leningrad Nina Statkevich (2) Lyudmila Titova Kapitolina Seregina 1972 Inzell Atje Keulen-Deelstra Nina Statkevich Lyudmila Savrulina 1973 Brandbu Atje Keulen-Deelstra Trijnie Rep Nina Statkevich 1974 Alma-Ata Atje Keulen-Deelstra (3) Nina Statkevich Tatyana Shelekhova 1975 Not held due to lack of interest 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Heerenveen Natalya Petrusyova Karin Enke Gabi Schönbrunn 1982 Heerenveen Natalya Petrusyova (2) Karin Busch Natalya Glebova 1983 Heerenveen Andrea Schöne Karin Enke Natalya Petrusyova 1984 Alma-Ata Gabi Schönbrunn Valentina Lalenkova Olga Pleshkova 1985 Groningen Andrea Schöne Yvonne van Gennip Sabine Brehm 1986 Geithus Andrea Ehrig Yvonne van Gennip Natalya Artamonova 1987 Groningen Andrea Ehrig Yvonne van Gennip Jacqueline Börner 1988 Kongsberg Andrea Ehrig (5) Gunda Kleemann Yvonne van Gennip 1989 West Berlin Gunda Kleemann Constanze Moser Jacqueline Börner 1990 Heerenveen Gunda Kleemann Jacqueline Börner Heike Schalling 1991 Sarajevo Gunda Kleemann Heike Warnicke Yvonne van Gennip 1992 Heerenveen Gunda Niemann Emese Hunyady Heike Warnicke 1993 Heerenveen Emese Hunyady Heike Warnicke Svetlana Bazhanova 1994 Hamar Gunda Niemann Svetlana Bazhanova Emese Hunyady 1995 Heerenveen Gunda Niemann Annamarie Thomas Tonny de Jong 1996 Heerenveen Gunda Niemann Annamarie Thomas Claudia Pechstein 1997 Heerenveen Tonny de Jong Gunda Niemann Barbara de Loor 1998 Helsinki Claudia Pechstein Anni Friesinger Svetlana Bazhanova 1999 Heerenveen Tonny de Jong (2) Claudia Pechstein Annamarie Thomas 2000 Hamar Anni Friesinger Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Renate Groenewold 2001 Baselga di Pinè Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (8) Claudia Pechstein Wieteke Cramer 2002 Erfurt Anni Friesinger Claudia Pechstein Renate Groenewold 2003 Heerenveen Anni Friesinger Claudia Pechstein Renate Groenewold 2004 Heerenveen Anni Friesinger Claudia Pechstein Renate Groenewold 2005 Heerenveen Anni Friesinger (5) Daniela Anschütz Claudia Pechstein 2006 Hamar Claudia Pechstein Renate Groenewold Ireen Wüst 2007 Collalbo Martina Sáblíková Ireen Wüst Renate Groenewold 2008 Kolomna Ireen Wüst Paulien van Deutekom Martina Sáblíková 2009 Heerenveen Claudia Pechstein (3) Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Martina Sáblíková 2010 Hamar Martina Sáblíková Ireen Wüst Daniela Anschütz-Thoms 2011 Collalbo Martina Sáblíková Ireen Wüst Marrit Leenstra 2012 Budapest Martina Sáblíková Claudia Pechstein Ireen Wüst 2013 Heerenveen Ireen Wüst Linda de Vries Diane Valkenburg 2014 Hamar Ireen Wüst Yvonne Nauta Martina Sáblíková 2015 Chelyabinsk Ireen Wüst Martina Sáblíková Linda de Vries 2016 Minsk Martina Sáblíková (5) Ireen Wüst Antoinette de Jong 2017 Heerenveen Ireen Wüst (5) Martina Sáblíková Antoinette de Jong 2019 Collalbo Antoinette de Jong Martina Sáblíková Francesca Lollobrigida 2021 Heerenveen Antoinette de Jong Irene Schouten Martina Sáblíková 2023 Hamar Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Ragne Wiklund Marijke Groenewoud 2025 Heerenveen Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (4) Joy Beune Ragne Wiklund
Sprint championships Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 2017 Heerenveen Karolína Erbanová Jorien ter Mors Olga Fatkulina 2019 Collalbo Vanessa Herzog Daria Kachanova Olga Fatkulina 2021 Heerenveen Jutta Leerdam Angelina Golikova Femke Kok 2023 Hamar Jutta Leerdam Femke Kok Vanessa Herzog 2025 Heerenveen Jutta Leerdam (3) Femke Kok Suzanne Schulting
500 metres
Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 2018 Kolomna Vanessa Herzog Angelina Golikova Karolína Erbanová 2020 Heerenveen Olga Fatkulina Vanessa Herzog Angelina Golikova 2022 Heerenveen Femke Kok Angelina Golikova Daria Kachanova 2024 Heerenveen Femke Kok (2) Jutta Leerdam Vanessa Herzog 2026 Kaja Ziomek-Nogal Andżelika Wójcik Isabel Grevelt
1000 metres
Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 2018 Kolomna Yekaterina Shikhova Vanessa Herzog Marrit Leenstra 2020 Heerenveen Jutta Leerdam Daria Kachanova Yekaterina Shikhova 2022 Heerenveen Jutta Leerdam Femke Kok Daria Kachanova 2024 Heerenveen Jutta Leerdam (3) Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Vanessa Herzog 2026 Nikola Zdráhalová Chloé Hoogendoorn Isabel Grevelt
1500 metres
Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 2018 Kolomna Lotte van Beek Yekaterina Shikhova Marrit Leenstra 2020 Heerenveen Ireen Wüst Evgeniia Lalenkova Yekaterina Shikhova 2022 Heerenveen Antoinette de Jong Ireen Wüst Francesca Lollobrigida 2024 Heerenveen Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (2) Marijke Groenewoud Joy Beune 2026 Ragne Wiklund Nikola Zdráhalová Chloé Hoogendoorn
3000 metres
Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 2018 Kolomna Esmee Visser Carlijn Achtereekte Natalya Voronina 2020 Heerenveen Esmee Visser (2) Natalya Voronina Francesca Lollobrigida 2022 Heerenveen Irene Schouten Antoinette de Jong Francesca Lollobrigida 2024 Heerenveen Marijke Groenewoud Irene Schouten Ragne Wiklund 2026 Ragne Wiklund Sandrine Tas Sanne in 't Hof
Mass start
Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 2018 Kolomna Francesca Lollobrigida Francesca Bettrone Vanessa Herzog 2020 Heerenveen Irene Schouten Francesca Lollobrigida Melissa Wijfje 2022 Heerenveen Irene Schouten (2) Marijke Groenewoud Elizaveta Golubeva 2024 Heerenveen Marijke Groenewoud Irene Schouten Francesca Lollobrigida 2026 Sofia Thorup Francesca Lollobrigida Fran Vanhoutte
Team pursuit
Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 2018 Kolomna Marrit LeenstraLotte van BeekMelissa Wijfje Olga GrafYekaterina ShikhovaNatalya Voronina Roxanne DufterGabriele HirschbichlerMichelle Uhrig 2020 Heerenveen Antoinette de JongMelissa Wijfje (2)Ireen Wüst Elizaveta KazelinaEvgeniia LalenkovaNatalya Voronina Tatsiana MikhailavaYauheniya VarabyovaMaryna Zuyeva 2022 Heerenveen Antoinette de Jong (2)Irene SchoutenIreen Wüst (2) Marit Fjellanger BøhmSofie Karoline HaugenRagne Wiklund Elizaveta GolubevaEvgeniia LalenkovaNatalya Voronina 2024 Heerenveen Joy BeuneMarijke GroenewoudIrene Schouten (2) Josie HofmannJosephine SchlörbLea Sophie Scholz Jasmin GüntertRamona HärdiKaitlyn McGregor 2026 Sanne in 't HofKim TalsmaEvelien Vijn Sandrine TasIsabelle van ElstFran Vanhoutte Zofia BraunMagdalena CzyszczońNatalia Jabrzyk
Team sprint
Year LocationGoldSilverBronze 2018 Kolomna Angelina GolikovaOlga FatkulinaElizaveta Kazelina Mayon KuipersSanneke de NeelingLetitia de Jong Martine RipsrudAnne GulbrandsenSofie Karoline Haugen 2020 Heerenveen Angelina Golikova (2)Olga Fatkulina (2)Daria Kachanova Femke KokLetitia de JongIreen Wüst Andżelika WójcikKaja ZiomekNatalia Czerwonka 2022 Heerenveen Andżelika WójcikKaja ZiomekKarolina Bosiek Yauheniya VarabyovaHanna NifantavaEkaterina Sloeva Julie Nistad SamsonsenMartine RipsrudAne By Farstad 2024 Heerenveen Marrit FledderusFemke KokAntoinette Rijpma-de Jong Andżelika WójcikIga WojtasikKarolina Bosiek Carina JagtøyenJulie Nistad SamsonsenMartine Ripsrud 2026 Martyna BaranKaja Ziomek-Nogal (2)Karolina Bosiek (2) Fran VanhoutteIsabelle van ElstSandrine Tas Katja FranzenAnna OstlenderIsabel Kraus
All-time medal count
Allround and Sprint Championships (1970–2025)
Single Distance Championships (2018–2026)
Combined all-time medal count (1970–2026)
Multiple medalists Boldface denotes active skaters and highest medal count among all skaters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Allround and Sprint Championships
Rank Skater Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Kleemann) 1988 2001 8 3 – 11 2 Ireen Wüst 2006 2017 5 4 2 11 3 Martina Sáblíková 2007 2021 5 3 4 12 4 Anni Friesinger 1998 2005 5 1 – 6 5 Andrea Ehrig (Schöne) 1983 1988 5 – – 5 6 Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong 2016 2025 4 – 2 6 7 Claudia Pechstein 1996 2012 3 6 2 11 8 Atje Keulen-Deelstra 1972 1974 3 – – 3 Jutta Leerdam 2021 2025 3 – – 3 10 Nina Statkevich 1970 1974 2 2 1 5
All events
Rank Skater Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong 2016 2025 9 2 2 13 2 Ireen Wüst 2006 2022 8 6 2 16 3 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Kleemann) 1988 2001 8 3 – 11 4 Jutta Leerdam 2020 2025 6 1 – 7 5 Martina Sáblíková 2007 2021 5 3 4 12 6 Irene Schouten 2020 2024 5 3 – 8 7 Anni Friesinger 1998 2005 5 1 – 6 8 Andrea Ehrig (Schöne) 1983 1988 5 – – 5 9 Claudia Pechstein 1996 2012 3 6 2 11 10 Femke Kok 2020 2025 3 4 1 8
See also European Speed Skating Championships for Men World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
References Footnotes
Medal Winners in European Allround Championships. International Skating Union (2006-04-24). Retrieved on 2007-08-25.