The International Skating Union has organised the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1996.
Locations 1996: Hamar, Norway 1997: Warsaw, Poland 1998: Calgary, Canada 1999: Heerenveen, Netherlands 2000: Nagano, Japan 2001: Salt Lake City, United States 2002 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games 2003: Berlin, Germany 2004: Seoul, South Korea 2005: Inzell, Germany 2006 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games 2007: Salt Lake City, United States 2008: Nagano, Japan 2009: Vancouver, Canada 2010 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games 2011: Inzell, Germany 2012: Heerenveen, Netherlands 2013: Sochi, Russia 2014 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games 2015: Heerenveen, Netherlands 2016: Kolomna, Russia 2017: Gangneung, South Korea 2018 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games 2019: Inzell, Germany 2020: Salt Lake City, United States 2021: Heerenveen, Netherlands 2022 Not held because of the Winter Olympic Games 2023: Heerenveen, Netherlands 2024: Calgary, Canada 2025: Hamar, Norway
Medal winners 500 m Year Gold Silver Bronze1996 Svetlana Zhurova Kyoko Shimazaki Tomomi Okazaki1997 Xue Ruihong Sabine Völker Franziska Schenk1998 Catriona Le May Doan Svetlana Zhurova Tomomi Okazaki1999 Catriona Le May Doan Svetlana Zhurova Tomomi Okazaki Marianne Timmer2000 Monique Garbrecht Svetlana Zhurova Catriona Le May Doan2001 Catriona Le May Doan (3) Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt Svetlana Zhurova2003 Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (2) Wang Manli Anzhelika Kotyuga2004 Wang Manli Anzhelika Kotyuga Ren Hui2005 Wang Manli (2) Wang Beixing Lee Sang-hwa2007 Jenny Wolf Wang Beixing Sayuri Osuga2008 Jenny Wolf Wang Beixing Annette Gerritsen2009 Jenny Wolf Wang Beixing Lee Sang-hwa2011 Jenny Wolf (4) Lee Sang-hwa Wang Beixing2012 Lee Sang-hwa Yu Jing Thijsje Oenema2013 Lee Sang-hwa Wang Beixing Olga Fatkulina2015 Heather Richardson Brittany Bowe Nao Kodaira2016 Lee Sang-hwa (3) Brittany Bowe Zhang Hong2017 Nao Kodaira Lee Sang-hwa Yu Jing2019 Vanessa Herzog Nao Kodaira Konami Soga2020 Nao Kodaira (2) Angelina Golikova Olga Fatkulina2021 RSU Angelina Golikova Femke Kok RSU Olga Fatkulina2023 Femke Kok Vanessa Herzog Jutta Leerdam2024 Femke Kok Kim Min-sun Kimi Goetz2025 Femke Kok (3) Jutta Leerdam Kim Min-sun Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl
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1,000 m Year Gold Silver Bronze1996 Annamarie Thomas Chris Witty Emese Hunyady1997 Marianne Timmer Sandra Zwolle Franziska Schenk1998 Chris Witty Catriona Le May Doan Franziska Schenk1999 Marianne Timmer (2) Monique Garbrecht Catriona Le May Doan2000 Monique Garbrecht Marianne Timmer Chris Witty2001 Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (2) Sabine Völker Catriona Le May Doan2003 Anni Friesinger Jennifer Rodriguez Cindy Klassen2004 Anni Friesinger Marianne Timmer Cindy Klassen2005 Barbara de Loor Anni Friesinger Marianne Timmer2007 Ireen Wüst Anni Friesinger Christine Nesbitt2008 Anni Friesinger (3) Kristina Groves Annette Gerritsen2009 Christine Nesbitt Anni Friesinger Margot Boer2011 Christine Nesbitt Ireen Wüst Heather Richardson2012 Christine Nesbitt (3) Yu Jing Margot Boer2013 Olga Fatkulina Ireen Wüst Brittany Bowe2015 Brittany Bowe Heather Richardson Karolina Erbanová2016 Jorien ter Mors Heather Richardson-Bergsma Brittany Bowe2017 Heather Bergsma Nao Kodaira Jorien ter Mors2019 Brittany Bowe Vanessa Herzog Nao Kodaira2020 Jutta Leerdam Olga Fatkulina Miho Takagi2021 Brittany Bowe (3) Jutta Leerdam RSU Elizaveta Golubeva2023 Jutta Leerdam (2) Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Miho Takagi2024 Miho Takagi Han Mei Jutta Leerdam2025 Miho Takagi (2) Femke Kok Jutta Leerdam Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl
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1,500 m Year Gold Silver Bronze1996 Annamarie Thomas Claudia Pechstein Sandra Zwolle1997 Gunda Niemann Anni Friesinger Marianne Timmer1998 Anni Friesinger Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Claudia Pechstein1999 Emese Hunyady Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Tonny de Jong2000 Claudia Pechstein Anni Friesinger Emese Hunyady2001 Anni Friesinger Maki Tabata Cindy Klassen2003 Anni Friesinger Maki Tabata Jennifer Rodriguez2004 Anni Friesinger Cindy Klassen Jennifer Rodriguez2005 Cindy Klassen Anni Friesinger Jennifer Rodriguez2007 Ireen Wüst Cindy Klassen Kristina Groves2008 Anni Friesinger Paulien van Deutekom Kristina Groves2009 Anni Friesinger (6) Ireen Wüst Christine Nesbitt2011 Ireen Wüst Diane Valkenburg Jorien Voorhuis2012 Christine Nesbitt Ireen Wüst Linda de Vries2013 Ireen Wüst Lotte van Beek Christine Nesbitt2015 Brittany Bowe Ireen Wüst Heather Richardson2016 Jorien ter Mors Heather Richardson-Bergsma Brittany Bowe2017 Heather Bergsma Ireen Wüst Miho Takagi2019 Ireen Wüst Miho Takagi Brittany Bowe2020 Ireen Wüst (5) Evgeniia Lalenkova Elizaveta Kazelina2021 Ragne Wiklund Brittany Bowe RSU Evgeniia Lalenkova2023 Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Ragne Wiklund Miho Takagi2024 Miho Takagi Han Mei Joy Beune2025 Joy Beune Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Han Mei Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl
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3,000 m Year Gold Silver Bronze1996 Gunda Niemann Claudia Pechstein Lyudmila Prokasheva1997 Gunda Niemann Anni Friesinger Carla Zijlstra1998 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Claudia Pechstein Anni Friesinger1999 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Tonny de Jong Claudia Pechstein none awarded2000 Claudia Pechstein Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Maki Tabata2001 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (5) Anni Friesinger Claudia Pechstein2003 Anni Friesinger Claudia Pechstein Gretha Smit2004 Claudia Pechstein (2) Anni Friesinger Gretha Smit none awarded2005 Cindy Klassen Claudia Pechstein Kristina Groves2007 Martina Sáblíková Renate Groenewold Cindy Klassen2008 Kristina Groves Paulien van Deutekom Daniela Anschütz-Thoms2009 Renate Groenewold Martina Sáblíková Kristina Groves2011 Ireen Wüst Martina Sáblíková Stephanie Beckert2012 Martina Sáblíková Stephanie Beckert Ireen Wüst2013 Ireen Wüst Martina Sáblíková Claudia Pechstein2015 Martina Sáblíková Ireen Wüst Marije Joling2016 Martina Sáblíková Ireen Wüst Antoinette de Jong2017 Ireen Wüst (3) Martina Sáblíková Antoinette de Jong2019 Martina Sáblíková Antoinette de Jong Natalya Voronina2020 Martina Sáblíková (6) Carlijn Achtereekte Natalya Voronina2021 Antoinette de Jong Martina Sáblíková Irene Schouten2023 Ragne Wiklund Irene Schouten Martina Sáblíková2024 Irene Schouten Isabelle Weidemann Martina Sáblíková2025 Joy Beune Martina Sáblíková Merel Conijn Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl
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5,000 m Year Gold Silver Bronze1996 Claudia Pechstein Carla Zijlstra Elena Belci-Dal Farra1997 Gunda Niemann Carla Zijlstra Claudia Pechstein1998 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Claudia Pechstein Carla Zijlstra1999 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Claudia Pechstein Tonny de Jong2000 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Claudia Pechstein Tonny de Jong2001 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (5) Claudia Pechstein Maki Tabata2003 Claudia Pechstein (2) Clara Hughes Gretha Smit2004 Clara Hughes Gretha Smit Claudia Pechstein2005 Anni Friesinger Claudia Pechstein Clara Hughes2007 Martina Sáblíková Claudia Pechstein Kristina Groves2008 Martina Sáblíková Clara Hughes Kristina Groves2009 Martina Sáblíková Clara Hughes Kristina Groves2011 Martina Sáblíková Stephanie Beckert Claudia Pechstein2012 Martina Sáblíková Stephanie Beckert Claudia Pechstein2013 Martina Sáblíková Ireen Wüst Claudia Pechstein2015 Martina Sáblíková Carlijn Achtereekte Claudia Pechstein2016 Martina Sáblíková Carien Kleibeuker Irene Schouten2017 Martina Sáblíková Claudia Pechstein Ivanie Blondin2019 Martina Sáblíková (10) Esmee Visser Natalya Voronina2020 Natalya Voronina Martina Sáblíková Esmee Visser2021 Irene Schouten RSU Natalya Voronina Carlijn Achtereekte2023 Irene Schouten (2) Ragne Wiklund Martina Sáblíková2024 Joy Beune Irene Schouten Martina Sáblíková2025 Francesca Lollobrigida Ragne Wiklund Merel Conijn Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl
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Mass start Year Gold Silver Bronze2015 Irene Schouten Ivanie Blondin Mariska Huisman2016 Ivanie Blondin Kim Bo-reum Miho Takagi2017 Kim Bo-reum Nana Takagi Heather Bergsma2019 Irene Schouten Ivanie Blondin Elizaveta Kazelina2020 Ivanie Blondin (2) Kim Bo-reum Irene Schouten2021 Marijke Groenewoud Ivanie Blondin Irene Schouten2023 Marijke Groenewoud Ivanie Blondin Irene Schouten2024 Irene Schouten (3) Ivanie Blondin Marijke Groenewoud2025 Marijke Groenewoud (3) Ivanie Blondin Francesca Lollobrigida Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl
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Team pursuit Year Gold Silver Bronze2005 Daniela Anschütz Anni Friesinger Sabine Völker Kristina Groves Clara Hughes Cindy Klassen Eriko Ishino Nami Nemoto Maki Tabata2007 Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Shannon Rempel Paulien van Deutekom Renate Groenewold Ireen Wüst Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Lucille Opitz Claudia Pechstein2008 Paulien van Deutekom Renate Groenewold Ireen Wüst Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Lucille Opitz Claudia Pechstein2009 Kristina Groves (2) Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler Renate Groenewold Jorien Voorhuis Ireen Wüst Masako Hozumi Hiromi Otsu Maki Tabata2011 Cindy Klassen Christine Nesbitt (3) Brittany Schussler (2) Marrit Leenstra Diane Valkenburg Ireen Wüst Stephanie Beckert Isabell Ost Claudia Pechstein2012 Diane Valkenburg Linda de Vries Ireen Wüst Cindy Klassen Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler Natalia Czerwonka Katarzyna Woźniak Luiza Złotkowska2013 Marrit Leenstra Diane Valkenburg (2) Ireen Wüst Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Natalia Czerwonka Luiza Złotkowska Kim Bo-reum Noh Seon-yeong Park Do-yeong2015 Ayaka Kikuchi Miho Takagi Nana Takagi Marije Joling Marrit Leenstra Ireen Wüst Olga Graf Yuliya Skokova Natalya Voronina2016 Antoinette de Jong Marrit Leenstra Ireen Wüst Misaki Oshigiri Miho Takagi Nana Takagi Olga Graf Elizaveta Kazelina Natalya Voronina2017 Antoinette de Jong Marrit Leenstra (3) Ireen Wüst Misaki Oshigiri Miho Takagi Nana Takagi Olga Graf Yekaterina Shikhova Natalya Voronina2019 Ayano Sato Miho Takagi Nana Takagi Joy Beune Antoinette de Jong Ireen Wüst Elizaveta Kazelina Evgeniia Lalenkova Natalya Voronina2020 Ayano Sato (2) Miho Takagi (3) Nana Takagi (3) Antoinette de Jong Melissa Wijfje Ireen Wüst Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann2021 Antoinette de Jong Irene Schouten Ireen Wüst (6) Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann Russian Skating Union Elizaveta Golubeva Evgeniia Lalenkova Natalya Voronina2023 Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann Momoka Horikawa Sumire Kikuchi Ayano Sato Giorgia Birkeland Brittany Bowe Mia Kilburg2024 Joy Beune Marijke Groenewoud Irene Schouten (2) Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann Momoka Horikawa Ayano Sato Miho Takagi2025 Joy Beune (2) Marijke Groenewoud (2) Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (4) Momoka Horikawa Ayano Sato Miho Takagi Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl
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Team sprint Year Gold Silver Bronze2019 Janine Smit Jutta Leerdam Letitia de Jong Kaylin Irvine Heather McLean Kali Christ Angelina Golikova Olga Fatkulina Daria Kachanova2020 Femke Kok Jutta Leerdam Letitia de Jong (2) Angelina Golikova Olga Fatkulina Daria Kachanova Andżelika Wójcik Kaja Ziomek Natalia Czerwonka2021 Not included in the program2022 Held during the 2022 World Sprint Championships2023 Brooklyn McDougall Carolina Hiller Ivanie Blondin McKenzie Browne Erin Jackson Kimi Goetz Zhang Lina Jin Jingzhu Li Qishi2024 Carolina Hiller (2) Maddison Pearman Ivanie Blondin (2) Sarah Warren Erin Jackson Brittany Bowe Andżelika Wójcik Iga Wojtasik Karolina Bosiek2025 Jutta Leerdam (3) Suzanne Schulting Angel Daleman Brooklyn McDougall Béatrice Lamarche Ivanie Blondin Andżelika Wójcik Kaja Ziomek-Nogal Karolina Bosiek Source: schaatsstatistieken.nl
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Medal summary Updated after the 2025 World Championships.
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