The 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 and 14 March 2004 in the Taereung Indoor Ice Rink, Seoul, South Korea.
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 Taereung Indoor Ice Rink (Seoul) | |
| Venue | Taereung Indoor Ice Rink (Seoul) |
| Dates | 12–14 March 2004 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 12 March | 500 m men (1st) |
| 500 m men (2nd) | |
| 5000 m men | |
| 1500 m women | |
| 13 March | 1500 m men |
| 500 m women (1st) | |
| 500 m women (2nd) | |
| 3000 m women | |
| 14 March | 1000 m men |
| 10000 m men | |
| 1000 m women | |
| 5000 m women |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m |
Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada |
1:10.79 35.54 35.25 |
Dmitry Lobkov Russia |
1:11.14 35.68 35.46 |
Mike Ireland Canada |
1:11.20 35.40 35.80 |
| 1000 m |
Erben Wennemars Netherlands |
1:10.66 | Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada |
1:11.12 | Masaki Kobayashi Japan |
1:11.58 |
| 1500 m |
Shani Davis United States |
1:48.64 | Mark Tuitert Netherlands |
1:49.29 | Erben Wennemars Netherlands |
1:49.40 |
| 5000 m |
Chad Hedrick United States |
6:34.37 | Carl Verheijen Netherlands |
6:38.15 | Gianni Romme Netherlands |
6:38.73 |
| 10000 m |
Carl Verheijen Netherlands |
13:37,15 | Bob de Jong Netherlands |
13:45,52 | Chad Hedrick United States |
13:54.98 |
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m |
Wang Manli China |
1:16.88 38.65 38.23 |
Anzhelika Kotyuga Belarus |
1:17.86 39.17 38.69 |
Ren Hui China |
1:18.32 39.16 39.16 |
| 1000 m |
Anni Friesinger Germany |
1:17.82 | Marianne Timmer Netherlands |
1:18.50 | Cindy Klassen Canada |
1:18.68 |
| 1500 m |
Anni Friesinger Germany |
2:00.48 | Cindy Klassen Canada |
2:01.21 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States |
2:01.54 |
| 3000 m |
Claudia Pechstein Germany |
4:13.46 | Gretha Smit Netherlands Anni Friesinger Germany |
4:13.85 | ||
| 5000 m |
Clara Hughes Canada |
7:10.66 | Gretha Smit Netherlands |
7:11.17 | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
7:13.42 |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | |