The 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 25 March 2012 in the Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands.
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 Thialf (Heerenveen) | |
| Venue | Thialf (Heerenveen) |
| Dates | 22–25 March 2012 |
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the Championships on 24 March.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| March 22 | 16:30 | 1500 m men |
| 3000 m women | ||
| March 23 | 15:00 | 1000 m men |
| 1500 m women | ||
| 5000 m men | ||
| March 24 | 12:00 | 1000 m women |
| 10000 m men | ||
| 5000 m women | ||
| March 25 | 13:30 | 500 m women |
| 500 m men | ||
| Team pursuit women | ||
| Team pursuit men |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m |
Mo Tae-bum South Korea |
69.64 | Michel Mulder Netherlands |
+0.01 | Pekka Koskela Finland |
+0.18 |
| 1000 m |
Stefan Groothuis Netherlands |
1:08.57 | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands |
+0.22 | Shani Davis United States |
+0.26 |
| 1500 m |
Denny Morrison Canada |
1:46.44 | Ivan Skobrev Russia |
+0.05 | Håvard Bøkko Norway |
+0.06 |
| 5000 m |
Sven Kramer Netherlands |
6:13.87 | Bob de Jong Netherlands |
+1.39 | Jonathan Kuck United States |
+2.41 |
| 10000 m |
Bob de Jong Netherlands |
12:53.91 | Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands |
+3.80 | Jonathan Kuck United States |
+18.75 |
| Team pursuit |
Netherlands Sven Kramer Koen Verweij Jan Blokhuijsen |
3:41.43 | United States Shani Davis Brian Hansen Jonathan Kuck |
+1.99 | Russia Ivan Skobrev Denis Yuskov Yevgeny Lalenkov |
+2.19 |
Source: ISU[4]
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m |
Lee Sang-hwa South Korea |
75.69 | Yu Jing China |
+0.43 | Thijsje Oenema Netherlands |
+0.59 |
| 1000 m |
Christine Nesbitt Canada |
1:15.16 | Yu Jing China |
+0.82 | Margot Boer Netherlands |
+1.00 |
| 1500 m |
Christine Nesbitt Canada |
1:56.07 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands |
+0.33 | Linda de Vries Netherlands |
+1.01 |
| 3000 m |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic |
4:01.88 | Stephanie Beckert Germany |
+2.21 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands |
+2.99 |
| 5000 m |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic |
6:50.46 | Stephanie Beckert Germany |
+6.18 | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
+13.55 |
| Team pursuit |
Netherlands Ireen Wüst Diane Valkenburg Linda de Vries |
2:59.70 | Canada Brittany Schussler Christine Nesbitt Cindy Klassen |
+0.81 |  PolandNatalia Czerwonka Katarzyna Woźniak Luiza Złotkowska |
+3.62 |
Source: ISU[4]
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
References edit
- ^ RVD (20 March 2012). "Koningin aanwezig bij deel schaatswedstrijden Wereldkampioenschappen Afstanden" [Queen present for part of the World Single Distance Championships]. Koninklijkhuis.nl. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ "Essent ISU WK Afstanden". schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Announcement (Event Calendar)". ISU.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ a b "ISU Results". ISU. Retrieved 21 February 2012.