2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
 Thialf (Heerenveen) | |
| Venue | Thialf (Heerenveen) |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–25 March 2012 |
| «2011 Inzell | 2013 Sochi» |
2012 World Speed Skating Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | men | women | ||
| 1000 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| Team pursuit | men | women | ||
The 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 25 March 2012 in the Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands.
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the World Single Distance Championships on Saturday 24 March.[1]
Schedule
| 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 |
Source: schaatsen.nl[2]& ISU.org[3]
Medal summary
Men's events
| 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
| 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ "Announcement (Event Calendar)". ISU.org. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- 1 2 "ISU Results". ISU. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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