2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
World Championship event held in Heerenveen, Netherlands
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The 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held between 12 and 15 February 2015 in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
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Thialf during the event | |
| Venue | Thialf, Heerenveen |
| Dates | 12–15 February 2015 |
| Competitors | 161 from 23 nations |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 12 February | 18:00 | 3000 m women |
| 19:33 | 10000 m men | |
| 13 February | 18:00 | 1000 m women |
| 18:53 | 1500 m men | |
| 19:53 | 5000 m women | |
| 21:29 | Team pursuit men | |
| 14 February | 13:00 | 5000 m men |
| 14:57 | 500 m women | |
| 15:41 | 1000 m men | |
| 17:24 | Team pursuit women | |
| 15 February | 13:15 | 500 m men |
| 14:00 | 1500 m women | |
| 15:54 | Mass start men | |
| 16:19 | Mass start women |
Participating nations
161 speed skaters from 23 nations participated. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.
| Participating nations Click on a nation to go to the nations' 2015 Championships page |
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Medal summary
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Medal table
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED)* | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m[5] |
Pavel Kulizhnikov Russia | 68.931 | Michel Mulder Netherlands | 69.622 | Laurent Dubreuil Canada | 69.694 |
| 1000 m[6] |
Shani Davis United States | 1:08.57 | Pavel Kulizhnikov Russia | 1:08.61 | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands | 1:08.71 |
| 1500 m[7] |
Denis Yuskov Russia | 1:43.36 | Denny Morrison Canada | 1:45.08 | Koen Verweij Netherlands | 1:45.15 |
| 5000 m[8] |
Sven Kramer Netherlands | 6:09.65 | Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands | 6:11.53 | Douwe de Vries Netherlands | 6:18.24 |
| 10000 m[9] |
Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands | 12:54.82 | Erik Jan Kooiman Netherlands | 13:02.57 | Patrick Beckert Germany | 13:10.95 |
| Team pursuit[10] |
Netherlands Sven Kramer Koen Verweij Douwe de Vries | 3:41.40 | Canada Ted-Jan Bloemen Denny Morrison Jordan Belchos | 3:44.09 | South Korea Lee Seung-hoon Kim Cheol-min Ko Byung-wook | 3:44.96 |
| Mass start |
Arjan Stroetinga Netherlands | Fabio Francolini Italy | Alexis Contin France | |||
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m[11] |
Heather Richardson United States | 75.332 | Brittany Bowe United States | 75.785 | Nao Kodaira Japan | 75.893 |
| 1000 m[12] |
Brittany Bowe United States | 1:13.90 | Heather Richardson United States | 1:14.49 | Karolína Erbanová Czech Republic | 1:15.26 |
| 1500 m[13] |
Brittany Bowe United States | 1:54.27 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 1:54.76 | Heather Richardson United States | 1:55.60 |
| 3000 m[14] |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 4:02.17 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 4:03.46 | Marije Joling Netherlands | 4:05.51 |
| 5000 m[15] |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 6:52.73 | Carlijn Achtereekte Netherlands | 6:54.49 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 6:56.53 |
| Team pursuit[16] |
Japan Ayaka Kikuchi Miho Takagi Nana Takagi | 3:01.53 | Netherlands Marije Joling Marrit Leenstra Ireen Wüst | 3:01.55 | Russia Olga Graf Yuliya Skokova Natalya Voronina | 3:03.19 |
| Mass start[17] |
Irene Schouten Netherlands | Ivanie Blondin Canada | Mariska Huisman Netherlands | |||
