2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships

World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
M-Wave (Nagano)
VenueM-Wave (Nagano)
Dates6–9 March 2008

The 2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 6 March and 9 March 2008 in the M-Wave, Nagano, Nagano.

Schedule

Date Events
6 March 1500 m women
5000 m men
7 March 500 m men (1st)
3000 m women
500 m men (2nd)
8 March 500 m women (1st)
1000 m men
500 m women (2nd)
10000 m men
Team pursuit women
9 March 1000 m women
1500 m men
5000 m women
Team pursuit men

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 m
details
Jeremy Wotherspoon
 Canada
69.460
34.78
34.68 TR
Lee Kyou-hyuk
 South Korea
70.010
35.11
34.90
Joji Kato
 Japan
70.320
35.25
35.07
1000 m
details
Shani Davis
 United States
1:08.99 TR Yevgeni Lalenkov
 Russia
1:09.39 Denny Morrison
 Canada
1:09.43
1500 m
details
Denny Morrison
 Canada
1:45.22 TR Sven Kramer
 Netherlands
Shani Davis
 United States
1:45.32
5000 m
details
Sven Kramer
 Netherlands
6:17.24 TR Enrico Fabris
 Italy
6:20.22 Wouter olde Heuvel
 Netherlands
6:24.05
10000 m
details
Sven Kramer
 Netherlands
12:57.71 TR Enrico Fabris
 Italy
13:18.81 Bob de Jong
 Netherlands
13:25.01
Team pursuit
details
 Netherlands
Sven Kramer
Wouter olde Heuvel
Erben Wennemars
3:41.69  Italy
Enrico Fabris
Matteo Anesi
Luca Stefani
3:46.76  Germany
Jörg Dallmann
Stefan Heythausen
Marco Weber
3:47.71
Note: TR = Track record

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 m
details
Jenny Wolf
 Germany
75.630
37,89
37,74
TR
Wang Beixing
 China
76,260
38,18
38,10
Annette Gerritsen
 Netherlands
77,200
38,72
38,48
1000 m
details
Anni Friesinger
 Germany
1:15.37 TR Kristina Groves
 Canada
1:16.01 Annette Gerritsen
 Netherlands
1:16.35
1500 m
details
Anni Friesinger
 Germany
1:56.06 TR Paulien van Deutekom
 Netherlands
1:57.36 Kristina Groves
 Canada
1:57.63
3000 m
details
Kristina Groves
 Canada
4.05,03 TR Paulien van Deutekom
 Netherlands
4.05,49 Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
 Germany
4.05,76
5000 m
details
Martina Sáblíková
 Czech Republic
6:58.22 TR Clara Hughes
 Canada
7:04.79 Kristina Groves
 Canada
7:04.94
Team pursuit
details
 Netherlands
Paulien van Deutekom
Renate Groenewold
Ireen Wüst
3.02,19  Canada
Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Brittany Schussler
3.02,87  Germany
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Claudia Pechstein
Lucille Opitz
3.07,57
Note: TR = Track record

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)43411
2 Canada (CAN)3339
3 Germany (GER)3036
4 United States (USA)1102
5 Czech Republic (CZE)1001
6 Italy (ITA)0303
7 China (CHN)0101
 Russia (RUS)0101
 South Korea (KOR)0101
10 Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (10 entries)12131136

References