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2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
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
| 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
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 | Poland Natalia Czerwonka Katarzyna Woźniak Luiza Złotkowska | +3.62 |
Source: ISU[4]
Medal table
| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ . schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ . ISU.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ a b "ISU Results". ISU. Retrieved 21 February 2012.