# World Allround Speed Skating Championships

The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world. The event is held over two days, with all skaters entering the first three distances (500 m, 3000 m and 1500 m for women; 500 m, 5000 m and 1500 m for men) and the best eight skaters over these distances getting to ride the last event (5000 m for women; 10 000 m for men). The results of the races are converted to points, and the skater with lowest total score wins the championship.
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Championships for Men since 1893 (unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889–1892) and the World Allround Championships for Women since 1936 (unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933–1935). Since 1996 the men's and women's World Allround Championships are held at the same time and venue. Since 2020, the men's and women's World Allround Championships are held every even year – at same time and venue as the men's and women's World Sprint Championships.

## Overview

Speed skating Distances :
| Men | Women |
| 500 m ||
| 1,500 m ||
| 5,000 m | 3,000 m |
| Top 8 skaters (Men / Women) ||
| 10,000 m | 5,000 m |

## History and medal winners
### Combined all-time medal count

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands | 57 | 32 | 52 | 141 |
| 2 | Norway | 41 | 41 | 43 | 125 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 32 | 38 | 30 | 100 |
| 4 | Finland | 12 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Germany | 12 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | United States | 11 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | East Germany | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Canada | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | Austria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Japan | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 197 | 186 | 186 | 569 |
* ^[a] Kornél Pajor skated for Hungary until he defected in 1949. From then on, the ISU allowed him to participate as an independent skater representing the ISU, as he did winning the bronze medal in 1951.
* From 1889 to 1907 only gold medals were awarded: to win the gold medal, an athlete was required to win at least three of the distances. In seven competitions, no winner was declared due to this rule.
* Unofficial World Championships (not recognized by the ISU) included

## Repeat winners

| Rank | Skater | Year | | | | Total |
| 1 | Sven Kramer | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | / Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Kleemann) | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Ireen Wüst | 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Martina Sáblíková | 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Karin Kania (Enke, Busch) | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Clas Thunberg | 1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Oscar Mathisen | 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Ivar Ballangrud | 1926, 1932, 1936, 1938 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Rintje Ritsma | 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Inga Voronina (Artamonova) | 1957, 1958, 1962, 1965 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Patrick Roest | 2018, 2019, 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Ard Schenk | 1970, 1971, 1972 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Michael Staksrud | 1930, 1935, 1937 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Valentina Stenina | 1960, 1961, 1966 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Oleg Goncharenko | 1953, 1956, 1958 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Johann Olav Koss | 1990, 1991, 1994 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Anni Friesinger | 2001, 2002, 2005 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Eric Heiden | 1977, 1978, 1979 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Jaap Eden | 1893, 1895, 1896 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Laila Schou Nilsen | 1935 *, 1937, 1938 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Maria Isakova | 1948, 1949, 1950 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Hjalmar Andersen | 1950, 1951, 1952 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Stien Kaiser | 1967, 1968 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 25 | Ids Postma | 1997, 1998 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 26 | Andrea Ehrig (Schöne) | 1983, 1985 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | Verné Lesche | 1939, 1947 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 28 | Cindy Klassen | 2003, 2006 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Bernt Evensen | 1927, 1934 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 29 | Lidiya Skoblikova | 1963, 1964 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Lidia Selikhova | 1952, 1954 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | Odd Lundberg | 1946 *, 1948 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Natalya Petrusyova | 1980, 1981 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Shani Davis | 2005, 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Knut Johannesen | 1957, 1964 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Kees Verkerk | 1966, 1967 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | Hilbert van der Duim | 1980, 1982 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Peder Østlund | 1898, 1899 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Nikolay Strunnikov | 1910, 1911 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Hein Vergeer | 1985, 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Gianni Romme | 2000, 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* unofficial World Championships
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com