# List of world records in speed skating

This list of speed skating records is an overview of the records currently held in various speed skating events, as ratified by the International Skating Union.

## World records
### Men

| Event | Name | Country | Time | Date | Place | Average speed | Meeting |
| 500 meters Progression | Pavel Kulizhnikov | Russia | 33.61 | 9 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | 53.56 km/h (33.28 mph) | 2018–19 World Cup Final |
| 500 meters × 2 Progression | Ronald Mulder | NED | 1:08.26 | 26 February 2017 | Calgary | 52.94 km/h (32.90 mph) | 2017 World Sprint Championships |
| 1000 meters Progression | Jordan Stolz | United States | 1:05.37 | 26 January 2024 | Salt Lake City | 55.38 km/h (34.41 mph) | 2023–24 World Cup |
| 1500 meters Progression | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 1:40.17 | 10 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | 53.91 km/h (33.50 mph) | 2018–19 World Cup Final |
| 3000 meters * Progression | Eskil Ervik | Norway | 3:37.28 | 5 November 2005 | Calgary | 49.71 km/h (30.89 mph) | Olympic Oval Invitational 2005 |
| 5000 meters Progression | Nils van der Poel | Sweden | 6:01.56 | 3 December 2021 | Salt Lake City | 49.78 km/h (30.93 mph) | 2021–22 World Cup |
| 10000 meters Progression | Davide Ghiotto | Italy | 12:25.69 | 25 January 2025 | Calgary | 48.28 km/h (30.00 mph) | 2024–25 ISU World Cup 3 |
| Team sprint (3 laps) Progression | Austin Kleba Cooper McLeod Zach Stoppelmoor | United States | 1:16.98 | 26 January 2025 | Calgary | | 2024–25 ISU World Cup 3 |
| Team pursuit (8 laps) ** Progression | Casey Dawson Emery Lehman Ethan Cepuran | United States | 3:33.66 | 27 January 2024 | Salt Lake City | 52.21 km/h (32.44 mph) | 2023–24 World Cup |
| Sprint combination | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 136.065 pts | 25–26 February 2017 | Calgary | | 2017 World Sprint Championships |
| Small combination | Erben Wennemars | Netherlands | 146.365 pts | 12–13 August 2005 | Calgary | | Summer Classic 2005 |
| Big combination Progression | Jordan Stolz | United States | 144.740 pts | 9–10 March 2024 | Inzell | | 2024 World Allround Championships |
| One hour *** | Erik Jan Kooiman [nl] | Netherlands | 43,735.94 m | 9 December 2015 | Inzell | 43.73 km/h (27.17 mph) | |
* * Seven skaters have a recorded a 3000m time below this world record on this irregularly competed distance, including Denis Yuskov, who recorded a 3000m time of 3:34.37 during a training race held on 2 November 2013. However, the race had a so-called 'quartet-start' (four riders on the track at the same time as opposed to the usual two), making it ineligible to be counted as a world record under Article 221(2)(i) of the rules of the International Skating Union. Several skaters have recorded 3000m split times below 3:37.28 during a 5000m race, including Sven Kramer as early as November 17, 2007, but split times do not count as world records either.
* ** The average speed for the team pursuit race was calculated using a distance of 3098,88 meters for the men's race. The skaters only utilize the inner lane and the lap distance is accordingly less than the 400 meters of a regular lap skated with one inner curve and one outer curve. For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Jenning de Boo on 25 January 2025 in Salt Lake City during a 1000-meter, with a lap time of 23.92 seconds and an average speed of 60.20 km/h (37.41 mph).
* *** unofficial world best (not recognized as a world record by ISU)

### Women

| Event | Name | Country | Time | Date | Place | Average speed | Meeting |
| 500 meters Progression | Lee Sang-hwa | South Korea | 36.36 | 16 November 2013 | Salt Lake City | 49.50 km/h (30.76 mph) | 2013–14 World Cup |
| 500 meters × 2 | Heather Richardson | United States | 1:14.19 | 28 December 2013 | Salt Lake City | 48.95 km/h (30.42 mph) | 2017 World U.S. Olympic Trials |
| 1000 meters Progression | Brittany Bowe | United States | 1:11.61 | 9 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | 50.27 km/h (31.24 mph) | 2018–19 World Cup Final |
| 1500 meters Progression | Miho Takagi | Japan | 1:49.83 | 10 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | 49.17 km/h (30.55 mph) | 2018–19 World Cup Final |
| 3000 meters Progression | Martina Sáblíková | Czech Republic | 3:52.02 | 9 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | 46.55 km/h (28.92 mph) | 2018–19 World Cup Final |
| 5000 meters Progression | Natalya Voronina | Russia | 6:39.02 | 15 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | 45.11 km/h (28.03 mph) | 2020 World Single Distances Championships |
| 10,000 meters *** Progression | Martina Sáblíková | Czech Republic | 13:48.33 | 15 March 2007 | Calgary | 43.46 km/h (27.00 mph) | Olympic Oval Finale 2007 |
| Team sprint (3 laps) Progression | Femke Kok Jutta Leerdam Letitia de Jong | Netherlands | 1:24.02 | 13 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | | 2020 World Single Distances Championships |
| Team pursuit (6 laps) ** Progression | Nana Takagi Ayano Sato Miho Takagi | Japan | 2:50.76 | 14 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | 49.00 km/h (30.45 mph) | 2020 World Single Distances Championships |
| Sprint combination | Nao Kodaira | Japan | 146.390 pts | 25–26 February 2017 | Calgary | | 2017 World Sprint Championships |
| Mini combination | Joy Beune | Netherlands | 153.776 pts | 9–10 March 2018 | Salt Lake City | | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Small combination | Cindy Klassen | Canada | 154.580 pts | 18–19 March 2006 | Calgary | | 2006 World Allround Championships |
| One hour *** | Carien Kleibeuker | Netherlands | 40,569.56 m | 9 December 2015 | Inzell | 40.57 km/h (25.21 mph) | |
* ** The average speed for the team pursuit race was calculated using a distance of 2324,16 meters for the women's race. The skaters only utilize the inner lane and the lap distance is accordingly less than the 400 meters of a regular lap skated with one inner curve and one outer curve. For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Zhang Hong during a 500m race in Salt Lake City on 20 November 2015, with a lap time of 25.93 seconds and an average speed of 55.51 km/h (34.49 mph).
* *** unofficial world best (not recognized as a world record by ISU)

### Mixed

| Event | Name | Country | Time | Date | Place | Average speed | Meeting | Ref |
| Mixed Gender Relay | Sun Chuanyi Jin Wenjing | China | 2:54.90 | 28 January 2024 | Salt Lake City | | 2023–24 World Cup | |

## Sea-level world bests

Salt Lake City and Calgary, where most of the current world records were set (see above), are at comparatively high altitudes (greater than 1 km above sea level). Performance is better at these high altitudes because the lower oxygen levels are compensated by the reduced air resistance. Skating statisticians therefore record separate lists of "sea-level world bests" for speed skating records that are set at (or close to) sea level, from which results in Salt Lake City and Calgary are excluded.

### Men

| Event | Name | Country | Time | Date | Place | Meeting |
| 500 meters | Jordan Stolz | United States | 33.91 | 1 February 2025 | Milwaukee | 2024–25 World Cup |
| 500 meters × 2 | Jenning de Boo | Netherlands | 68.73 | 8 November 2024 | Heerenveen | KNSB International Qualification & Invitation Cup |
| 1000 meters | Jordan Stolz | United States | 1:06.16 | 31 January 2025 | Milwaukee | 2024–25 World Cup |
| 1500 meters | Jordan Stolz | United States | 1:41.46 | 1 February 2025 | Milwaukee | 2024–25 World Cup |
| 3000 meters | Sven Kramer | Netherlands | 3:37.39 | 20 December 2019 | Heerenveen | |
| 5000 meters | Patrick Roest | Netherlands | 6:04.36 | 19 November 2022 | Heerenveen | 2022–23 World Cup |
| 10000 meters | Davide Ghiotto | Italy | 12:26.30 | 26 October 2024 | Inzell | Invitation Race |
| Team sprint (3 laps) | Damian Żurek Marek Kania Piotr Michalski | Poland | 1:18.31 | 6 January 2024 | Heerenveen | 2024 European Championships |
| Team pursuit (8 laps) | Sander Eitrem Peder Kongshaug Sverre Lunde Pedersen | Norway | 3:34.22 | 5 January 2024 | Heerenveen | 2024 European Championships |
| Sprint combination | Ning Zhongyan | China | 136.680 pts | 7–8 March 2024 | Inzell | 2024 World Sprint Championships |
| Small combination | Koen Verweij | Netherlands | 148.517 pts | 12–13 March 2010 | Moscow | 2010 World Junior Championships |
| Big combination | Jordan Stolz | United States | 144.740 pts | 9–10 March 2024 | Inzell | 2024 World Allround Championships |

### Women

| Event | Name | Country | Time | Date | Place | Meeting |
| 500 meters | Nao Kodaira | Japan | 36.94 | 18 February 2018 | Gangneung | 2018 Winter Olympics |
| 500 meters × 2 | Femke Kok | Netherlands | 74.44 | 27 December 2020 | Heerenveen | Dutch Qualification Tournament |
| 1000 meters | Jutta Leerdam | Netherlands | 1:12.80 | 28 December 2022 | Heerenveen | 2023 Dutch Sprint Championships |
| 1500 meters | Joy Beune | Netherlands | 1:52.11 | 1 February 2025 | Milwaukee | 2024–25 World Cup |
| 3000 meters | Irene Schouten | Netherlands | 3:54.04 | 20 November 2022 | Heerenveen | 2022–23 World Cup |
| 5000 meters | Irene Schouten | Netherlands | 6:41.25 | 5 March 2023 | Heerenveen | 2023 World Single Distances Championships |
| Team sprint (3 laps) | Angelina Golikova Olga Fatkulina Daria Kachanova | Russia | 1:26.17 | 10 January 2020 | Heerenveen | 2020 European Championships |
| Team pursuit (6 laps) | Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann | Canada | 2:53.44 | 15 February 2022 | Beijing | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| Sprint combination | Jutta Leerdam | Netherlands | 147.135 pts | 27–28 December 2022 | Heerenveen | 2023 Dutch Sprint Championships |
| Mini combination | Cindy Klassen | Canada | 157.950 pts | 15–17 November 2002 | Erfurt | 2002–03 World Cup |
| Small combination | Joy Beune | Netherlands | 157.268 pts | 9–10 March 2024 | Inzell | 2024 World Allround Championships |