# 2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships

The 2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 March and 15 March 2009 in the Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, BC, Canada.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Events |
| March 12 | 12:30 | 1500 m men |
| March 12 | | 3000 m women |
| March 13 | 12:30 | 1000 m men |
| March 13 | | 1500 m women |
| March 13 | | 5000 m men |
| March 14 | 12:30 | 1000 m women |
| March 14 | | 10000 m men |
| March 14 | | 5000 m women |
| March 15 | 12:30 | 500 m women (1st) |
| March 15 | | 500 m men (1st) |
| March 15 | | 500 m women (2nd) |
| March 15 | | 500 m men (2nd) |
| March 15 | | Team pursuit women |
| March 15 | | Team pursuit men |

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2 × 500 m details | Lee Kang-seok South Korea | 69.730 34.80 34.93 | Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea | 69.920 34.90 35.02 | Yu Fengtong China | 69.970 35.06 34.91 |
| 1000 m details | Trevor Marsicano United States | 1:08.96 TR | Denny Morrison Canada | 1:09.00 | Shani Davis United States | 1:09.02 |
| 1500 m details | Shani Davis United States | 1:46.17 TR | Trevor Marsicano United States | 1:46.30 | Denny Morrison Canada | 1:47.05 |
| 5000 m details | Sven Kramer Netherlands | 6:16.20 TR | Håvard Bøkko Norway | 6:18.02 | Trevor Marsicano United States | 6:20.06 |
| 10000 m details | Sven Kramer Netherlands | 12:55.32 TR | Håvard Bøkko Norway | 13:03.95 | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 13:13.16 |
| Team pursuit details | Netherlands Sven Kramer Wouter olde Heuvel Carl Verheijen | 3:41.26 | Sweden Joel Eriksson Daniel Friberg Johan Röjler | 3:45.73 | United States Ryan Bedford Brian Hansen Trevor Marsicano | 3:46.07 |
    Note: TR = Track record

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2 × 500 m details | Jenny Wolf Germany | 75.750 38.03 37.72 | Wang Beixing China | 75.870 37.78 38.09 | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | 76.390 38.23 38.16 |
| 1000 m details | Christine Nesbitt Canada | 1.16,28 TR | Anni Friesinger Germany | 1.16,32 | Margot Boer Netherlands | 1.16,44 |
| 1500 m details | Anni Friesinger Germany | 1.58,66 TR | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 1.58,83 | Christine Nesbitt Canada | 1.58,88 |
| 3000 m details | Renate Groenewold Netherlands | 4.05,43 TR | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 4.05,50 | Kristina Groves Canada | 4.06,46 |
| 5000 m details | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 6.57,84 TR | Clara Hughes Canada | 7.00,54 | Kristina Groves Canada | 7.02,91 |
| Team pursuit details | Canada Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 2:58.25 | Netherlands Jorien Voorhuis Renate Groenewold Ireen Wüst | 3:02.02 | Japan Maki Tabata Masako Hozumi Hiromi Otsu | 3:04.06 |
    Note: TR = Track record

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |