# 2020 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Men

The Men competition at the 2020 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships was held on 28 and 29 February 2020.

## Results
### 500 m

The race started on 28 February at 18:07.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 13 | O | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | 34.55 | |
| 2 | 14 | I | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 34.58 | +0.03 |
| 3 | 11 | O | Pavel Kulizhnikov | Russia | 34.60 | +0.05 |
| 4 | 12 | I | Ruslan Murashov | Russia | 34.65 | +0.10 |
| 5 | 11 | I | Cha Min-kyu | South Korea | 34.71 | +0.16 |
| 6 | 14 | O | Viktor Mushtakov | Russia | 34.83 | +0.28 |
| 7 | 13 | I | Yamato Matsui | Japan | 34.89 | +0.34 |
| 8 | 7 | O | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 34.90 | +0.35 |
| 9 | 9 | I | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 34.93 | +0.38 |
| 10 | 8 | O | Dai Dai Ntab | Netherlands | 35.08 | +0.53 |
| 11 | 12 | O | Daichi Yamanaka | Japan | 35.09 | +0.54 |
| 12 | 8 | I | Joel Dufter | Germany | 35.11 | +0.56 |
| 13 | 10 | O | Nico Ihle | Germany | 35.15 | +0.60 |
| 14 | 7 | I | Artur Nogal | Poland | 35.24 | +0.69 |
| 15 | 3 | I | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 35.29 | +0.74 |
| 16 | 2 | I | Kim Young-jin | South Korea | 35.34 | +0.79 |
| 17 | 2 | O | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 35.46 | +0.91 |
| 18 | 9 | O | David La Rue | Canada | 35.48 | +0.93 |
| 19 | 4 | I | Mathias Vosté | Belgium | 35.53 | +0.98 |
| 20 | 10 | I | Ignat Golovatsiuk | Belarus | 35.55 | +1.00 |
| 21 | 5 | I | Ning Zhongyan | China | 35.56 | +1.01 |
| 22 | 3 | O | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 35.61 | +1.06 |
| 23 | 6 | O | Alexander Klenko | Kazakhstan | 35.62 | +1.07 |
| 24 | 1 | O | Odin By Farstad | Norway | 35.69 | +1.14 |
| 25 | 5 | O | Damian Żurek | Poland | 35.74 | +1.19 |
| 26 | 1 | I | Artur Galiyev | Kazakhstan | 35.82 | +1.27 |
| 27 | 6 | I | David Bosa | Italy | 35.89 | +1.34 |
| 28 | 4 | O | Chung Jae-woong | South Korea | 1:21.55 | +47.00 |

### 1000 m

The race started on 28 February at 19:46.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 6 | O | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 1:08.28 | |
| 2 | 8 | O | Joel Dufter | Germany | 1:08.65 | +0.37 |
| 3 | 7 | I | Yamato Matsui | Japan | 1:08.69 | +0.41 |
| 4 | 12 | I | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 1:08.73 | +0.45 |
| 5 | 12 | O | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | 1:08.79 | +0.51 |
| 6 | 14 | O | Pavel Kulizhnikov | Russia | 1:08.89 | +0.61 |
| 7 | 13 | O | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 1:08.95 | +0.67 |
| 8 | 11 | O | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 1:08.96 | +0.68 |
| 9 | 13 | I | Nico Ihle | Germany | 1:09.11 | +0.83 |
| 10 | 11 | I | Ning Zhongyan | China | 1:09.23 | +0.95 |
| 11 | 1 | I | Cha Min-kyu | South Korea | 1:09.26 | +0.98 |
| 12 | 10 | I | Mathias Vosté | Belgium | 1:09.28 | +1.00 |
| 13 | 2 | O | Dai Dai Ntab | Netherlands | 1:09.75 | +1.47 |
| 14 | 7 | O | Ignat Golovatsiuk | Belarus | 1:10.19 | +1.91 |
| 15 | 9 | O | David La Rue | Canada | 1:10.20 | +1.92 |
| 16 | 14 | I | Ruslan Murashov | Russia | 1:10.32 | +2.03 |
| 17 | 5 | I | Artur Nogal | Poland | 1:10.45 | +2.17 |
| 18 | 5 | O | Artur Galiyev | Kazakhstan | 1:10.49 | +2.21 |
| 19 | 8 | I | Odin By Farstad | Norway | 1:10.57 | +2.29 |
| 20 | 4 | O | Daichi Yamanaka | Japan | 1:10.64 | +2.36 |
| 20 | 6 | I | Chung Jae-woong | South Korea | 1:10.64 | +2.36 |
| 22 | 3 | O | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 1:10.82 | +2.54 |
| 23 | 1 | O | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 1:10.88 | +2.60 |
| 24 | 4 | I | Damian Żurek | Poland | 1:10.90 | +2.62 |
| 25 | 2 | I | Kim Young-jin | South Korea | 1:10.92 | +2.64 |
| 25 | 10 | O | David Bosa | Italy | 1:10.92 | +2.64 |
| 27 | 3 | I | Alexander Klenko | Kazakhstan | 1:11.25 | +2.97 |
| – | 9 | I | Viktor Mushtakov | Russia | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |

### 500 m

The race started on 29 February at 11:07.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 12 | O | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 34.39 | |
| 2 | 12 | I | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | 34.56 | +0.17 |
| 3 | 10 | O | Cha Min-kyu | South Korea | 34.72 | +0.33 |
| 4 | 11 | O | Yamato Matsui | Japan | 34.90 | +0.51 |
| 5 | 9 | O | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 35.04 | +0.65 |
| 5 | 9 | I | Dai Dai Ntab | Netherlands | 35.04 | +0.65 |
| 7 | 8 | I | Daichi Yamanaka | Japan | 35.09 | +0.70 |
| 8 | 11 | I | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 35.15 | +0.76 |
| 9 | 4 | O | Artur Nogal | Poland | 35.24 | +0.85 |
| 10 | 3 | O | Ignat Golovatsiuk | Belarus | 35.30 | +0.91 |
| 11 | 8 | O | Joel Dufter | Germany | 35.45 | +1.06 |
| 11 | 7 | O | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 35.45 | +1.06 |
| 13 | 10 | I | Nico Ihle | Germany | 35.47 | +1.08 |
| 14 | 2 | O | Kim Young-jin | South Korea | 35.54 | +1.15 |
| 15 | 2 | I | Chung Jae-woong | South Korea | 35.63 | +1.24 |
| 16 | 4 | I | Damian Żurek | Poland | 35.64 | +1.25 |
| 16 | 6 | O | Mathias Vosté | Belgium | 35.64 | +1.25 |
| 18 | 7 | I | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 35.73 | +1.34 |
| 19 | 5 | O | Ning Zhongyan | China | 35.76 | +1.37 |
| 20 | 5 | I | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 35.82 | +1.43 |
| 21 | 3 | I | Alexander Klenko | Kazakhstan | 35.95 | +1.56 |
| 22 | 1 | O | Artur Galiyev | Kazakhstan | 36.16 | +1.77 |
| 23 | 1 | I | David Bosa | Italy | 36.20 | +1.81 |
| 24 | 6 | I | Odin By Farstad | Norway | 36.24 | +1.85 |
| – | – | – | David La Rue | Canada | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |
| – | – | – | Ruslan Murashov | Russia | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |
| – | – | – | Pavel Kulizhnikov | Russia | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |

### 1000 m

The race was started at 13:59.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 10 | O | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 1:08.38 | |
| 2 | 11 | I | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | 1:08.39 | +0.01 |
| 3 | 12 | I | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 1:08.71 | +0.32 |
| 4 | 12 | O | Cha Min-kyu | South Korea | 1:08.73 | +0.35 |
| 5 | 10 | I | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 1:08.74 | +0.36 |
| 6 | 9 | I | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 1:08.84 | +0.45 |
| 7 | 7 | O | Mathias Vosté | Belgium | 1:08.99 | +0.61 |
| 8 | 6 | O | Ning Zhongyan | China | 1:09.03 | +0.65 |
| 9 | 9 | O | Nico Ihle | Germany | 1:09.29 | +0.90 |
| 10 | 8 | I | Joel Dufter | Germany | 1:09.44 | +1.06 |
| 11 | 7 | I | Dai Dai Ntab | Netherlands | 1:09.47 | +1.09 |
| 12 | 11 | O | Yamato Matsui | Japan | 1:09.89 | +1.51 |
| 13 | 5 | I | Ignat Golovatsiuk | Belarus | 1:09.95 | +1.57 |
| 14 | 6 | I | Daichi Yamanaka | Japan | 1:10.20 | +1.82 |
| 15 | 3 | O | Alexander Klenko | Kazakhstan | 1:10.47 | +2.09 |
| 16 | 2 | O | Odin By Farstad | Norway | 1:10.55 | +2.16 |
| 17 | 8 | O | Artur Nogal | Poland | 1:10.69 | +2.31 |
| 18 | 2 | I | Artur Galiyev | Kazakhstan | 1:10.72 | +2.34 |
| 19 | 4 | O | Damian Żurek | Poland | 1:10.80 | +2.42 |
| 20 | 3 | I | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 1:10.91 | +2.52 |
| 21 | 4 | I | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 1:10.96 | +2.58 |
| 22 | 5 | O | Kim Young-jin | South Korea | 1:11.18 | +2.79 |
| 23 | 1 | I | David Bosa | Italy | 1:11.58 | +3.20 |
| – | – | – | Chung Jae-woong | South Korea | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |

### Overall standings

After all races.
| Rank | Name | Country | 500m | 1000m | 500m | 1000m | Points | Diff |
| | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 34.58 | 1:08.28 | 34.39 | 1:08.71 | 137.465 | |
| | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | 34.55 | 1:08.79 | 34.56 | 1:08.39 | 137.700 | +0.24 |
| | Cha Min-kyu | South Korea | 34.71 | 1:09.26 | 34.72 | 1:08.73 | 138.425 | +0.96 |
| 4 | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 34.93 | 1:08.96 | 35.04 | 1:08.74 | 138.820 | +1.36 |
| 5 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 34.90 | 1:08.95 | 35.15 | 1:08.84 | 138.945 | +1.48 |
| 6 | Yamato Matsui | Japan | 34.89 | 1:08.69 | 34.90 | 1:09.89 | 139.080 | +1.62 |
| 7 | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 35.29 | 1:08.73 | 35.45 | 1:08.38 | 139.295 | +1.83 |
| 8 | Joel Dufter | Germany | 35.11 | 1:08.65 | 35.45 | 1:09.44 | 139.605 | +2.14 |
| 9 | Dai Dai Ntab | Netherlands | 35.08 | 1:09.75 | 35.04 | 1:09.47 | 139.730 | +2.27 |
| 10 | Nico Ihle | Germany | 35.15 | 1:09.11 | 35.47 | 1:09.29 | 139.820 | +2.36 |
| 11 | Mathias Vosté | Belgium | 35.53 | 1:09.28 | 35.64 | 1:08.99 | 140.305 | +2.84 |
| 12 | Ning Zhongyan | China | 35.56 | 1:09.23 | 35.76 | 1:09.03 | 140.450 | +2.99 |
| 13 | Daichi Yamanaka | Japan | 35.09 | 1:10.64 | 35.09 | 1:10.20 | 140.600 | +3.14 |
| 14 | Ignat Golovatsiuk | Belarus | 35.55 | 1:10.19 | 35.30 | 1:09.95 | 140.920 | +3.46 |
| 15 | Artur Nogal | Poland | 35.24 | 1:10.45 | 35.24 | 1:10.69 | 141.050 | +3.59 |
| 16 | Kim Young-jin | South Korea | 35.34 | 1:10.92 | 35.54 | 1:11.18 | 141.930 | +4.47 |
| 17 | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 35.46 | 1:10.88 | 35.73 | 1:10.96 | 142.110 | +4.65 |
| 18 | Damian Żurek | Poland | 35.74 | 1:10.90 | 35.64 | 1:10.80 | 142.230 | +4.77 |
| 19 | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 35.61 | 1:10.82 | 35.82 | 1:10.91 | 142.295 | +4.83 |
| 20 | Alexander Klenko | Kazakhstan | 35.62 | 1:11.25 | 35.95 | 1:10.47 | 142.430 | +4.97 |
| 21 | Odin By Farstad | Norway | 35.69 | 1:10.57 | 36.24 | 1:10.55 | 142.490 | +5.03 |
| 22 | Artur Galiyev | Kazakhstan | 35.82 | 1:10.49 | 36.16 | 1:10.72 | 142.585 | +5.12 |
| 23 | David Bosa | Italy | 35.89 | 1:10.92 | 36.20 | 1:11.58 | 143.340 | +5.88 |
| | Chung Jae-woong | South Korea | 1:21.55 | 1:10.64 | 35.63 | DNS | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | Pavel Kulizhnikov | Russia | 34.60 | 1:08.89 | Did not start | Did not start | | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | Ruslan Murashov | Russia | 34.65 | 1:10.32 | Did not start | Did not start | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | David La Rue | Canada | 35.48 | 1:10.20 | Did not start | Did not start | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | Viktor Mushtakov | Russia | 34.83 | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | | | Did not finish | Did not finish |