# 2004 European Speed Skating Championships

The 2004 European Speed Skating Championships were held at Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 9 January until 11 January 2004. Mark Tuitert and Anni Friesinger won the titles.

## Men's championships
### Day 1

| 500 metres Place Athlete Country Time Mika Poutala Finland36.09 Mark Tuitert Netherlands36.18 Jan Friesinger Germany36.35 4Yevgeny Lalenkov Russia36.45 5Petter Andersen Norway36.46 6Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands36.70 7Ivan Skobrev Russia36.73 8Christian Zoller Austria36.86 9Risto Rosendahl Finland36.96 10Carl Verheijen Netherlands37.14 11Matteo Anesi Italy37.38 12André Vreugdenhil Belgium37.38 13Enrico Fabris Italy37.39 14Eskil Ervik Norway37.49 15Johan Röjler Sweden37.55 16Gianni Romme Netherlands37.82 17Igor Makovetski Belarus38.17 18Tobias Schneider Germany38.23 19Paweł Zygmunt Poland38.48 20Artjom Detisjev Russia38.52 21Lasse Sætre Norway38.68 22Miroslav Vtípil Czech Republic38.93 23Maksim Pedos Ukraine39.56 24Claudiu Grozea Romania39.60 25Ronald Bosker Switzerland40.10 26Bart Veldkamp Belgium40.23 27Jarmo Valtonen Finland56,18 28Witold Mazur Poland1:15.59 | 5000 metres Place Athlete Country Time Carl Verheijen Netherlands6:26.43 Mark Tuitert Netherlands6:27.63 Gianni Romme Netherlands6:29.88 4Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands6:31.93 5Enrico Fabris Italy6:34.87 6Ivan Skobrev Russia6:35.55 7Lasse Sætre Norway6:36.25 8Johan Röjler Sweden6:36.68 9Eskil Ervik Norway6:37.15 10Artjom Detisjev Russia6:38.06 11Paweł Zygmunt Poland6:40.54 12Yevgeny Lalenkov Russia6:41.84 13Tobias Schneider Germany6:45.05 14Witold Mazur Poland6:46.91 15Petter Andersen Norway6:47.43 16Bart Veldkamp Belgium6:48.17 17Jan Friesinger Germany6:48.76 18Matteo Anesi Italy6:49.58 19Claudiu Grozea Romania6:55.81 20Jarmo Valtonen Finland6:57.62 21Ronald Bosker Switzerland6:58.39 22André Vreugdenhil Belgium6:58.85 23Miroslav Vtípil Czech Republic7:00.04 24Igor Makovetski Belarus7:02.10 25Risto Rosendahl Finland7:06.25 26Mika Poutala Finland7:06.81 27Maksim Pedos Ukraine7:09.93 28Christian Zoller Austria7:14.14 |

### Day 2
#### 1500 metres

| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Mark Tuitert | Netherlands | 1:47.41 |
| | Yevgeny Lalenkov | Russia} | 1:48.01 |
| | Carl Verheijen | Netherlands | 1:48.80 |
| 4 | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 1:48.90 |
| 5 | Enrico Fabris | Italy | 1:49.64 |
| 6 | Ivan Skobrev | Russia | 1:49.84 |
| 7 | Petter Andersen | Norway | 1:50.02 |
| 8 | Gianni Romme | Netherlands | 1:50.24 |
| 9 | Jan Friesinger | Germany | 1:50.34 |
| 10 | Johan Röjler | Sweden | 1:51.46 |
| 11 | Risto Rosendahl | Finland | 1:51.49 |
| 12 | Artjom Detisjev | Russia | 1:51.54 |
| 13 | Matteo Anesi | Italy | 1:51.77 |
| 14 | Mika Poutala | Finland | 1:52.27 |
| 15 | Paweł Zygmunt | Poland | 1:52.80 |
| 16 | Jarmo Valtonen | Finland | 1:53.16 |
| 17 | André Vreugdenhil | Belgium | 1:53.56 |
| 18 | Lasse Sætre | Norway | 1:53.65 |
| 19 | Tobias Schneider | Germany | 1:53.85 |
| 20 | Christian Zoller | Austria | 1:54.05 |
| 21 | Bart Veldkamp | Belgium | 1:54.36 |
| 22 | Igor Makovetski | Belarus | 1:54.75 |
| 23 | Witold Mazur | Poland | 1:55.28 |
| 24 | Miroslav Vtípil | Czech Republic | 1:55.67 |
| 25 | Claudiu Grozea | Romania | 1:56.25 |
| 26 | Maksim Pedos | Ukraine | 1:57.94 |
| 27 | Ronald Bosker | Switzerland | 1:57.96 |
| 28 | Eskil Ervik | Norway | 2:09.20 |

### Day 3
#### 10000 metres

| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Carl Verheijen | Netherlands | 13:22.91 |
| | Gianni Romme | Netherlands | 13:26.34 |
| | Lasse Sætre | Norway | 13:28.29 |
| 4 | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 13:30.51 |
| 5 | Mark Tuitert | Netherlands | 13:38.91 |
| 6 | Ivan Skobrev | Russia | 13:42.31 |
| 7 | Artjom Detisjev | Russia | 13:42.97 |
| 8 | Johan Röjler | Sweden | 13:50.92 |
| 9 | Enrico Fabris | Italy | 3:51.86 |
| 10 | Paweł Zygmunt | Poland | 13:52.15 |
| 11 | Yevgeny Lalenkov | Russia | 14:01.03 |
| 12 | Tobias Schneider | Germany | 14:03.20 |
| 13 | Eskil Ervik | Norway | 14:04.99 |
| 14 | Jan Friesinger | Germany | 14:11.72 |
| 15 | Petter Andersen | Norway | 14:18.32 |
| 16 | Matteo Anesi | Italy | 14:19.62 |

### Allround results

| Place | Athlete | Country | 500 m | 5000 m | 1500 m | 10000 m | points |
| | Mark Tuitert | Netherlands | 36.18 (2) | 6:27.63 (2) | 1:47.41 (1) | 13:38.91 (5) | 151.691 |
| | Carl Verheijen | Netherlands | 37.14 (10) | 6:26.43 (1) | 1:48.80 (3) | 13:22.91 (1) | 152.194 |
| | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 36.70 (6) | 6:31.93 (4) | 1:48.90 (4) | 13:30.51 (4) | 152.718 |
| 4 | Gianni Romme | Netherlands | 37.82 (16) | 6:29.88 (3) | 1:50.24 (8) | 13:26.34 (2) | 153.871 |
| 5 | Ivan Skobrev | Russia | 36.73 (7) | 6:35.55 (6) | 1:49.84 (6) | 13:42.31 (6) | 154.013 |
| 6 | Yevgeny Lalenkov | Russia | 36.45 (4) | 6:41.84 (12) | 1:48.01 (2) | 14:01.03 (11) | 154.688 |
| 7 | Enrico Fabris | Italy | 37.39 (13) | 6:34.87 (5) | 1:49.64 (5) | 13:51.86 (9) | 155.016 |
| 8 | Johan Röjler | Sweden | 37.55 (15) | 6:36.68 (8) | 1:51.46 (10) | 13:50.92 (8) | 155.917 |
| 9 | Jan Friesinger | Germany | 36.35 (3) | 6:48.76 (17) | 1:50.34 (9) | 14:11.72 (14) | 156.592 |
| 10 | Lasse Sætre | Norway | 38.68 (21) | 6:36.25 (7) | 1:53.65 (18) | 13:28.29 (3) | 156.602 |
| 11 | Artjom Detisjev | Russia | 38.52 (20) | 6:38.06 (10) | 1:51.54 (12) | 13:42.97 (7) | 156.654 |
| 12 | Petter Andersen | Norway | 36.46 (5) | 6:47.43 (15) | 1:50.02 (7) | 14:18.32 (15) | 156.792 |
| 13 | Paweł Zygmunt | Poland | 38.48 (19) | 6:40.54 (11) | 1:52.80 (15) | 13:52.15 (10) | 157.741 |
| 14 | Matteo Anesi | Italy | 37.38 (11) | 6:49.58 (18) | 1;51.77 (13) | 14:19.62 (16) | 158.575 |
| 15 | Tobias Schneider | Germany | 38.23 (18) | 6:45.05 (13) | 1:53.85 (19) | 14:03.20 (12) | 158.845 |
| 16 | Eskil Ervik | Norway | 37.49 (14) | 6:37.15 (9) | 2:09.20 (28f) | 14:04.99 (13) | 162.520 |
| 17 | Mika Poutala | Finland | 36.09 (1) | 7:06.81 (26) | 1:52.27 (14) | NQ | 116.194 |
| 18 | Risto Rosendahl | Finland | 36.96 (9) | 7:06.25 (25) | 1:51.49 (11) | NQ | 116.748 |
| 19 | André Vreugdenhil | Belgium | 37.38 (12) | 6:58.85 (22) | 1:53.56 (17) | NQ | 117.118 |
| 20 | Christian Zoller | Austria | 36.86 (8) | 7:14.14 (28) | 1:54.05 (20) | NQ | 118.290 |
| 21 | Igor Makovetski | Belarus | 38.18 (17) | 7:02.10 (24) | 1:54.75 (22) | NQ | 118.640 |
| 22 | Bart Veldkamp | Belgium | 40.23 (26) | 6:48.17 (16) | 1:54.36 (21) | NQ | 119.167 |
| 23 | Miroslav Vtípil | Czech Republic | 38.93 (22) | 7:00.04 (23) | 1:55.67 (24) | NQ | 119.490 |
| 24 | Claudiu Grozea | Romania | 39.60 (24) | 6:55.81 (19) | 1:56.25 (25) | NQ | 119.931 |
| 25 | Ronald Bosker | Switzerland | 40.10 (25) | 6:58.39 (21) | 1:57.96 (27) | NQ | 121.259 |
| 26 | Maksim Pedos | Ukraine | 39.56 (23) | 7:09.93 (27) | 1:57.94 (26) | NQ | 121.866 |
| 27 | Jarmo Valtonen | Finland | 56.18 (27f) | 6:57.62 (20) | 1:53.16 (16) | NQ | 135.662 |
| 28 | Witold Mazur | Poland | 1:15.59 (28f) | 6:46.91 (14) | 1:55.28 (23) | NQ | 154.707 |
NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 16 are qualified) DNS = Did not start DQ = Disqualified
Source: ISU

## Women's championships
### Day 1

| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 39.28 |
| | Wieteke Cramer | Netherlands | 39.53 |
| | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 40.08 |
| 4 | Barbara de Loor | Netherlands | 40.21 |
| 5 | Nicola Mayr | Italy | 40.29 |
| 6 | Renate Groenewold | Netherlands | 40.34 |
| 7 | Yuliya Skokova | Russia | 40.53 |
| 8 | Varvara Barysheva | Russia | 40.62 |
| 9 | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | Germany | 40.67 |
| 10 | Hedvig Bjelkevik | Norway | 40.71 |
| 11 | Annette Bjelkevik | Norway | 40.74 |
| 12 | Bianca Anghel | Romania | 40.92 |
| 13 | Lucille Opitz | Germany | 41.01 |
| 14 | Krisztina Egyed | Hungary | 41.14 |
| 15 | Galina Likhachova | Russia | 41.30 |
| 16 | Olena Myahkikh | Ukraine | 41.39 |
| 17 | Olga Tarasova | Russia | 41.52 |
| 18 | Daniela Oltean | Romania | 41.66 |
| 19 | Sofia Albertsson | Sweden | 41.70 |
| 20 | Adelia Marra | Italy | 41.86 |
| 21 | Martina Sáblíková | Czech Republic | 42.27 |
| 22 | Gretha Smit | Netherlands | 42.69 |
| 23 | Yulia Yasenok | Belarus | 42.92 |
| 24 | Johanna Mäki-Laine | Finland | 43.26 |
| 25 | Henriët Bosker-van der Meer | Switzerland | 43.99 |
| 26 | Katarzyna Wojcicka | Poland | 52.55 |

### Day 2

| 1500 metres Place Athlete Country Time Renate Groenewold Netherlands1:57.81 Anni Friesinger Germany1:58.24 Claudia Pechstein Germany1:58.37 4Wieteke Cramer Netherlands2:00.20 5Barbara de Loor Netherlands2:00.46 6Olga Tarasova Russia2:01.76 7Gretha Smit Netherlands2:02.22 8Lucille Opitz Germany2:02.44 9Galina Likhachova Russia2:02.47 10Varvara Barysheva Russia2:02.62 11Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Germany2:03.39 12Nicola Mayr Italy2:03.40 13Daniela Oltean Romania2:03.42 14Bianca Anghel Romania2:03.57 15Katarzyna Wojcicka Poland2:03.62 16Hedvig Bjelkevik Norway2:04.59 17Annette Bjelkevik Norway2:05.13 18Olena Myahkikh Ukraine2:05.81 19Krisztina Egyed Hungary2:06.82 20Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic2:06.90 21Henriët Bosker-van der Meer Switzerland2:07.62 22Sofia Albertsson Sweden2:07.74 23Adelia Marra Italy2:08.19 24Yulia Yasenok Belarus2:08.98 25Johanna Mäki-Laine Finland2:12.28 26Yuliya Skokova Russia2:21.54 | 3000 metres Place Athlete Country Time Gretha Smit Netherlands4:07.96 Anni Friesinger Germany4:08.28 Renate Groenewold Netherlands4:08.45 4Claudia Pechstein Germany4:09.37 5Wieteke Cramer Netherlands4:14.18 6Barbara de Loor Netherlands4:15.30 7Lucille Opitz Germany4:15.61 8Olga Tarasova Russia4:16.20 9Nicola Mayr Italy4:18.67 10Varvara Barysheva Russia4:19.14 11Galina Likhachova Russia4:20.27 12Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Germany4:21.73 13Daniela Oltean Romania4:21.79 14Yuliya Skokova Russia4:22.51 15Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic4:22.61 16Bianca Anghel Romania4:22.77 17Katarzyna Wojcicka Poland4:22.96 18Annette Bjelkevik Norway4:23.95 19Hedvig Bjelkevik Norway4:25.06 20Henriët Bosker-van der Meer Switzerland4:25.31 21Adelia Marra Italy4:27.37 22Krisztina Egyed Hungary4:29.62 23Sofia Albertsson Sweden4:30.08 24Olena Myahkikh Ukraine4:30.32 25Yulia Yasenok Belarus4:36.05 26Johanna Mäki-Laine Finland4:36.15 |

### Day 3
#### 5000 metres

| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Gretha Smit | Netherlands | 6:58.34 |
| | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 7:03.15 |
| | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 7:06.44 |
| 4 | Renate Groenewold | Netherlands | 7:08.45 |
| 5 | Barbara de Loor | Netherlands | 7:14.77 |
| 6 | Wieteke Cramer | Netherlands | 7:15.41 |
| 7 | Olga Tarasova | Russia | 7:17.31 |
| 8 | Lucille Opitz | Germany | 7:18.70 |
| 9 | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | Germany | 7:20.63 |
| 10 | Galina Likhachova | Russia | 7:20.98 |
| 11 | Varvara Barysheva | Russia | 7:22.18 |
| 12 | Nicola Mayr | Italy | 7:22.20 |
| 13 | Daniela Oltean | Romania | 7:27.14 |
| 14 | Yuliya Skokova | Russia | 7:30.38 |
| 15 | Bianca Anghel | Romania | 7:33.57 |
| 16 | Hedvig Bjelkevik | Norway | 7:37.14 |

### Allround results

| Place | Athlete | Country | 500 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 5000 m | points |
| | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 39.28 (1) | 1:58.24 (2) | 4:08.28 (2) | 7:06.44 (3) | 162.717 |
| | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 40.08 (3) | 1:58.37 (3) | 4:09.37 (4) | 7:03.15 (2) | 163.412 |
| | Renate Groenewold | Netherlands | 40.34 (6) | 1:57.81 (1) | 4:08.45 (3) | 7:08.45 (4) | 163.863 |
| 4 | Wieteke Cramer | Netherlands | 39.53 (2) | 2:00.20 (4) | 4:14.18 (5) | 7:15.41 (6) | 165.500 |
| 5 | Barbara de Loor | Netherlands | 40.21 (4) | 2:00.46 (5) | 4:15.30 (6) | 7:14.77 (5) | 166.390 |
| 6 | Gretha Smit | Netherlands | 42.69 (22) | 2:02.22 (7) | 4:07.96 (1) | 6:58.34 (1) | 166.590 |
| 7 | Lucille Opitz | Germany | 41.01 (13) | 2:02.44 (8) | 4:15.61 (7) | 7:18.70 (8) | 168.294 |
| 8 | Olga Tarasova | Russia | 41.52 (17) | 2:01.76 (6) | 4:16.20 (8) | 7:17.31 (7) | 168.537 |
| 9 | Nicola Mayr | Italy | 40.29 (5) | 2:03.40 (12) | 4:18.67 (9) | 7:22.20 (12) | 168.754 |
| 10 | Varvara Barysheva | Russia | 40.62 (8) | 2:02.62 (10) | 4:19.14 (10) | 7:22.18 (11) | 168.901 |
| 11 | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | Germany | 40.67 (9) | 2:03.39 (11) | 4:21.,73 (12) | 7:20.63 (9) | 169.484 |
| 12 | Galina Likhachova | Russia | 41.30 (15) | 2:02.47 (9) | 4:20.27 (11) | 7:20.98 (10) | 169.599 |
| 13 | Daniela Oltean | Romania | 41.66 (18) | 2:03.42 (13) | 4:21.79 (13) | 7:27.14 (13) | 171.145 |
| 14 | Bianca Anghel | Romania | 40.92 (12) | 2:03.57 (14) | 4:22.77 (16) | 7:33.57 (15) | 171.262 |
| 15 | Hedvig Bjelkevik | Norway | 40.71 (10) | 2:04.59 (16) | 4:25.06 (19) | 7:37.14 (16) | 172.130 |
| 16 | Yuliya Skokova | Russia | 40.53 (7) | 2:21.54 (26f) | 4:22.51 (14) | 7:30.38 (14) | 176.499 |
| 17 | Annette Bjelkevik | Norway | 40.74 (11) | 2:05.13 (17) | 4:23.95 (18) | NQ | 126.441 |
| 18 | Krisztina Egyed | Hungary | 41.14 (14) | 2:06.82 (19) | 4:29.62 (22) | NQ | 128.349 |
| 19 | Olena Myahkikh | Ukraine | 41.39 (16) | 2:05.81 (18) | 4:30.32 (24) | NQ | 128.379 |
| 20 | Martina Sáblíková | Czech Republic | 42.57 (21) | 2:06.90 (20) | 4:22.61 (15) | NQ | 128.638 |
| 21 | Adelia Marra | Italy | 41.86 (20) | 2:08.19 (23) | 4:27.37 (21) | NQ | 129.151 |
| 22 | Sofia Albertsson | Sweden | 41.70 (19) | 2:07.74 (22) | 4:30.08 (23) | NQ | 129.293 |
| 23 | Henriët Bosker-van der Meer | Switzerland | 43.99 (25) | 2:07.62 (21) | 4:25.31 (20) | NQ | 130.748 |
| 24 | Joelija Jasenok | Belarus | 42,92 (23) | 2.08,98 (24) | 4.36,05 (25) | NQ | 131,921 |
| 25 | Johanna Mäki-Laine | Finland | 43,26 (24) | 2.12,28 (25) | 4.36,15 (26) | NQ | 133,378 |
| 26 | Katarzyna Wójcicka | Poland | 52,55 * (26) | 2.03,62 (15) | 4.22,96 (17) | NQ | 137,582 |
NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 16 are qualified) DNS = Did not start DQ = Disqualified * fall
Source: ISU

## Rules

All participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances; 16 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. These 16 skaters are determined by taking the standings on the longest of the first three distances, as well as the samalog standings after three distances, and comparing these lists as follows:
* Skaters among the top 12 on both lists are qualified.
* To make up a total of 16, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list. Samalog standings take precedence over the longest-distance standings in the event of a tie.