# 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Men

The Men's event of the 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships was held on 27–28 February 2016.

## Results
### 500 m

The race was started on 27 February 2016 at 17:52.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 15 | i | Pavel Kulizhnikov | RUS | 34.76 | |
| 2 | 16 | i | Kai Verbij | NED | 34.94 | +0.18 |
| 3 | 16 | o | Mika Poutala | FIN | 34.95 | +0.19 |
| 4 | 11 | i | Kim Tae-yun | KOR | 35.01 | +0.25 |
| 5 | 7 | o | Nico Ihle | GER | 35.05 | +0.29 |
| 6 | 14 | i | Alex Boisvert-Lacroix | CAN | 35.13 | +0.37 |
| 7 | 6 | o | Piotr Michalski | POL | 35.16 | +0.40 |
| 8 | 12 | o | Aleksey Yesin | RUS | 35.22 | +0.46 |
| 9 | 13 | i | Ronald Mulder | NED | 35.23 | +0.47 |
| 9 | 6 | i | Gao Tingyu | CHN | 35.23 | +0.47 |
| 11 | 10 | i | Espen Aarnes Hvammen | NOR | 35.26 | +0.50 |
| 11 | 10 | o | Roman Krech | KAZ | 35.26 | +0.50 |
| 13 | 13 | o | Ruslan Murashov | RUS | 35.27 | +0.51 |
| 14 | 9 | o | Kjeld Nuis | NED | 35.29 | +0.53 |
| 15 | 11 | o | Ryohei Haga | JPN | 35.39 | +0.63 |
| 16 | 8 | i | Pekka Koskela | FIN | 35.42 | +0.66 |
| 16 | 15 | o | Laurent Dubreuil | CAN | 35.42 | +0.66 |
| 18 | 7 | i | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | ITA | 35.47 | +0.71 |
| 19 | 14 | o | Mitchell Whitmore | USA | 35.48 | +0.72 |
| 20 | 3 | o | Kim Jin-su | KOR | 35.49 | +0.73 |
| 21 | 5 | o | Artur Nogal | POL | 35.51 | +0.75 |
| 22 | 5 | i | Daniel Greig | AUS | 35.65 | +0.89 |
| 23 | 8 | o | Xie Jiaxuan | CHN | 35.66 | +0.90 |
| 24 | 4 | i | Yuto Fujino | JPN | 35.77 | +1.01 |
| 25 | 4 | o | Joey Mantia | USA | 35.78 | +1.02 |
| 26 | 12 | i | Mu Zhongsheng | CHN | 35.87 | +1.11 |
| 27 | 2 | o | Shani Davis | USA | 35.88 | +1.12 |
| 28 | 2 | i | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | NOR | 35.97 | +1.21 |
| 29 | 9 | i | David Bosa | ITA | 36.15 | +1.39 |
| 30 | 1 | i | Christoffer Fagerli Rukke | NOR | 36.68 | +1.92 |
| 31 | 3 | i | Denis Kuzin | KAZ | DSQ | |

### 1000 m

The race was started on 27 February 2016 at 19:34.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 16 | o | Kjeld Nuis | NED | 1:09.28 | |
| 2 | 16 | i | Pavel Kulizhnikov | RUS | 1:09.87 | +0.59 |
| 3 | 11 | i | Nico Ihle | GER | 1:10.15 | +0.87 |
| 4 | 15 | i | Shani Davis | USA | 1:10.39 | +1.11 |
| 5 | 9 | o | Kim Jin-su | KOR | 1:10.44 | +1.16 |
| 6 | 15 | o | Kai Verbij | NED | 1:10.45 | +1.17 |
| 7 | 12 | o | Kim Tae-yun | KOR | 1:10.47 | +1.19 |
| 8 | 14 | o | Mika Poutala | FIN | 1:10.76 | +1.48 |
| 9 | 13 | i | Joey Mantia | USA | 1:10.82 | +1.54 |
| 10 | 14 | i | Aleksey Yesin | RUS | 1:10.87 | +1.59 |
| 11 | 12 | i | Piotr Michalski | POL | 1:10.89 | +1.61 |
| 12 | 7 | i | Ruslan Murashov | RUS | 1:10.98 | +1.70 |
| 13 | 8 | i | Ronald Mulder | NED | 1:10.99 | +1.71 |
| 14 | 7 | o | Yuto Fujino | JPN | 1:11.05 | +1.77 |
| 15 | 2 | o | Laurent Dubreuil | CAN | 1:11.23 | +1.95 |
| 16 | 10 | i | Denis Kuzin | KAZ | 1:11.35 | +2.07 |
| 17 | 5 | o | Daniel Greig | AUS | 1:11.38 | +2.10 |
| 18 | 13 | o | Mitchell Whitmore | USA | 1:11.39 | +2.11 |
| 19 | 4 | i | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | NOR | 1:11.46 | +2.18 |
| 20 | 11 | o | Roman Krech | KAZ | 1:11.47 | +2.19 |
| 21 | 6 | i | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | ITA | 1:11.94 | +2.66 |
| 22 | 9 | i | Espen Aarnes Hvammen | NOR | 1:11.98 | +2.70 |
| 23 | 4 | o | Artur Nogal | POL | 1:12.23 | +2.95 |
| 23 | 10 | o | Alex Boisvert-Lacroix | CAN | 1:12.23 | +2.95 |
| 25 | 8 | o | Pekka Koskela | FIN | 1:12.65 | +3.37 |
| 26 | 3 | o | Mu Zhongsheng | CHN | 1:12.81 | +3.53 |
| 27 | 6 | o | Xie Jiaxuan | CHN | 1:13.09 | +3.81 |
| 28 | 5 | i | David Bosa | ITA | 1:13.41 | +4.13 |
| 29 | 1 | i | Gao Tingyu | CHN | 1:14.45 | +5.17 |
| 30 | 2 | i | Ryohei Haga | JPN | 1:14.83 | +5.55 |
| 31 | 3 | i | Christoffer Fagerli Rukke | NOR | 1:48.55 | +39.27 |

### 500 m

The race was started on 28 February 2016 at 17:50.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 16 | o | Pavel Kulizhnikov | RUS | 34.63 | |
| 2 | 10 | i | Ruslan Murashov | RUS | 35.06 | +0.43 |
| 3 | 14 | i | Mika Poutala | FIN | 35.10 | +0.47 |
| 4 | 13 | o | Ronald Mulder | NED | 35.13 | +0.50 |
| 5 | 9 | i | Roman Krech | KAZ | 35.15 | +0.52 |
| 6 | 15 | o | Kai Verbij | NED | 35.21 | +0.58 |
| 7 | 13 | i | Piotr Michalski | POL | 35.22 | +0.59 |
| 8 | 14 | o | Kim Tae-yun | KOR | 35.23 | +0.60 |
| 9 | 6 | i | Mitchell Whitmore | USA | 35.24 | +0.61 |
| 10 | 12 | i | Aleksey Yesin | RUS | 35.33 | +0.70 |
| 11 | 11 | o | Espen Aarnes Hvammen | NOR | 35.35 | +0.72 |
| 11 | 6 | o | Pekka Koskela | FIN | 35.35 | +0.72 |
| 13 | 15 | i | Nico Ihle | GER | 35.36 | +0.73 |
| 14 | 12 | o | Alex Boisvert-Lacroix | CAN | 35.39 | +0.76 |
| 15 | 11 | i | Kim Jin-su | KOR | 35.49 | +0.86 |
| 16 | 16 | i | Kjeld Nuis | NED | 35.52 | +0.89 |
| 17 | 8 | i | Laurent Dubreuil | CAN | 35.53 | +0.90 |
| 18 | 4 | o | Gao Tingyu | CHN | 35.55 | +0.92 |
| 19 | 8 | o | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | ITA | 35.59 | +0.96 |
| 20 | 3 | o | David Bosa | ITA | 35.60 | +0.97 |
| 21 | 4 | i | Artur Nogal | POL | 35.70 | +1.07 |
| 22 | 7 | i | Shani Davis | USA | 35.71 | +1.08 |
| 23 | 2 | i | Ryohei Haga | JPN | 35.77 | +1.14 |
| 24 | 3 | i | Xie Jiaxuan | CHN | 35.86 | +1.23 |
| 25 | 9 | o | Daniel Greig | AUS | 35.89 | +1.26 |
| 26 | 5 | o | Mu Zhongsheng | CHN | 35.93 | +1.30 |
| 27 | 7 | o | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | NOR | 36.05 | +1.42 |
| 28 | 5 | i | Joey Mantia | USA | 36.10 | +1.47 |
| 29 | 10 | o | Yuto Fujino | JPN | 36.31 | +1.68 |
| 30 | 2 | o | Christoffer Fagerli Rukke | NOR | 36.53 | +1.70 |
| 31 | 1 | o | Denis Kuzin | KAZ | 36.80 | +2.17 |

### 1000 m

The race was started on 28 February 2016 at 19:34.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 10 | i | Kjeld Nuis | NED | 1:09.09 | |
| 2 | 12 | o | Pavel Kulizhnikov | RUS | 1:09.84 | +0.75 |
| 3 | 5 | o | Shani Davis | USA | 1:09.95 | +0.86 |
| 4 | 12 | i | Kai Verbij | NED | 1:10.09 | +1.00 |
| 5 | 7 | o | Aleksey Yesin | RUS | 1:10.16 | +1.07 |
| 6 | 11 | o | Nico Ihle | GER | 1:10.27 | +1.18 |
| 6 | 7 | i | Kim Jin-su | KOR | 1:10.27 | +1.18 |
| 8 | 9 | i | Kim Tae-yun | KOR | 1:10.37 | +1.28 |
| 9 | 9 | o | Piotr Michalski | POL | 1:10.53 | +1.44 |
| 10 | 6 | i | Mitchell Whitmore | USA | 1:10.61 | +1.52 |
| 11 | 3 | o | Joey Mantia | USA | 1:10.64 | +1.55 |
| 12 | 8 | o | Ronald Mulder | NED | 1:10.75 | +1.66 |
| 13 | 11 | i | Mika Poutala | FIN | 1:10.86 | +1.77 |
| 14 | 2 | o | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | NOR | 1:11.07 | +1.98 |
| 15 | 10 | o | Ruslan Murashov | RUS | 1:11.20 | +2.11 |
| 16 | 8 | i | Roman Krech | KAZ | 1:11.26 | +2.17 |
| 17 | 6 | o | Espen Aarnes Hvammen | NOR | 1:11.80 | +2.71 |
| 17 | 1 | i | Yuto Fujino | JPN | 1:11.80 | +2.71 |
| 19 | 2 | i | Daniel Greig | AUS | 1:11.83 | +2.74 |
| 20 | 5 | i | Laurent Dubreuil | CAN | 1:11.96 | +2.87 |
| 21 | 3 | i | Pekka Koskela | FIN | 1:12.00 | +2.91 |
| 22 | 4 | o | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | ITA | 1:12.11 | +3.02 |
| 23 | 4 | i | Alex Boisvert-Lacroix | CAN | 1:12.55 | +3.46 |
| 24 | 1 | o | Gao Tingyu | CHN | 1:13.30 | +4.21 |

### Overall standings

After all events.
| Rank | Name | Country | Points | Diff |
| | Pavel Kulizhnikov | RUS | 139.245 | |
| | Kjeld Nuis | NED | 139.995 | +0.75 |
| | Kai Verbij | NED | 140.420 | +1.18 |
| 4 | Nico Ihle | GER | 140.620 | +1.38 |
| 5 | Kim Tae-yun | KOR | 140.660 | +1.42 |
| 6 | Mika Poutala | FIN | 140.860 | +1.62 |
| 7 | Aleksey Yesin | RUS | 141.065 | +1.82 |
| 8 | Piotr Michalski | POL | 141.090 | +1.85 |
| 9 | Ronald Mulder | NED | 141.230 | +1.99 |
| 10 | Kim Jin-su | KOR | 141.335 | +2.09 |
| 11 | Ruslan Murashov | RUS | 141.420 | +2.18 |
| 12 | Mitchell Whitmore | USA | 141.720 | +2.48 |
| 13 | Shani Davis | USA | 141.760 | +2.52 |
| 14 | Roman Krech | KAZ | 141.775 | +2.53 |
| 15 | Espen Aarnes Hvammen | NOR | 142.500 | +3.26 |
| 16 | Laurent Dubreuil | CAN | 142.545 | +3.30 |
| 17 | Joey Mantia | USA | 142.610 | +3.37 |
| 18 | Alex Boisvert-Lacroix | CAN | 142.910 | +3.67 |
| 19 | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | ITA | 143.085 | +3.84 |
| 20 | Pekka Koskela | FIN | 143.095 | +3.85 |
| 21 | Daniel Greig | AUS | 143.145 | +3.90 |
| 22 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | NOR | 143.285 | +4.04 |
| 23 | Yuto Fujino | JPN | 143.505 | +4.26 |
| 24 | Gao Tingyu | CHN | 144.655 | +5.41 |
| 25 | Artur Nogal | POL | — | |
| 26 | Xie Jiaxuan | CHN | — | |
| 27 | Mu Zhongsheng | CHN | — | |
| 28 | David Bosa | ITA | — | |
| 29 | Ryohei Haga | JPN | — | |
| 30 | Christoffer Fagerli Rukke | NOR | — | |
| 31 | Denis Kuzin | KAZ | — | |