The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial championships were held in the years 1891–1892.
Note that at the 1967 European Championships in Lahti, Finland, it was so cold that the officials decided that they did not want to expose the skaters to the extreme cold for a long time and so they replaced the 10000 m event with a 3000 m event, in effect using the small combination distances instead of the big combination ones.
Numbers in brackets denotes number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Boldface denotes record number of victories.
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1891 | Hamburg | None declared | None declared | None declared |
1892 | Vienna | Franz Schilling | None declared | None declared |
1946 | Trondheim | Göthe Hedlund | Aage Johansen | Nikolay Petrov |
Note that from 1936 to 1948, non-European skaters were allowed to participate if they were members of European skating clubs.
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2017 | Heerenveen | Kai Verbij | Kjeld Nuis | Nico Ihle |
2019 | Collalbo | Kai Verbij (2) | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Henrik Fagerli Rukke |
2021 | Heerenveen | Thomas Krol | Hein Otterspeer | Joel Dufter |
2023 | Hamar | Merijn Scheperkamp | Hein Otterspeer | Marten Liiv |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2018 | Kolomna | Ronald Mulder | Mika Poutala | Pavel Kulizhnikov |
2020 | Heerenveen | Pavel Kulizhnikov | Dai Dai N'tab | Ruslan Murashov |
2022 | Heerenveen | Piotr Michalski | Merijn Scheperkamp | Dai Dai N'tab |
2024 | Heerenveen | Jenning de Boo | Marten Liiv | Marek Kania |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2018 | Kolomna | Pavel Kulizhnikov | Denis Yuskov | Nico Ihle |
2020 | Heerenveen | Pavel Kulizhnikov (2) | Thomas Krol | Kai Verbij |
2022 | Heerenveen | Thomas Krol | Kjeld Nuis | Kai Verbij |
2024 | Heerenveen | Kjeld Nuis | Jenning de Boo | Tim Prins |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2018 | Kolomna | Denis Yuskov | Thomas Krol | Koen Verweij |
2020 | Heerenveen | Thomas Krol | Denis Yuskov | Patrick Roest |
2022 | Heerenveen | Kjeld Nuis | Thomas Krol | Allan Dahl Johansson |
2024 | Heerenveen | Peder Kongshaug | Kjeld Nuis | Patrick Roest |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2018 | Kolomna | Nicola Tumolero | Aleksandr Rumyantsev | Marcel Bosker |
2020 | Heerenveen | Patrick Roest | Sven Kramer | Denis Yuskov |
2022 | Heerenveen | Patrick Roest | Jorrit Bergsma | Hallgeir Engebråten |
2024 | Heerenveen | Patrick Roest (3) | Davide Ghiotto | Sander Eitrem |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2018 | Kolomna | Jan Blokhuijsen | Andrea Giovannini | Ruslan Zakharov |
2020 | Heerenveen | Bart Swings | Arjan Stroetinga | Danila Semerikov |
2022 | Heerenveen | Bart Swings | Livio Wenger | Ruslan Zakharov |
2024 | Heerenveen | Bart Swings (3) | Gabriel Odor | Allan Dahl Johansson |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2018 | Kolomna | Russia Ruslan Murashov Pavel Kulizhnikov Denis Yuskov |
Finland Harri Levo Pekka Koskela Mika Poutala |
Poland Artur Nogal Piotr Michalski Sebastian Kłosiński |
2020 | Heerenveen | Russia Ruslan Murashov (2) Viktor Mushtakov Pavel Kulizhnikov (2) |
Norway Bjørn Magnussen Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen Odin By Farstad |
Switzerland Oliver Grob Christian Oberbichler Livio Wenger |
2022 | Heerenveen | Netherlands Merijn Scheperkamp Kai Verbij Tijmen Snel |
Norway Bjørn Magnussen Henrik Fagerli Rukke Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen |
Poland Marek Kania Damian Żurek Piotr Michalski |
2024 | Heerenveen | Poland Marek Kania Piotr Michalski Damian Żurek |
Norway Pål Myhren Kristensen Bjørn Magnussen Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen |
Netherlands Stefan Westenbroek Jenning de Boo Wesly Dijs |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Netherlands | 41 | 33 | 26 | 100 |
2 | Norway | 38 | 39 | 38 | 115 |
3 | Soviet Union | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
4 | Sweden | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
5 | Finland | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
6 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
7 | Austria | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
8 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Italy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
10 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
12 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 118 | 104 | 104 | 326 |
Unofficial European Championships of 1891, 1892 and 1946 (not recognized by the ISU) included
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Netherlands | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
2 | Russia | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Norway | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
5 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
6 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 55 | 44 | 36 | 135 |
2 | Norway | 40 | 43 | 43 | 126 |
3 | Russia | 11 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
4 | Soviet Union | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
5 | Sweden | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
6 | Finland | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
7 | Austria | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
8 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
9 | Italy | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
10 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
11 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
12 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
16 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (16 entries) | 146 | 132 | 132 | 410 |
Unofficial European Championships of 1891, 1892 and 1946 (not recognized by the ISU) included
Boldface denotes active skaters and highest medal count among all skaters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Skater | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Sven Kramer | Netherlands | 2005 | 2019 | 10 | 1 | – | 11 |
2 | Rintje Ritsma | Netherlands | 1992 | 2003 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
3 | Clas Thunberg | Finland | 1922 | 1932 | 4 | 4 | – | 8 |
4 | Ivar Ballangrud | Norway | 1927 | 1938 | 4 | – | 2 | 6 |
5 | Oscar Mathisen | Norway | 1908 | 1914 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Hjalmar Andersen | Norway | 1949 | 1954 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
7 | Ard Schenk | Netherlands | 1966 | 1972 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
8 | Rudolf Gundersen | Norway | 1901 | 1906 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
9 | Knut Johannesen | Norway | 1956 | 1963 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
10 | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet | Norway | 1976 | 1981 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Rank | Skater | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Sven Kramer | Netherlands | 2005 | 2022 | 12 | 2 | – | 14 |
2 | Patrick Roest | Netherlands | 2019 | 2024 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
3 | Rintje Ritsma | Netherlands | 1992 | 2003 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
4 | Pavel Kulizhnikov | Russia | 2018 | 2020 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
5 | Clas Thunberg | Finland | 1922 | 1932 | 4 | 4 | – | 8 |
6 | Ivar Ballangrud | Norway | 1927 | 1938 | 4 | – | 2 | 6 |
7 | Jan Blokhuijsen | Netherlands | 2011 | 2018 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
8 | Thomas Krol | Netherlands | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 |
9 | Oscar Mathisen | Norway | 1908 | 1914 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
10 | Hjalmar Andersen | Norway | 1949 | 1954 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |