World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
VenueTor Stegny (Warsaw)
Dates7–9 March 1997

The 1997 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 7 and 9 March 1997 in the Tor Stegny, Warsaw, Poland.

Schedule

Date Events
March 7 5000 m men
500 m women (1st)
500 m women (2nd)
3000 m women
March 8 500 m men (1st)
500 m men (2nd)
1500 m men
1000 m women
5000 m women
March 9 1000 m men
10000 m men
1500 m women

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 m
details[1] 		Manabu Horii
 Japan		 1:13.55
37.08
36.47 		Roger Strøm
 Norway		 1:13.58
37.00
36.58 		Hiroyasu Shimizu
 Japan		 1:13.97
37.28
36.69
1000 m
details[2] 		Ådne Søndrål
 Norway		 1:14.40 Jan Bos
 Netherlands		 1:14.81 Martin Hersman
 Netherlands		 1:05.07
1500 m
details[3] 		Rintje Ritsma
 Netherlands		 1:53.58 Ådne Søndrål
 Norway		 1:55.16 Neal Marshall
 Canada		 1:55.65
5000 m
details[4] 		Rintje Ritsma
 Netherlands		 7:02.34 Gianni Romme
 Netherlands		 7:03.22 Frank Dittrich
 Germany		 7:12.12
10000 m
details[5] 		Gianni Romme
 Netherlands		 14:18.75 Rintje Ritsma
 Netherlands		 14:30.60 Bob de Jong
 Netherlands		 14:33.82

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 m
details[6] 		Xue Ruihong
 China		 1:21.06
40.75
40.31 		Sabine Völker
 Germany		 1:21.33
40.61
40.72 		Franziska Schenk
 Germany		 1:21.91
40.70
41.21
1000 m
details[7] 		Marianne Timmer
 Netherlands		 1:21.31 Sandra Zwolle
 Netherlands		 1:21.92 Franziska Schenk
 Germany		 1:22.10
1500 m
details[8] 		Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		 2:04.43 Anni Friesinger
 Germany		 2:06.18 Marianne Timmer
 Netherlands		 2:07.54
3000 m
details[9] 		Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		 4:20.34 Claudia Pechstein
 Germany		 4:24.18 Carla Zijlstra
 Netherlands		 4:28.46
5000 m
details[10] 		Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		 7:19.85 Carla Zijlstra
 Netherlands		 7:25.80 Claudia Pechstein
 Germany		 7:30.84

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)45413
2 Germany (GER)33410
3 Norway (NOR)1203
4 Japan (JPN)1012
5 China (CHN)1001
6 Canada (CAN)0011
Totals (6 entries)10101030

References

  1. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  9. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 3000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  10. ^ "1997 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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