2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

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2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
LocationSeoul, South Korea
VenueTaereung International Rink
Dates27–28 February
Competitors60 from 17 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pavel Kulizhnikov  RUS
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kjeld Nuis  NED
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kai Verbij  NED
Medalist women
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brittany Bowe  USA
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Richardson-Bergsma  USA
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jorien ter Mors  NED

The 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships was held in Seoul, South Korea, from 27 to 28 February 2016.

Schedule[edit]

Date Event
27 February 2016 500 m women
500 m men
1000 m women
1000 m men
28 February 2016 500 m women
500 m men
1000 m women
1000 m men

All times are local (UTC+9).

Medal summary[edit]

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1102
2 Russia (RUS)1001
3 Netherlands (NED)0123
Totals (3 entries)2226

Medalists[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men[1]
details
Pavel Kulizhnikov
 RUS
139.245 Kjeld Nuis
 NED
139.995 Kai Verbij
 NED
140.420
Women[2]
details
Brittany Bowe
 USA
151.595 Heather Richardson-Bergsma
 USA
151.945 Jorien ter Mors
 NED
152.340

Participating nations[edit]

60 speed skaters from 17 nations participated. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's results". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  2. ^ "Women's results". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-28.

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