World Allround Speed Skating Championships

The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world. The event is held over two days, with all skaters entering the first three distances (500 m, 3000 m and 1500 m for women; 500 m, 5000 m and 1500 m for men) and the best eight skaters over these distances getting to ride the last event (5000 m for women; 10 000 m for men). The results of the races are converted to points, and the skater with lowest total score wins the championship.

The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Championships for Men since 1893 (unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889–1892) and the World Allround Championships for Women since 1936 (unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933–1935). Since 1996 the men's and women's World Allround Championships are held at the same time and venue. Since 2020, the men's and women's World Allround Championships are held every even year – at same time and venue as the men's and women's World Sprint Championships.

History and medal winners

Combined all-time medal count


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands	56	30	51	137
2	Norway	41	41	42	124
3	Soviet Union	32	38	30	100
4	Finland	12	14	5	31
5	Germany	12	12	6	30
6	East Germany	10	9	6	25
7	United States	10	6	12	28
8	Czech Republic	5	2	1	8
9	Canada	4	6	5	15
10	Sweden	4	4	6	14
11	Russia	3	6	3	12
12	Austria	2	3	2	7
13	Japan	1	5	6	12
14	Italy	1	3	3	7
15	Latvia	1	1	0	2
16	Hungary	1	0	0	1
17	France	0	1	0	1
	Great Britain	0	1	0	1
	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
	North Korea	0	1	0	1
21	Belgium	0	0	3	3
22	Poland	0	0	1	1
22	Romania	0	0	1	1
–	Independent^[a]	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		195	184	184	563

^[a] Kornél Pajor skated for Hungary until he defected in 1949. From then on, the ISU allowed him to participate as an independent skater representing the ISU, as he did winning the bronze medal in 1951.
From 1889 to 1907 only gold medals were awarded: to win the gold medal, an athlete was required to win at least three of the distances. In seven competitions, no winner was declared due to this rule.
Unofficial World Championships (not recognized by the ISU) included

Repeat winners

Rank	Skater	Year				Total
1	Sven Kramer	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017	9	0	3	12
2	/ Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Kleemann)	1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999	8	2	0	10
3	Ireen Wüst	2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020	7	4	2	13
4	Martina Sáblíková	2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019	5	2	1	8
5	Karin Kania (Enke, Busch)	1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988	5	2	0	7
6	Clas Thunberg	1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931	5	1	1	7
7	Oscar Mathisen	1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914	5	1	0	6
8	Ivar Ballangrud	1926, 1932, 1936, 1938	4	4	3	11
9	Rintje Ritsma	1995, 1996, 1999, 2001	4	2	3	9
10	Inga Voronina (Artamonova)	1957, 1958, 1962, 1965	4	2	0	6
11	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	1970, 1972, 1973, 1974	4	0	0	4
12	Ard Schenk	1970, 1971, 1972	3	2	2	7
13	Michael Staksrud	1930, 1935, 1937	3	2	1	6
13	Valentina Stenina	1960, 1961, 1966	3	2	1	6
15	Oleg Goncharenko	1953, 1956, 1958	3	2	0	5
15	Patrick Roest	2018, 2019, 2020	3	2	0	5
17	Johann Olav Koss	1990, 1991, 1994	3	1	1	5
17	Anni Friesinger	2001, 2002, 2005	3	1	1	5
19	Eric Heiden	1977, 1978, 1979	3	1	0	4
20	Jaap Eden	1893, 1895, 1896	3	0	0	3
	Laila Schou Nilsen	1935 *, 1937, 1938	3	0	0	3
	Maria Isakova	1948, 1949, 1950	3	0	0	3
	Hjalmar Andersen	1950, 1951, 1952	3	0	0	3
24	Stien Kaiser	1967, 1968	2	4	2	8
25	Ids Postma	1997, 1998	2	4	1	7
26	Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Schöne-Mitscherlich)	1983, 1985	2	4	0	6
27	Verné Lesche	1939, 1947	2	3	1	6
28	Cindy Klassen	2003, 2006	2	2	1	5
29	Bernt Evensen	1927, 1934	2	1	3	6
29	Lidia Skoblikova	1963, 1964	2	1	3	6
31	Lidia Selikhova	1952, 1954	2	1	2	5
32	Odd Lundberg	1946 *, 1948	2	1	1	4
	Natalya Petrusyova	1980, 1981	2	1	1	4
	Shani Davis	2005, 2006	2	1	1	4
35	Knut Johannesen	1957, 1964	2	1	0	3
36	Kees Verkerk	1966, 1967	2	0	3	5
37	Hilbert van der Duim	1980, 1982	2	0	2	4
38	Peder Østlund	1898, 1899	2	0	0	2
	Nikolay Strunnikov	1910, 1911	2	0	0	2
	Hein Vergeer	1985, 1986	2	0	0	2
	Gianni Romme	2000, 2003	2	0	0	2