World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1970. The first two years (1970–1971), they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.
Medal winners
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 4 |  Canada | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 |  Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 |  Japan | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 |  Norway | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  East Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 | |
World champions
As of 2020.
| Skater |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/ / Igor Zhelezovski |
6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Jeremy Wotherspoon |
4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Lee Kyou-hyuk |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 Eric Heiden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pavel Kulizhnikov |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Jansen |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Valery Muratov |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sergey Klevchenya |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Erben Wennemars |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Akira Kuroiwa |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Michel Mulder |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gaétan Boucher |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Sergey Khlebnikov |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Shani Davis |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Ireland |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Frode Rønning |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan Bos |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tatsuya Shinhama |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kai Verbij |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Joey Cheek |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johan Granath |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bae Ki-tae |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per Bjørang |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Groothuis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erhard Keller |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kim Yoon-man |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leo Linkovesi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aleksandr Safronov |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
- World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women
- World Allround Speed Skating Championships
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships
References
- "Medal Winners in World Sprint Championships" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Overview". International Skating Union.