World Junior Speed Skating Championships

In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships (1972 and 1973), where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls can enter. Since this championship the World Junior Speed Skating Championships are held every year. The distances the boys have to skate in a championship are the 500m, 1500m, 3000m and the 5000m. Girls have the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and the 3000m on the programme. History Medallists Boys Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1972 Lisleby Yury Kondakov Nikolay Kuzmenko Terje Andersen 1973 Assen Jan Heida Nikolaj Kuzmenko Kay Arne Stenshjemmet 1974 Cortina d'Ampezzo Manfred Winter Jan de Vries Jan Meitus 1975 Strömsund Masayuki Kawahara Jan de Vries Joop Pasman 1976 Madonna di Campiglio Lee Young-Ha Eric Heiden Jan de Vries 1977 Inzell Eric Heiden Jan Junell Hilbert van der Duim 1978 Montreal Eric Heiden Vitaliy Zazerskiy Tom Erik Oxholm 1979 Grenoble Tomas Gustafson Andreas Ehrig Craig Kresller 1980 Assen Tomas Gustafson Craig Kresller Sergej Berezin 1981 Elverum Björn Nyland Jean Pichette Jörg Mademann 1982 Innsbruck Geir Karlstad Igor Zhelezovski Jean Pichette 1983 Sarajevo Andrej Bobrov Viatsjeslav Vidov Hansjörg Baltes 1984 Assen Valeri Guk Alexandr Klimov Bronislav Snetkov 1985 Røros Valeri Guk Ildar Garaev Bronislav Snetkov 1986 Sainte-Foy Bronislav Snetkov Ildar Garaev Takuya Nakamura 1987 Strömsund Masahiko Omura Naoki Kotake Michael Spielmann 1988 Seoul Michael Spielmann Cor Jan Smulders Naoki Kotake 1989 Kiev Andrej Anufrienko Rintje Ritsma Naoki Kotake 1990 Obihiro Falko Zandstra Ådne Søndrål Arjan Scheuder 1991 Calgary Falko Zandstra Sergey Baryshev Keiji Shirahata 1992 Warsaw Jeroen Straathof Hiroyuki Noake Jakko Jan Leeuwangh 1993 Baselga di Pinè Brian Smith Ids Postma Keiji Shirahata 1994 Berlijn Jan Bos Marco Kramer Shinya Tanaka 1995 Seinäjoki Bob de Jong Mark Knoll Yusuke Imai 1996 Calgary Bob de Jong Mark Knoll Mitsuru Watanabe 1997 Butte Jelmer Beulenkamp André Vreugdenhil Gijs Buitelaar 1998 Roseville Dmitri Shepel Mark Tuitert Bjarne Rykkje 1999 Geithus Mark Tuitert Yuri Solinger Choi Jae-Bong 2000 Seinäjoki Johan Röjler Takaharu Nakajima Jan Friesinger 2001 Groningen Shingo Doi Moon Jun Yeo Sang-Yeop 2002 Collalbo Beorn Nijenhuis Ivan Skobrev Remco Olde Heuvel 2003 Kushiro Remco Olde Heuvel Robert Lehmann Lee Seung-Hwan 2004 Roseville Justin Warsylewicz Sven Kramer Yeo Sang-Yeop 2005 Seinäjoki Sven Kramer Wouter Olde Heuvel Håvard Bøkko 2006 Erfurt Håvard Bøkko Wouter Olde Heuvel Shingo Hashibami 2007 Innsbruck Sjoerd de Vries Tim Roelofsen Trevor Marsicano 2008 Changchun Jan Blokhuijsen Koen Verweij Berden de Vries 2009 Zakopane Koen Verweij Jonathan Kuck Brian Hansen 2010 Moscow 2011 Seinäjoki History Medallists Girls Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1973 Assen Sylvia Burka Froukje Jongsma Kay Lunda 1974 Cortina d'Ampezzo Erwina Rys Tatyana Fradina Tatyana Timoshina 1975 Strömsund Heike Lange Erwina Rys Pietje Postma 1976 Madonna di Campiglio Liz Appleby Beth Heiden Katrin Loernz 1977 Inzell Kim Kostron Beth Heiden Bjørg Eva Jensen 1978 Montreal Beth Heiden Bjørg Eva Jensen Ines Bautzmann 1979 Grenoble Beth Heiden Bjørg Eva Jensen Ria Visser 1980 Assen Bjørg Eva Jensen Sarah Docter Ria Visser 1981 Elverum Sarah Docter Elke Wirsing Yvonne van Gennip 1982 Innsbruck Angela Stahnke Yvonne van Gennip Seiko Hashimoto 1983 Sarajevo Angela Stahnke Seiko Hashimoto Sjouke Hoffmann 1984 Assen Angela Stahnke Galina Voilochnikova Song Hwa-Son 1985 Røros Cornelia Dick Ljudmila Tuberozova Monique Garbrecht 1986 Sainte-Foy Monique Garbrecht Anja Ulbricht Ljudmila Tuberozova 1987 Strömsund Monique Garbrecht Anja Ulbricht Silke Luding 1988 Seoul Emi Tanaka Claudia Pechstein Shiho Kusunose 1989 Kiev Ulrike Adeberg Anke Baier Sandra Zwolle 1990 Obihiro Ulrike Adeberg Anke Baier Takako Tetsuda 1991 Calgary Anke Baier Svetlana Bazhanova Sabine Völker 1992 Warsaw Nami Nemoto Sabine Völker Tatjana Trapeznikova 1993 Baselga di Pinè Franziska Schenk Mie Shimizu Maki Tabata 1994 Berlijn Mie Shimizu Anni Friesinger Marianne Timmer 1995 Seinäjoki Becky Sundstrom Anni Friesinger Chris Scheels 1996 Calgary Anni Friesinger Renate Groenewold Aki Tonoike 1997 Butte Kirsten Holum Bak Eun-Bi Kanae Kobayashi 1998 Roseville Aki Tonoike Catherine Raney Frijke Schaatfsma 1999 Geithus Helen van Goozen Yuri Obara Keiko Taguchi 2000 Seinäjoki Frédérique Ankoné Wieteke Cramer Heike Hartmann 2001 Groningen Frédérique Ankoné Heike Hartmann Elma de Vries 2002 Collalbo Elma de Vries Eriko Ishino Judith Hesse 2003 Kushiro Shannon Rempel Eriko Ishino Maria Lamb 2004 Roseville Eriko Ishino Ireen Wüst Shannon Rempel 2005 Seinäjoki Ireen Wüst Annette Gerritsen Lee Sang-Hwa 2006 Erfurt Kim Yu-Rim Martina Sáblíková Lee Ju-Yeon 2007 Innsbruck Noh Seon-Yeong Laurine van Riessen Fu Chunyan 2008 Changchun Marrit Leenstra Jorieke van der Geest Justine L'Heureux 2009 Zakopane Roxanne van Hemert Yvonne Nauta Katarzyna Woźniak 2010 Moscow 2011 Seinäjoki