World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men
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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
All-time medal count
| rank | country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | total |
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 |  United States |
8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 |  Canada |
6 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 |  Japan |
2 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 7 |  Norway |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 |  Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Finland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Belarus |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  East Germany |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |