List Of Olympic Medalists In Speed Skating
Dutch skater Ireen Wüst has won thirteen medals — six gold, five silver, and two bronze — more than any other speed skater at the Olympics. Russian Lidiya Skoblikova, who represented the Soviet Union, is one of four female Winter Olympians to win six gold medals (cross-country skier Lyubov Yegorova, luger Natalie Geisenberger and the aformentioned Ireen Wüst are the others). At the 1924 Winter Olympics, Finn Clas Thunberg became the first athlete to win two or more gold medals; in 1928, he became the first speed skater to successfully defend an Olympic title. At the 1964 Games, Skoblikova won four gold medals and became the first athlete to win a gold in every available event. The feat was repeated in 1980 by American Eric Heiden, who won five golds, the most that any Winter Olympian has won at one edition of the Games. In 2006, Canadian Cindy Klassen became the only other speed skater, and one of seven Winter Olympians, to win five medals—one gold, two silver, two bronze—at a single edition of the Games. Pechstein, American Bonnie Blair, and Sven Kramer of the Netherlands are the only speed skaters to win gold in the same event three times in a row. Andrea Schöne, who won a silver medal in 1976, is the youngest female athlete in an individual event to win a medal. German Christa Luding-Rothenburger and Canadian Clara Hughes are the only medal-winning speed skaters who have also won a medal at the Summer Olympic Games, having won medals in cycling.
Dutch speed skaters have been the most successful in terms of combined medals (121), as well as gold medals (42). After the 2018 Winter Olympics, 190 gold medals, 193 silver medals and 186 bronze medals have been awarded since 1924 and have been won by speed skaters from 23 National Olympic Committees.
Table of contents | |
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Men |
500 m • 1000 m • 1500 m • 5000 m • 10,000 m • Mass start • Team pursuit |
Women |
500 m • 1000 m • 1500 m • 3000 m • 5000 m • Mass start • Team pursuit |
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Men
500 meters
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
9 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
11 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
14 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 14 nations | 25 | 26 | 25 | 76 |
1000 metres
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 11 nations | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
1500 metres
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 12 nations | 26 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
5000 metres
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 13 nations | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
10,000 metres
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 12nations | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
Mass start
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2018 PyeongChang |
Lee Seung-hoon![]() |
Bart Swings![]() |
Koen Verweij![]() |
2022 Beijing |
Bart Swings![]() |
Chung Jae-won![]() |
Lee Seung-hoon![]() |
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3 nations | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Team pursuit
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 8 nations | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Women
500 metres
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 13 nations | 17 | 19 | 16 | 37 |
1000 metres
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 9 nations | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
1500 metres
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 12 nations | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
3000 metres
- Medals:
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Total | 13 nations | 17 | 18 | 16 | 51 |
5000 metres
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 7 nations | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Mass start
- Medals:
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 5 nations | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Team pursuit
- Medals:
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 7 nations | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Discontinued
Men's all-round
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1924 Chamonix |
Clas Thunberg![]() |
Roald Larsen![]() |
Julius Skutnabb![]() |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Statistics
Athlete medal leaders
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Claudia_Pechstein_2008.jpg/220px-Claudia_Pechstein_2008.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Clara_Hughes_at_WC_2007_in_Heerenveen.jpg/220px-Clara_Hughes_at_WC_2007_in_Heerenveen.jpg)
Medals per year
= Countries that did not participate in the Olympic Winter Games in that year, or didn't exist at the time. |
- Key
- Bolded numbers indicate the highest medal count at that year's Olympic Games.
Country | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Total |
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– | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | − | – | – | 6 |
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1 | – | – | – | – | − | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | − | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
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– | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 42 |
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– | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
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– | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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8 | 4 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | − | – | – | 24 |
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– | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | − | – | – | 38 | |||||||||||
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– | 2 | – | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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– | – | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | − | 1 | 3 | 7 |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | − | 6 | 5 | 26 | ||
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– | 1 | – | – | – | − | – | − | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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– | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 133 | ||
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1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | − | 4 | 3 | 87 |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6 |
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5 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | |||||
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2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 60 | |||||||||||||||
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– | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 18 |
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1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 71 |
Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | – |
Medal sweep events
These are podium sweep events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.
In the women's 1500 meters event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands finished in fourth position, making this the first, and only, time in Olympic speed skating history that athletes from one country have taken all of the top four positions in an event.