2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
# 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships

The 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between March 8 and March 11, 2007, in the Utah Olympic Oval. Twelve events were held, and world records were broken in five events.

## Schedule

| Date | Events |
| - | - |
| March 8 | 1500 m women |
| March 8 | 5000 m men |
| March 9 | 500 m men (1st) |
| March 9 | 3000 m women |
| March 9 | 500 m men (2nd) |
| March 10 | 500 m women (1st) |
| March 10 | 1000 m men |
| March 10 | 500 m women (2nd) |
| March 10 | 10000 m men |
| March 10 | Team pursuit women |
| March 11 | 1000 m women |
| March 11 | 1500 m men |
| March 11 | 5000 m women |
| March 11 | Team pursuit men |

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 m details | Lee Kang-seok South Korea | 68.690 (34.44–34.25 WR) | Yuya Oikawa Japan | 69.020 (34.45–34.57) | Tucker Fredricks United States | 69.030 (34.48–34.55) |
| 1000 m details | Shani Davis United States | 1:07.28 | Denny Morrison Canada | 1:07.30 | Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea | 1:07.51 |
| 1500 m details | Shani Davis United States | 1:42.39 | Erben Wennemars Netherlands | 1:42.80 | Denny Morrison Canada | 1:42.88 |
| 5000 m details | Sven Kramer Netherlands | 6:10.70 | Enrico Fabris Italy | 6:12.53 | Carl Verheijen Netherlands | 6:15.21 |
| 10000 m details | Sven Kramer Netherlands | 12:41.69 WR | Carl Verheijen Netherlands | 13:00.46 | Brigt Rykkje Netherlands | 13:06.03 |
| Team pursuit details | Netherlands Sven Kramer Carl Verheijen Erben Wennemars | 3:37.80 WR | Canada Arne Dankers Denny Morrison Justin Warsylewicz | 3:38.31 | Russia Yevgeny Lalenkov Ivan Skobrev Aleksey Yunin | 3:41.23 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 m details | Jenny Wolf Germany | 74.420 (37.38–37.04 WR) | Wang Beixing China | 74.530 (37.24–37.29) | Sayuri Osuga Japan | 75.200 (37.69–37.51) |
| 1000 m details | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 1:13.83 | Anni Friesinger Germany | 1:14.26 | Christine Nesbitt Canada | 1:14.44 |
| 1500 m details | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 1:52.71 | Cindy Klassen Canada | 1:53.40 | Kristina Groves Canada | 1:54.39 |
| 3000 m details | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 3:58.09 | Renate Groenewold Netherlands | 3:58.41 | Cindy Klassen Canada | 3:58.50 |
| 5000 m details | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 6:45.61 WR | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 6:50.79 | Kristina Groves Canada | 6:58.41 |
| Team pursuit details | Canada Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Shannon Rempel | 2:58.15 | Netherlands Ireen Wüst Renate Groenewold Paulien van Deutekom | 2:59.18 | Germany Claudia Pechstein Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Lucille Opitz | 2:59.38 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
