1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
# 1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships

The 1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 and 14 March 1999 in the Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands.

## Schedule

| Date | Events |
| - | - |
| March 12 | 5000 m men |
| March 12 | 500 m women (1st) |
| March 12 | 500 m women (2nd) |
| March 12 | 3000 m women |
| March 13 | 500 m men (1st) |
| March 13 | 500 m men (2nd) |
| March 13 | 1500 m men |
| March 13 | 1000 m women |
| March 13 | 5000 m women |
| March 14 | 1000 m men |
| March 14 | 10000 m men |
| March 14 | 1500 m women |

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 m details | Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan | 1:10.69 35.43 35.26 | Erben Wennemars Netherlands | 1:11.38 35.61 35.77 | Jakko Jan Leeuwangh Netherlands | 1:11.83 35.81 36.02 |
| 1000 m details | Jan Bos Netherlands | 1:10.41 | Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan | 1:10.75 | Jakko Jan Leeuwangh Netherlands | 1:10.79 |
| 1500 m details | Ids Postma Netherlands | 1:47.92 | Ådne Søndrål Norway | 1:48.25 | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands | 1:49.28 |
| 5000 m details | Gianni Romme Netherlands | 6:29.39 | Bart Veldkamp Belgium | 6:29.75 | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 6:29.88 |
| 10000 m details | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 13:26.61 | Gianni Romme Netherlands | 13:29.83 | Frank Dittrich Germany | 13:30.22 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 m details | Catriona Le May Doan Canada | 1:16.87 38.48 38.39 | Svetlana Zhurova Russia | 1:16.93 38.04 38.89 | Tomomi Okazaki Japan Marianne Timmer Netherlands | 1:17.26 38.62 38.64 1:17.26 38.69 38.57 |
| 1000 m details | Marianne Timmer Netherlands | 1:16.21 | Monique Garbrecht Germany | 1:16.75 | Catriona Le May Doan Canada | 1:16.97 |
| 1500 m details | Emese Hunyady Austria | 1:58.29 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | 1:58.43 | Tonny de Jong Netherlands | 1:59.17 |
| 3000 m details | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | 4:04.88 | Claudia Pechstein Germany Tonny de Jong Netherlands | 4:07.49 | | |
| 5000 m details | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | 7:01.88 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 7:04.24 | Tonny de Jong Netherlands | 7:05.16 |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
