World Championships, Women

Short history

In 1935 the ISU decided to organise World Championships for women as well, in spite of the fact that several ISU members were of the opinion that women should not practice the sport of speed skating. The first championships were organised next year in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1936, World Championships for women have been held every year, with the exception of the period from 1940 to 1947. The distances held at the championships vary: from 1936 to 1955 the distances were 500 m, 1000 m, 3000 m and 5000 m. In 1956, the 5000 m was replaced by the 1500 m, while in 1983 the 1000 m was removed to make room for the 5000 m. Since 1996, the World Championships for women are held at the same time and venue as the World Championships for men.

From 1933 to 1935, the Oslo Skøyteklubb organised races which were designated as World Championships for women. These competitions however, were not official and were never recognised by the ISU.

Editions


Unofficial World Championships Women 1933 Oslo 5—6 February 1933
Unofficial World Championships Women 1934 Oslo 11—12 February 1934
Unofficial World Championships Women 1935 Oslo 26—27 February 1935
World Championships Women 1936 Stockholm 1—2 February 1936
World Championships Women 1937 Davos 30—31 January 1937
World Championships Women 1938 Oslo 9—10 February 1938
World Championships Women 1939 Tampere 26—27 February 1939
World Championships Women 1947 Drammen 8—9 February 1947
World Championships Women 1948 Turku 14—14 February 1948
World Championships Women 1949 Kongsberg 12—13 February 1949
World Championships Women 1950 Moskva 11—12 February 1950
World Championships Women 1951 Eskilstuna 3—4 February 1951
World Championships Women 1952 Kokkola 1—2 March 1952
World Championships Women 1953 Lillehammer 21—22 February 1953
World Championships Women 1954 Östersund 20—21 February 1954
World Championships Women 1955 Kuopio 12—13 February 1955
World Championships Women 1956 Kvarnsveden 4—5 February 1956
World Championships Women 1957 Imatra 9—10 February 1957
World Championships Women 1958 Kristinehamn 8—9 February 1958
World Championships Women 1959 Sverdlovsk 28 February—1 March 1959
World Championships Women 1960 Östersund 30—31 January 1960
World Championships Women 1961 Tønsberg 11—12 February 1961
World Championships Women 1962 Imatra 17—18 February 1962
World Championships Women 1963 Karuizawa 21—22 February 1963
World Championships Women 1964 Kristinehamn 15—16 February 1964
World Championships Women 1965 Oulu 6—7 February 1965
World Championships Women 1966 Trondheim 12—13 February 1966
World Championships Women 1967 Deventer 18—19 February 1967
World Championships Women 1968 Helsinki 27—28 January 1968
World Championships Women 1969 Grenoble 1—2 February 1969
World Championships Women 1970 West Allis 28 February—1 March 1970
World Championships Women 1971 Helsinki 6—7 February 1971
World Championships Women 1972 Heerenveen 4—5 March 1972
World Championships Women 1973 Strömsund 24—25 February 1973
World Championships Women 1974 Heerenveen 23—24 February 1974
World Championships Women 1975 Assen 22—23 February 1975
World Championships Women 1976 Gjøvik 21—22 February 1976
World Championships Women 1977 Keystone 12—13 February 1977
World Championships Women 1978 Helsinki 4—5 March 1978
World Championships Women 1979 Den Haag 3—4 February 1979
World Championships Women 1980 Hamar 12—13 January 1980
World Championships Women 1981 Sainte-Foy 7—8 February 1981
World Championships Women 1982 Inzell 13—14 February 1982
World Championships Women 1983 Chemnitz 19—20 February 1983
World Championships Women 1984 Deventer 28—29 January 1984
World Championships Women 1985 Sarajevo 9—10 February 1985
World Championships Women 1986 Den Haag 8—9 February 1986
World Championships Women 1987 West Allis 7—8 February 1987
World Championships Women 1988 Skien 12—13 March 1988
World Championships Women 1989 Lake Placid 4—5 February 1989
World Championships Women 1990 Calgary 10—11 February 1990
World Championships Women 1991 Hamar 2—3 February 1991
World Championships Women 1992 Heerenveen 7—8 March 1992
World Championships Women 1993 Berlin 6—7 February 1993
World Championships Women 1994 Butte 5—6 February 1994
World Championships Women 1995 Savalen 4—5 March 1995
World Championships Women 1996 Inzell 2—4 February 1996
World Championships Women 1997 Nagano 14—16 February 1997
World Championships Women 1998 Heerenveen 13—15 March 1998
World Championships Women 1999 Hamar 6—7 February 1999
World Championships Women 2000 Milwaukee 5—6 February 2000
World Championships Women 2001 Budapest 10—11 February 2001
World Championships Women 2002 Heerenveen 15—17 March 2002
World Championships Women 2003 Göteborg 8—9 February 2003
World Championships Women 2004 Hamar 7—8 February 2004
World Allround Championships Women 2005 Moskva 5—6 February 2005
World Championships Women 2006 Calgary 18—19 March 2006

All-time medal results