13 January in speed skating history
Skaters born
- Yakov Melnikov (1896)
- Jaakko Friman (1904)
- Liselotte Landbeck (1916)
- Ivano Bamberghi (1949)
- Leo Visser (1966)
- Song Yong-Hun (1972)
- Anne Bakkestuen (1974)
- Pavel Baynov (1983)
- Rebecca Pousette (1985)
- Jennifer Blödel (1988)
- Andrzej Gąsienica-Laskowy (1990)
Skaters died
- Colin Hickey (1999)
Races held
- World Championships Men 1893 (13—14 January 1893)
- Dutch Allround Championships Men 1973 (13—14 January 1973)
- Dutch Allround Championships Women 1973 (13—14 January 1973)
- Dutch Sprint Championships Men 1973 (13—14 January 1973)
- Dutch Allround Championships Men 1974 (12—13 January 1974)
- Dutch Allround Championships Women 1974 (12—13 January 1974)
- Dutch Sprint Championships Men 1974 (12—13 January 1974)
- Dutch Allround Championships Men 1975 (11—12 January 1975)
- Dutch Allround Championships Women 1975 (12—13 January 1975)
- World Championships Women 1980 (12—13 January 1980)
- European Championships Women 1985 (12—13 January 1985)
- 5th World Cup 1989-1990 (13—14 January 1990)
- 5th World Cup 1990-1991 (12—13 January 1991)
- 6th World Cup 1997-1998 (13—14 January 1998)
- European Championships Men 2001 (12—14 January 2001)
- Belgian Allround Championships Men 2001 (12—13 January 2001)
- European Championships Women 2001 (12—14 January 2001)
- World Championship Qualifier North America and Oceania Men 2001 (12—14 January 2001)
- World Championship Qualifier North America and Oceania Women 2001 (12—14 January 2001)
- 6th World Cup 2001-2002 (11—12 January 2002)
- Swiss Single Distance Championships 2002 (12—13 January 2002)
- World Winter University Games 2005 (13—17 January 2005)
- European Championships Men 2007 (12—14 January 2007)
- European Championships Women 2007 (12—14 January 2007)
- World Championship Qualifier North America and Oceania Men 2007 (13—14 January 2007)
- World Championship Qualifier North America and Oceania Women 2007 (13—14 January 2007)
World Records set
- 500 m Men: 42,6 — Clas Thunberg (1931)
- 500 m Women: 51,3 — Liselotte Landbeck (1934)
- 5000 m Men: 8.07,3 — Hjalmar Andersen (1951)
- 500 m Men: 39,03 — Boris Gulyayev (1970)
- 1000 m Men: 1.17,6 — Lasse Efskind (1973)
- 500 m Men: 38,0 — Lasse Efskind (1973)
- 1000 m Men: 1.13,60 — Eric Heiden (1980)
- Sprint Men: 150.250 — Eric Heiden (1980)
- 3000 m Men: 4.03,31 — André Hoffmann (1985)
- Small Allround Men: 161.158 — André Hoffmann (1985)