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Sprint Champion

YearGoldSilverBronze
1970Lyudmila Titova, URSNina Statkevich, URSAtje Keulen-Deelstra, NED
1971Ruth Schleiermacher, GDRAnne Henning, USADianne Holum, USA
1972Monika Pflug, NEDDianne Holum, USALyudmila Titova, URS
1973Sheila Young, USAAtje Keulen-Deelstra, NEDMonika Pflug, NED
1974Leah Poulos, USAAtje Keulen-Deelstra, NEDMonika Pflug, NED
1975Sheila Young, USAHeike Lange, GDRCathy Priestner, CAN
1976Sheila Young, USALeah Poulos, USASylvia Burka, CAN
1977Sylvia Burka, CANLeah Poulos, USAHaitske Pijlman, NED
1978Lyubov Sadchikova, URSBeth Heiden, USAErwina Rys-Ferens, POL
1979Leah Poulos Mueller, USABeth Heiden, USAChrista Rothenburger, GDR
1980Karin Enke, GDRLeah Poulos Mueller, USABeth Heiden, USA
1981Karin Enke, GDRTatyana Tarasova, URSNatalya Petrushova, URS
1982Natalia Petruseva, URSKarin Busch, GDRMonika Holzner, NED
1983Karin Enke, GDRNatalya Petrushova, URSChrista Rothenburger, GDR
1984Karin Enke, GDRValentina Lalenkova, URSNatalya Shive, URS
1985Christa Rothenburger, GDRAngela Stahnke, GDRErwina Rys-Ferens, POL
1986Karin Kania, GDRChrista Rothenburger, GDRBonnie Blair, USA
1987Karin Kania, GDRBonnie Blair, USAChrista Rothenburger, GDR
1988Christa Rothenburger, GDRKarin Kania, GDRBonnie Blair, USA
1989Bonnie Blair, USAChrista Luding, GDRSeiko Hashimoto, JPN
1990Angela Hauck, GDRBonnie Blair, USAChristine Aaftink, NED
1991Monique Garbrechet, NEDQiaobo Ye, CHNChristine Aaftink, NED
1992Qiaobo Ye, CHNBonnie Blair, USAChrista Luding, GER
1993Qiaobo Ye, CHNBonnie Blair, USAOksana Ravilova, RUS
1994Bonnie Blair, USAAngela Hauck, GDRRuehong Xue, CHN
1995Bonnie Blair, USAOksana Ravilova, RUSFranziska Schenk, GER
1996Chris Witty, USAEdel Therese Høiseth, NORFranziska Schenk, GER
1997Franziska Schenk, GERRuehong Xue, CHNChris Witty, USA
1998Catriona LeMay-Doan, CANSabine Völker, GERChris Witty, USA
1999Monique Garbrecht, GERCatriona LeMay-Doan, CANSabine Völker, GER
2000Monique Garbrecht, GERChris Witty, USAMarianne Timmer, NED
2001Monique Garbrechet-Enfeldt, GER,
& Eriko Sanmiya, JPN
 Catriona LeMay-Doan, CAN
2002Catriona LeMay-Doan, CANAndrea Nuyt, NEDAnzhelika Kotyuga, BEL
2003Monique Garbrechet-Enfeldt, GERCindy Klassen, CANShihomi Shinya, JAP
2004Marianne Timmer, NEDAnni Friesinger, GERJennifer Rodriguez, USA
2005Jennifer Rodriguez, USAAnzhelika Kotyuga, BELSabine Völker, GER
2006Svetlana Zhurova, RUSWang Manli, CHNChiara Simionato, ITA
2007Anni Friesinger, GERIreen Wüst, NEDCindy Klassen, CAN
2008Jenny Wolf, GERAnni Friesinger, GERAnnette Gerritsen, NED

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Overall Champion

YearGoldSilverBronze
1936Kit Klein, USAVerné Lesche, FINSynnøve Lie, NOR
1937Laila Schou Nilsen, NORSynnøve Lie, NORVerné Lesche, FIN
1938Laila Schou Nilsen, NORVerné Lesche, FINSynnøve Lie, NOR
1939Verné Lesche, FINLiisa Salmi, FINLaura Tamminen, FIN
1940-1946Not held 
1947Verné Lesche, FINElse Marie Kristiansen, NORMaggi Kvestad, NOR
1948Mariya Isakova, URSLidiya Selikhova, URSZoiya Kholtchevnikova, URS
1949Mariya Isakova, URSZoiya Kholtchevnikova, URSRimma Zhukova, URS
1950Mariya Isakova, URSZinaida Krotova, URSRimma Zhukova, URS
1951Eevi Huttunen, FINRandi Thorvaldsen, NORRagnhild Mikkelsen, NOR
1952Lidiya Selikhova, URSMaria Anikanova, URSRandi Thorvaldsen, NOR
1953Khalida Shchegoleyeva, URSRimma Zhukova, URSLidiya Selikhova, URS
1954Lidia Selikhova, URSRimma Zhukova, URSSofiya Kondakova, URS
1955Rimma Zhukova, URSTamara Rylova, URSSofiya Kondakova, URS
1956Sofiya Kondakova, URSRimma Zhukova, URSTamara Rylova, URS
1957Inga Artamonova, URSTamara Rylova, URSLidiya Selikhova, URS
1958Inga Artamonova, URSTamara Rylova, URSSofia Kondakova, URS
1959Tamara Rylova, URSValentina Stenina, URSLidiya Skoblikova, URS
1960Valentina Stenina, URSTamara Rylova, URSLidiya Skoblikova, URS
1961Valentina Stenina, URSAlbina Tuzova, URSLidiya Skoblikova, URS
1962Inga Artamonova, URSLidiya Skoblikova, URSAlbina Tuzova, URS
1963Lidiya Skoblikova, URSInga Artamonova, URSValentina Stenina, URS
1964Lidiya Skoblikova, URSInga Artamonova, URSTamara Rylova, URS
1965Inga Artamonova, URSValentina Stenina, URSStien Kaiser, NED
1966Valentina Stenina, URSSong-Soon Kim PRKStien Kaiser, NED
1967Stien Kaiser, NEDLasma Kauniste, URSDianne Holum, USA
1968Stien Kaiser, NEDAns Schut, NEDCarry Geijissen, NED
1969Lasma Kauniste, URSStien Kaiser, NEDAns Schut, NED
1970Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NEDStien Kaiser, NEDSigrid Sundby, NOR
1971Nina Statkevich, URSStien Kaiser, NEDLyudmila Titova, URS
1972Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NEDStien Baas-Kaiser, NEDDianne Holum, USA
1973Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NEDTatyana Shelekhova, URSTrijnie Rep, NED
1974Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NEDTatyana Averina, URSNina Statkevich, URS
1975Karin Kessow, GDRTatyana Averina, URSSheila Young, USA
1976Sylvia Burka, CANTatyana Averina, URSSheila Young, USA
1977Vera Bryndzey, URSGalina Stepanskaya, URSGalina Nikitina, URS
1978Tatyana Averina, URSGalina Stepanskaya, URSMarion Dittmann, GDR
1979Beth Heiden, USANatalya Petrusshva, URSSylvia Burka, CAN
1980Natalya Petrusshva, URSBeth Heiden, USABjørg Eva Jensen, NOR
1981Natalya Petrusshva, URSKarin Enke, GDRSarah Docter, USA
1982Karin Busch, GDRAndrea Schöne, GDRNatalya Petrusshva, URS
1983Andrea Schöne, GDRKarin Enke, GDRValentina Lalenkova, URS
1984Karin Enke, GDRAndrea Schöne, GDRGabi Schönbrunn, GDR
1985Andrea Schöne, GDRGabi Schönbrunn, GDRSabine Brehm, GDR
1986Karin Kania, GDRAndrea Ehrig, GDRSabine Brehm, GDR
1987Karin Kania, GDRAndrea Ehrig, GDRYvonne van Gennip, NED
1988Karin Kania, GDRYvonne van Gennip, NEDErwina Rys-Ferens, POL
1989Constanze Moser, GDRGunda Kleemann, GDRYvonne van Gennip, NED
1990Jacqueline Börner, GDRSeiko Hashimoto, JPNConstanze Moser, GDR
1991Gunda Kleemann, NEDHeike Warnicke, NEDLia van Schie, NED
1992Gunda Niemann, GEREmese Hunyady, AUTSeiko Hashimoto, JPN
1993Gunda Niemann, GEREmese Hunyady, AUTHeike Warnicke, NED
1994Emese Hunyady, AUTUlrike Adeberg, GERMihaela Dascalu ROM
1995Gunda Niemann, GERLyudmila Prokasheva KAZAnnamarie Thomas, NED
1996Gunda Niemann, GERClaudia Pechstein, GERMie Uehara, JPN
1997Gunda Niemann, GERClaudia Pechstein, GERTonny de Jong, NED
1998Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GERClaudia Pechstein, GERAnni Friesinger, GER
1999Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GERClaudia Pechstein, GERTonny de Jong, NED
2000Claudia Pechstein, GERGunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GERMaki Tabata, JPN
2001Anni Friesinger, GERClaudia Pechstein, GERRenate Groenewold, NED
2002Anni Friesinger, GERCindy Klassen, CANClaudia Pechstein, GER
2003Cindy Klassen, CANClaudia Pechstein, GERDaniela Anschutz, GER
2004Renate Groenewold, NEDClaudia Pechstein, GERWieteke Cramer, NED
2005Anni Friesinger, GERCindy Klassen, CANClaudia Pechstein, GER
2006Cindy Klassen, CANClaudia Pechstein, GERKristina Groves, CAN
2007Ireen Wüst, NEDAnni Friesinger, GERCindy Klassen, CAN
2008Paulien van Deutekom, NEDIreen Wüst, NEDKristina Groves, CAN

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500-Meter

YearGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
1936Kit Klein, USA53.3Minako Taki, JPN54.0Jane Bjerke, NOR54.8
1937Laila Schou Nilsen, NOR46.4Synnøve Lie, NOR49.9Verne Lesche, FIN51.2
1938Laila Schou Nilsen, NOR50.7Maddy Horn, USA51.2Gonne Donker, NED53.3
1939Gonne Donker, NED54.3Liisa Salmi, FIN54.7Verne Lesche, FIN55.7
1940-46Not held     
1947Verne Lesche, FIN52.7Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR53.3Betzy Baltzersen, NOR54.3
1948Lidiya Selikhova, URS49.7Mariya Isakova, URS50.2Zoiya Kholschevnikova, URS50.7
1949Marianna Valovova, URS,
& Mariya Isakova, URS
48.2  Zoiya Kholschevnikova, URS48.7
1950Mariya Isakova, URS49.9Sofiya Kondakova, URS50.3Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR50.4
1951Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR49.4Eevi Huttunen, FIN50.8Maj-Britt Almér, SWE53.0
1952Natalja Dontsjenko, URS50.4Lidiya Selikhova, URS50.5Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR50.8
1953Rimma Zhukova, URS48.3Sofiya Kondakova, URS48.6Olga Akifyeva, URS48.7
1954Sofiya Kondakova, URS47.6Lidiya Selikhova, URS47.8Olga Akifyeva, URS48.9
1955Tamara Rylova, URS48.9Sofiya Kondakova, URS49.1Rimma Zhukova, URS49.5
1956Sofiya Kondakova, URS47.9Vera Postnikova, URS48.5Tamara Rylova, URS48.7
1957Sofiya Kondakova, URS48.8Tamara Rylova, URS
& Inga Artamonova, URS
49.0  
1958Tamara Rylova, URS47.6Sofiya Kondakova, URS48.0Rimma Belova, URS48.9
1959Tamara Rylova, URS,
& Sofiya Kondakova, URS
47.5Iris Sihvonen, FIN, Lidiya Skoblikova, URS,
& Elsa Einarsson, SWE
48.4  
1960Lidiya Skoblikova, URS49.5Tamara Rylova, URS49.7Valentina Stenina, URS50.1
1961Valentina Stenina, URS48.1Lidiya Skoblikova, URS
& Albina Tuzova, URS
48.6  
1962Elwira Seroczynska, POL47.6Elsa Einarsson, SWE47.8Helga Haase, GDR47.9
1963Lidiya Skoblikova, URS45.4Irina Yegorova, URS45.8Gunilla Jacobsson, SWE46.7
1964Lidiya Skoblikova, URS,
& Irina Yegorova, URS
46.2Mary Lawler, USA46.4  
1965Inga Voronina, URS46.8Irina Yegorova, URS47.3Stien Kaiser, NED47.6
1966Irina Yegorova, URS46.9Lyudmila Titova, URS47.4Valentina Stenina, URS47.7
1967Mary Meyers, USA46.0Dianne Holum, USA,
& Irina Yegorova, URS
46.1  
1968Lyudmila Titova, URS46.2Dianne Holum, USA46.5Elly van den Brom, NED46.6
1969Kirsti Biermann, NOR45.1Ruth Schleiermacher, GDR45.5Lasma Kauniste, URS45.6
1970Lyudmila Titova, URS45.38Leah Poulos, USA45.73Lisbeth Berg, NOR46.01
1971Anne Henning, USA44.6Lyudmila Titova, URS45.8Tatyana Averina, URS46.4
1972Dianne Holum, USA43.59Leah Poulos, USA43.79Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED44.23
1973Sheila Young, USA43.56Sylvia Burka, CAN44.71Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED45.03
1974Sheila Young, USA44.44Keiko Hasegawa, JPN45.02Tatyana Averina, URS45.11
1975Sheila Young, USA42.3Cathy Priestner, CAN43.7Makiko Nagaya, JPN44.2
1976Sheila Young, USA42.26Leah Poulos, USA43.08Paula Halonen, FIN43.69
1977Vera Bryndzey, URS41.7Paula Halonen, FIN42.2Beth Heiden, USA42.5
1978Valentina Golovenkina, URS44.91Tatyana Averina, URS45.20Erwina Rys-Ferens, POL45.37
1979Beth Heiden, USA44.49Sylvia Albrecht, GDR44.83Natalya Petrushova, URS44.88
1980Natalya Petrushova, URS43.6Makiko Nagaya, JPN44.1Sylvia Burka, CAN,
& Natalya Kurova, URS
44.2
1981Natalya Petrushova, URS42.93Karin Enke, GDR43.32Svetlana Kachuk, URS43.90
1982Karin Busch, GDR40.81Natalya Petrushova, URS40.99Alie Boorsma, NED41.21
1983Natalya Glebova, URS41.66Karin Enke, GDR42.13Marzia Peretti, ITA42.44
1984Karin Enke, GDR42.04Natalya Shive, URS42.17Natalya Petrushova, URS42.48
1985Andrea Schöne, GDR41.0Irina Fateyeva, URS41.3Bonnie Blair, USA,
& Seiko Hashimoto, JPN
41.4
1986Karin Kania, GDR41.13Seiko Hashimoto, JPN42.06Bonnie Blair, USA42.11
1987Karin Kania, GDR41.38Jacqueline Börner, GDR41.81Katie Class, USA41.97
1988Karin Kania, GDR41.33Seiko Hashimoto, JPN42.17Erwina Rys-Ferens, POL42.85
1989Seiko Hashimoto, JPN42.59Ariane Loignon, CAN43.31Constanze Moser, GDR43.33
1990Seiko Hashimoto, JPN40.22Herma Meijer, NED41.09Zofia Tokarczyk, POL41.12
1991Ye Qiaobo, CHN41.85Seiko Hashimoto, JPN41.95Yoo Sun-Hee, KOR42.39
1992Ye Qiaobo, CHN40.09Seiko Hashimoto, JPN40.90Sandra Voetelink, NED41.48
1993Ye Qiaobo, CHN40.41Yoo Sun-Hee, KOR41.26Emese Hunyady, AUT41.31
1994Ulrike Adeberg, GER41.36Emese Hunyady, AUT41.80Emese Antal, AUT41.84
1995Gunda Niemann, GER41.00Emese Hunyady, AUT41.27Moira D'Andrea, USA41.70
1996Becky Sundstrom, USA41.31Annamarie Thomas, NED41.32Moira D'Andrea, USA41.50
1997Annamarie Thomas, NED40.53Gunda Niemann, GER40.79Becky Sundstrom, USA40.89
1998Chris Witty, USA39.45Becky Sundstrom, USA39.97Annamarie Thomas, NED40.08
1999Annamarie Thomas, NED39.82Jennifer Rodriguez, USA39.86Emese Hunyady, AUT39.93
2000Edel Therese Høiseth, NOR39.48Maki Tabata, JPN39.68Emese Hunyady, AUT39.78
2001Anni Friesinger, GER39.99Jennifer Rodriguez, USA40.29Cindy Klassen, CAN40.49
2002Jennifer Rodriguez, USA38.59Cindy Klassen, CAN39.16Anni Friesinger, GER39.45
2003Jennifer Rodriguez, USA40.01Cindy Klassen, CAN40.16Maki Tabata, JPN40.95
2004Jennifer Rodriguez, USA38.74Anni Friesinger, GER38.89Wieteke Cramer, NED39.40
2005Anni Friesinger, GER39.04Cindy Klassen, CAN39.10Wieteke Cramer, NED40.05
2006Cindy Klassen, CAN37.51Yekaterina Lobysheva, RUS
& Kristina Groves, CAN
38.75  
2007Jenny Wolf, GER74.42Beijing Wang, CHN74.53Sayuri Osuga, JPN75.20
2008Jenny Wolf, GER75.62Beijing Wang, CHN76.28Annette Gerritsen, NED77.09

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1000-Meter

YearGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
1936Verne Lesche, FIN1:53.6Synnøve Lie, NOR1:54.6Kit Klein, USA1:55.2
1937Laila Schou Nilsen, NOR1:38.8Synnøve Lie, NOR1:42.2Verne Lesche, FIN1:44.9
1938Laila Schou Nilsen, NOR1:40.3Maddy Horn, USA1:43.4Undis Blikken, NOR1:44.4
1939Verne Lesche, FIN1:55.9Liisa Salmi, FIN1:57.4Gonne Donker, NED1:58.8
1940-46Not held     
1947Verne Lesche, FIN1:53.9Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR1:58.3Else Marie Christiansen, NOR1:58.8
1948Mariya Isakova, URS1:42.8Lidiya Selikhova, URS1:45.3Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR1:45.5
1949Mariya Isakova, URS,
& Zoiya Kholschevnikova, URS
1:41.9  Rimma Zhukova, URS1:43.5
1950Tatyana Karelina, URS1:49.2Rimma Zhukova, URS1:52.0Olga Akifyeva, URS1:52.4
1951Eevi Huttunen, FIN1:42.5Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR1:42.6Ragnhild Mikkelsen, NOR1:54.6
1952Lidiya Selikhova, URS1:43.0Rimma Zhukova, URS1:44.1Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR1:44.5
1953Rimma Zhukova, URS1:38.5Khalida Stshegoleyeva, URS1:38.6Lidiya Selikhova, URS1:38.7
1954Sofiya Kondakova, URS1:40.2Lidiya Selikhova, URS1:41.0Rimma Zhukova, URS1:41.1
1955Sofiya Kondakova, URS1:40.9Vera Postnikova, URS1:42.1Rimma Zhukova, URS1:42.4
1956Sofiya Kondakova, URS1:40.2Rimma Zhukova, URS1:40.6Tamara Rylova, URS1:41.8
1957Inga Artamonova, URS1:39.9Iris Sihvonen, FIN1:41.8Tamara Rylova, URS1:41.9
1958Sofiya Kondakova, URS1:43.3Inga Artamonova, URS1:44.3Rimma Belova, URS1:45.1
1959Tamara Rylova, URS1:41.0Valentina Stenina, URS1:41.4Inga Artamonova, URS1:42.5
1960Klara Guseva, URS1:40.2Helena Pilejczyk, POL1:40.7Tamara Rylova, URS1:41.2
1961Valentina Stenina, URS1:37.8Albina Tuzova, URS1:38.9Klara Guseva, URS1:39.4
1962Inga Voronina, URS1:41.6Jeva Ivanova, URS1:42.1Helga Haase, GDR,
& Albina Tuzova, URS
1:42.6
1963Lidiya Skoblikova, URS1:31.8Wang Shuyuan, CHN1:34.6Inga Voronina, URS1:35.0
1964Lidiya Skoblikova, URS1:34.9Inga Voronina, URS1:35.5Tamara Rylova, URS1:36.4
1965Inga Voronina, URS1:37.7Irina Yegorova, URS,
& Valentina Stenina, URS
1:39.4  
1966Tatjana Rastopsjina, URS1:35.9Kim Song-Soon, PRK1:36.2Valentina Stenina, URS,
& Stien Kaiser, NED
1:36.3
1967Stien Kaiser, NED1:36.2Kim Song-Soon, PRK1:37.1Dianne Holum, USA1:37.5
1968Lyudmila Titova, URS1:34.5Stien Kaiser, NED1:35.0Carry Geijssen, NED1:35.1
1969Lasma Kauniste, URS1:31.2Elly van den Brom, NED1:31.9Lyudmila Titova, URS1:32.1
1970Lyudmila Titova, URS,
& Sigrid Sundby, NOR
1:32.6  Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED1:32.6
1971Dianne Holum, USA1:33.0Stien Kaiser, NED1:33.7Nina Statkevich, URS1:34.0
1972Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED1:30.49Stien Baas-Kaiser, NED1:31.20Dianne Holum, USA1:31.73
1973Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED1:30.41Monika Pflug, FRG1:30.69Tatyana Shelekhova, URS1:31.68
1974Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED1:28.91Erwina Rys, POL1:30.01Tatyana Averina, URS1:30.22
1975Sheila Young, USA1:30.87Tatyana Averina, URS1:30.97Cathy Priestner, CAN1:31.56
1976Sheila Young, USA1:28.69Tatyana Averina, URS1:29.58Sylvia Burka, CAN1:29.59
1977Vera Bryndzey, URS1:25.27Sylvia Burka, CAN1:25.67Galina Nikitina, URS1:25.91
1978Tatyana Averina, URS1:29.56Kim Kostron, USA1:29.99Sylvia Burka, CAN1:30.25
1979Beth Heiden, USA1:26.14Tatjana Barabasj, URS1:27.44Sylvia Burka, CAN1:27.53
1980Natalya Petrushova, URS1:25.54Bjørg Eva Jensen, NOR1:27.35Beth Heiden, USA1:27.46
1981Natalya Petrushova, URS1:25.90Karin Enke, GDR1:28.03Sarah Docter, USA1:28.57
1982Karin Busch, GDR1:20.98Natalya Petrushova, URS1:22.28Andrea Schöne, GDR1:23.14
1983-95Not Contested
1996Annamarie Thomas, NED1:21.01Chris Witty, USA1:21.25Emese Hunyady, AUT1:21.53
1997Marianne Timmer, NED1:21.31Sandra Zwolle, NED1:21.92Franziska Schenk, GER1:22.10
1998Chris Witty, USA1:14.96Catriona LeMay Doan, CAN1:15.28Franziska Schenk, GER1:15.46
1999Marianne Timmer, NED1:16.21Monique Garbrecht, GER1:16.75Catriona LeMay Doan, CAN1:16.97
2000Monique Garbrecht, GER1:16.59Marianne Timmer, NED1:16.71Chris Witty, USA1:17.28
2001Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt, GER1:14.13Sabine Völker, GER1:14.14Catriona LeMay Doan, CAN1:14.50
2003Anni Freisinger, GER1:16.85Jennifer Rodriguez, USA1:17.28Cindy Klassen, CAN1:17.36
2004Anni Freisinger, GER1:17.82Marianne Timmer, NED1:18.50Cindy Klassen, CAN1:18.68
2005Barbara de Loor, NED1:18.24Anni Freisinger, GER1:18.46Marianne Timmer, NED1:18.71
2007Ireen Wüst, NED1:13.83Anni Freisinger, GER1:14.26Christine Nesbitt, CAN1:14.44
2008Anni Freisinger, GER1:15.37Kristina Groves1:16.01Annette Gerritsen, NED1:16.35

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1500-Meter

YearGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
1956Sofiya Kondakova, URS2.38.0Nina Jasasjina, URS2.39.2Rimma Zhukova, URS2.39.4
1957Inga Artamonova, URS2.37.0Vera Postnikova, URS2.37.4Lidiya Selikhova, URS2.38.3
1958Inga Artamonova, URS2.34.3Tamara Rylova, URS2.37.3Rimma Belova, URS2.38.6
1959Inga Artamonova, URS2.31.6Tamara Rylova, URS2.32.5Valentina Stenina, URS2.32.7
1960Valentina Stenina, URS2.37.6Lidiya Skoblikova, URS2.37.7Tamara Rylova, URS2.38.4
1961Valentina Stenina, URS2.33.3Inga Voronina, URS2.34.5Albina Tuzova, URS2.37.2
1962Inga Voronina, URS2.32.2Lidiya Skoblikova, URS2.34.5Kaneko Takahashi, JPN2.35.8
1963Lidiya Skoblikova, URS2.23.3Valentina Stenina, URS2.23.5Inga Voronina, URS2.25.1
1964Lidiya Skoblikova, URS2.26.7Inga Voronina, URS2.28.0Kaija Mustonen, FIN2.28.9
1965Valentina Stenina, URS2.27.5Stien Kaiser, NED2.28.2Lyudmila Osintseva, URS2.28.4
1966Kim Song-Soon, PRK2.29.4Stien Kaiser, NED2.31.4Valentina Stenina, URS2.31.5
1967Stien Kaiser, NED2.23.0Lidiya Skoblikova, URS2.23.9Kaija Mustonen, FIN2.26.2
1968Stien Kaiser, NED2.26.4Ans Schut, NED2.28.4Carry Geijssen, NED2.29.8
1969Stien Kaiser, NED2.21.5Elly van den Brom, NED2.23.4Lasma Kauniste, URS,
& Lyudmila Mokhnacheva, URS
2.23.7
1970Ans Schut, NED2.23.3Stien Kaiser, NED2.23.9Rieneke Demming, NED2.24.4
1971Nina Statkevich, URS2.23.2Stien Kaiser, NED2.24.9Dianne Holum, USA2.25.6
1972Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED2.17.98Stien Baas-Kaiser, NED2.18.09Dianne Holum, USA2.18.51
1973Galina Stepanskaya, URS2.20.88Sippie Tigchelaar, NED2.21.23Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED2.21.37
1974Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED2.19.07Sippie Tigchelaar, NED2.20.58Sheila Young, USA2.21.52
1975Karin Kessow, GDR2.19.31Erwina Rys, POL2.20.39Tatyana Averina, URS2.20.98
1976Sylvia Burka, CAN2.18.60Sijtje van der Lende, NED2.19.38Tatyana Averina, URS2.19.44
1977Galina Stepanskaya, URS2.11.85Sylvia Burka, CAN2.12.01Vera Bryndzey, URS2.12.43
1978Tatyana Averina, URS2.21.44Galina Stepanskaya, URS2.22.42Sylvia Filipsson, SWE2.22.81
1979Beth Heiden, USA2.13.79Natalya Petrushova, URS2.14.73Sylvia Burka, CAN2.15.62
1980Natalya Petrushova, URS2.15.98Sylvia Filipsson, SWE2.17.10Bjørg Eva Jensen, NOR2.17.12
1981Karin Enke, GDR2.13.58Natalya Petrushova, URS2.13.70Bjørg Eva Jensen, NOR2.14.94
1982Karin Busch, GDR2.05.79Natalya Petrushova, URS2.07.03Andrea Schöne, GDR2.08.09
1983Andrea Schöne, GDR2.10.19Karin Enke, GDR2.11.03Valentina Lalenkova, URS2.12.54
1984Karin Enke, GDR2.05.59Andrea Schöne, GDR2.07.37Natalya Petrushova, URS2.09.58
1985Andrea Schöne, GDR2.05.47Sabine Brehm, GDR2.06.15Gabi Schönbrunn, GDR2.08.10
1986Karin Kania, GDR2.08.34Andrea Ehrig, GDR2.09.45Yvonne van Gennip, NED2.11.42
1987Karin Kania, GDR2.08.90Andrea Ehrig, GDR2.10.61Yvonne van Gennip, NED2.11.81
1988Karin Kania, GDR2.09.75Yvonne van Gennip, NED2.09.96Erwina Rys-Ferens, POL2.12.76
1989Yelena Lapuga, URS2.10.23Constanze Moser, GDR2.10.91Gunda Kleemann, GDR2.11.16
1990Wang Xiuli, CHN2.03.34Seiko Hashimoto, JPN2.03.80Constanze Moser, GDR2.03.91
1991Gunda Kleemann, GER2.09.45Emese Hunyady, AUT2.11.52Heike Warnicke, GER2.12.42
1992Emese Hunyady, AUT2.04.48Gunda Niemann, GER2.05.02Seiko Hashimoto, JPN2.06.34
1993Gunda Niemann, GER2.06.60Emese Hunyady, AUT2.06.67Heike Warnicke, GER2.08.41
1994Emese Hunyady, AUT2.07.13Mihaela Dascalu, ROM2.07.22Anni Friesinger, GER2.07.93
1995Gunda Niemann, GER2.03.86Lyudmila Prokasheva, KAZ2.06.15Annamarie Thomas, NED2.06.62
1996Gunda Niemann, GER2.06.13Svetlana Bazhanova, RUS2.07.02Mie Uehara, JPN2.07.62
1997Gunda Niemann, GER2.00.51Anni Friesinger, GER2.02.00Claudia Pechstein, GER2.02.52
1998Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER1.58.69Claudia Pechstein, GER1.59.26Chris Witty, USA1.59.46
1999Annamarie Thomas, NED1.56.96Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER1.57.24Emese Hunyady, AUT1.57.51
2000Maki Tabata, JPN1.59.52Claudia Pechstein, GER1.59.97Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER2.00.62
2001Anni Friesinger, GER2.03.38Claudia Pechstein, GER2.04.35Cindy Klassen, CAN2.05.00
2002Anni Friesinger, GER1.56.43Cindy Klassen, CAN1.56.88Jennifer Rodriguez, USA1.57.71
2003Maki Tabata, JPN2:04.71Claudia Pechstein, GER2:04.99Cindy Klassen, CAN2:05.10
2004Jennifer Rodriguez, USA1:57.33Renate Groenewold, NED1:57.48Claudia Pechstein, GER1:57.78
2005Anni Friesinger, GER1:57.35Ireen Wüst, NED1:58.17Cindy Klassen, CAN1:58.23
2006Cindy Klassen, CAN1:51.85Ireen Wüst, NED1:54.03Kristina Groves, CAN1:54.54
2007Ireen Wüst, NED1:52.71Cindy Klassen, CAN1:53.40Kristina Groves, CAN1:54.39
2008Anni Friesinger, GER1:56.06Paulien van Deutekom, NED1:57.36Kristina Groves, CAN1:57.63

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3000-Meter

YearGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
1936Kit Klein, USA6.12.0Verne Lesche, FIN6.12.5Taeko Kitani, JPN6.17.8
1937Laila Schou Nilsen, NOR5.29.6Synnøve Lie, NOR5.31.8Verne Lesche, FIN5.35.5
1938Verne Lesche, FIN5.53.7Synnøve Lie, NOR6.01.4Undis Blikken, NOR6.05.8
1939Verne Lesche, FIN6.20.3Gonne Donker, NED,
& Laura Tamminen, FIN
6.43.6  
1940-46Not held     
1947Verne Lesche, FIN5.43.8Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR6.07.8Maggi Kvestad, NOR6.23.3
1948Mariya Isakova, URS5.34.9Verne Lesche, FIN5.38.5Eevi Huttunen, FIN5.45.8
1949Mariya Isakova, URS5.29.7Zoiya Kholschevnikova, URS5.30.3Rimma Zhukova, URS5.30.8
1950Rimma Zhukova, URS5.36.8Tatyana Karelina, URS5.38.8Mariya Isakova, URS5.39.6
1951Eevi Huttunen, FIN5.39.1Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR5.56.0Maj-Britt Almér, SWE6.13.3
1952Marija Anikanova, URS5.41.5Lidiya Selikhova, URS5.45.2Eevi Huttunen, FIN5.46.7
1953Khalida Stshegoleyeva, URS5.25.8Rimma Zhukova, URS5.28.4Eevi Huttunen, FIN5.29.9
1954Rimma Zhukova, URS5.26.3Lidiya Selikhova, URS5.29.3Khalida Stshegoleyeva, URS5.29.9
1955Rimma Zhukova, URS5.33.1Eevi Huttunen, FIN5.37.3Tamara Rylova, URS5.40.9
1956Rimma Zhukova, URS5.32.7Vera Postnikova, URS5.34.5Tamara Rylova, URS5.36.0
1957Eevi Huttunen, FIN5.33.8Rimma Zhukova, URS5.34.4Inga Artamonova, URS5.37.3
1958Inga Artamonova, URS5.33.0Tamara Rylova, URS5.42.8  
1959Eevi Huttunen, FIN5.30.3Lidiya Skoblikova, URS5.30.6Valentina Stenina, URS5.33.2
1960Lidiya Skoblikova, URS5.23.9Valentina Stenina, URS5.31.8Eevi Huttunen, FIN5.34.8
1961Inga Voronina, URS5.23.4Valentina Stenina, URS5.26.6Lidiya Skoblikova, URS5.29.5
1962Inga Voronina, URS5.27.3Lidiya Skoblikova, URS5.30.2Albina Tuzova, URS5.35.2
1963Lidiya Skoblikova, URS5.10.5Valentina Stenina, URS5.12.6Inga Voronina, URS5.13.6
1964Lidiya Skoblikova, URS5.11.4Inga Voronina, URS5.12.3Valentina Stenina, URS5.14.4
1965Inga Voronina, URS5.18.2Valentina Stenina, URS5.20.4Stien Kaiser, NED5.21.0
1966Stien Kaiser, NED5.06.6Valentina Stenina, URS5.08.3Han Pil-Hwa, PRK5.10.9
1967Stien Kaiser, NED5.18.7Ans Schut, NED5.20.8Kaija Mustonen, FIN5.27.3
1968Ans Schut, NED5.04.8Stien Kaiser, NED5.08.7Kaija Mustonen, FIN5.14.8
1969Ans Schut, NED4.52.0Stien Kaiser, NED4.53.2Wil Burgmeijer, NED4.59.1
1970Ans Schut, NED4.56.2Stien Kaiser, NED5.01.4Rieneke Demming, NED5.04.7
1971Stien Kaiser, NED4.57.5Ans Schut, NED4.57.6Nina Statkevich, URS4.59.2
1972Stien Baas-Kaiser, NED4.54.62Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED4.59.24Kapitolina Seregina, URS5.03.66
1973Sippie Tigchelaar, NED4.50.26Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED4.51.55Nina Statkevich, URS4.55.49
1974Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED4.49.07Sippie Tigchelaar, NED4.50.23Nina Statkevich, URS4.51.03
1975Sippie Tigchelaar, NED4.51.05Karin Kessow, GDR4.55.24Tatyana Averina, URS4.58.05
1976Karin Kessow, GDR4.51.01Sylvia Filipsson, SWE4.55.61Monika Zernicek, GDR4.55.66
1977Galina Stepanskaya, URS4.46.45Beth Heiden, USA4.48.43Galina Nikitina, URS4.48.49
1978Marion Dittmann, GDR4.54.24Galina Stepanskaya, URS4.54.27Bjørg Eva Jensen, NOR4.54.99
1979Beth Heiden, USA4.41.24fBjørg Eva Jensen, NOR4.42.06Ria Visser, NED4.43.01
1980Bjørg Eva Jensen, NOR4.37.45Beth Heiden, USA4.38.34Sarah Docter, USA4.40.92
1981Olga Pleshkova, URS4.44.51Bjørg Eva Jensen, NOR4.46.20Sarah Docter, USA4.46.60
1982Andrea Schöne, GDR4.24.26Gabi Schönbrunn, GDR4.27.86Sarah Docter, USA4.28.05
1983Andrea Schöne, GDR4.30.33Gabi Schönbrunn, GDR4.35.79Bjørg Eva Jensen, NOR4.36.41
1984Karin Enke, GDR4.28.20Andrea Schöne, GDR4.28.92Mary Docter, USA4.32.44
1985Andrea Schöne, GDR4.34.49Gabi Schönbrunn, GDR4.37.27Heike Schalling, GDR4.37.86
1986Karin Kania, GDR4.27.77Andrea Ehrig, GDR4.29.41Sabine Brehm, GDR4.34.86
1987Andrea Ehrig, GDR4.30.10Karin Kania, GDR4.32.16Yvonne van Gennip, NED4.37.33
1988Karin Kania, GDR4.34.78Yvonne van Gennip, NED4.37.58Gabi Zange, GDR4.39.74
1989Constanze Moser, GDR4.39.56Heike Schalling, GDR4.40.36Jacqueline Börner, GDR4.41.00
1990Jacqueline Börner, GDR4.19.86Gunda Kleemann, GDR4.20.15Heike Schalling, GDR4.21.61
1991Gunda Kleemann, GER4.32.00Heike Warnicke, GER4.38.70Lia van Schie, NED4.40.62
1992Gunda Niemann, GER4.22.30Emese Hunyady, AUT4.22.64Svetlana Boyko, URS4.23.59
1993Gunda Niemann, GER4.23.15Heike Warnicke, GER4.23.64Emese Hunyady, AUT4.26.59
1994Emese Hunyady, AUT4.30.59Ulrike Adeberg, GER4.30.71Mihaela Dascalu, ROM4.32.41
1995Gunda Niemann, GER4.24.72Carla Zijlstra, NED4.25.06Lyudmila Prokasheva, KAZ4.26.13
1996Gunda Niemann, GER4.22.59Claudia Pechstein, GER4.27.96Mie Uehara, JPN4.28.21
1997Gunda Niemann, GER4.10.40Claudia Pechstein, GER4.13.95Tonny de Jong, NED4.15.91
1998Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER4.05.08Claudia Pechstein, GER4.07.36Anni Friesinger, GER4.11.57
1999Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER4.02.01Claudia Pechstein, GER4.04.46Barbara de Loor, NED4.08.69
2000Claudia Pechstein, GER4.06.44Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER4.06.83Maki Tabata, JPN4.13.79
2001Renate Groenewold, NED4.16.57Claudia Pechstein, GER4.18.32Anni Friesinger, GER4.19.78
2002Anni Friesinger, GER4.08.02Claudia Pechstein, GER4.09.32Cindy Klassen, CAN4.11.20
2003Claudia Pechstein, GER4:19.99Cindy Klassen, CAN4:21.28Clara Hughes, CAN4:21.38
2004Renate Groenewold, NED4:04.58Gretha Smit, NED4:05.25Claudia Pechstein, GER4:05.62
2005Anni Friesinger, GER4:05.64Claudia Pechstein, GER4:06.30Daniela Anschutz, GER4:07.97
2007Martina Sablikova, CZE3:58.09Renate Groenewold, NED3:58.41Cindy Klassen, CAN3:58.50
2008Kristina Groves, CAN4:05.03Paulien van Deutekom, NED4:05.49Daniela Anschütz-Thoms, GER4:05.76

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5000-Meter

YearGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
1936Verne Lesche, FIN10.15.3Kit Klein, USA10.18.0Taeko Kitani, JPN10.20.3
1937Laila Schou Nilsen, NOR9.28.3Synnøve Lie, NOR9.29.6Verne Lesche, FIN9.37.8
1938Verne Lesche, FIN9.43.6Synnøve Lie, NOR9.44.7Laila Schou Nilsen, NOR9.46.2
1939Verne Lesche, FIN10.27.6Laura Tamminen, FIN10.59.2Zofia Nehringowa, POL11.07.0
1940-46Not held     
1947Verne Lesche, FIN9.51.7Maggi Kvestad, NOR11.13.5Else Marie Christiansen, NOR11.28.6
1948Verne Lesche, FIN9.39.5Eevi Huttunen, FIN9.49.6Mariya Isakova, URS9.49.8
1949Verne Lesche, FIN9.26.8Rimma Zhukova, URS9.27.1Zoiya Kholschevnikova, URS9.41.9
1950Zinaida Krotova, URS11.12.9Mariya Isakova, URS11.15.9Margarita Antonova, URS11.26.0
1951Eevi Huttunen, FIN9.45.8Randi Thorvaldsen, NOR9.54.8Maj-Britt Almér, SWE10.29.4
1952Rimma Zhukova, URS9.32.4Eevi Huttunen, FIN9.33.1Marija Anikanova, URS9.42.0
1953Eevi Huttunen, FIN9.06.1Khalida Stshegoleyeva, URS9.08.4Rimma Zhukova, URS9.14.3
1954Eevi Huttunen, FIN9.20.2Rimma Zhukova, URS9.22.6Lidiya Selikhova, URS9.27.0
1955Rimma Zhukova, URS9.26.4Eevi Huttunen, FIN9.30.6Tamara Rylova, URS9.39.9
1956-1982Not held     
1983Andrea Schöne, GDR7.54.42Sabine Brehm, GDR7.58.46Gabi Schönbrunn, GDR8.03.83
1984Andrea Schöne, GDR7.46.04Karin Enke, GDR7.49.07Gabi Schönbrunn, GDR7.51.73
1985Andrea Schöne, GDR7.32.82Gabi Schönbrunn, GDR7.36.87Yvonne van Gennip, NED7.38.87
1986Andrea Ehrig, GDR7.42.89Sabine Brehm, GDR7.48.62Gabi Schönbrunn, GDR7.50.73
1987Andrea Ehrig, GDR7.46.96Karin Kania, GDR7.50.15Yvonne van Gennip, NED7.53.27
1988Yvonne van Gennip, NED7.53.31Gabi Zange, GDR7.59.06Karin Kania, GDR7.59.37
1989Gunda Kleemann, GDR7.58.23Constanze Moser, GDR7.58.30Yvonne van Gennip, NED7.59.92
1990Heike Schalling, GDR7.28.37Elena Belci-Dal Farra, ITA7.28.75Constanze Moser, GDR7.29.88
1991Gunda Kleemann, GER7.43.10Heike Warnicke, GER7.53.64Svetlana Boyko, URS7.54.39
1992Gunda Niemann, GER7.23.62Svetlana Boyko, URS7.28.03Carla Zijlstra, NED7.30.36
1993Gunda Niemann, GER7.25.83Carla Zijlstra, NED7.32.38Heike Warnicke, GER7.33.48
1994Emese Hunyady, AUT8.02.06Anni Friesinger, GER8.04.77Lyudmila Prokasheva, KAZ8.04.97
1995Gunda Niemann, GER7.28.70Carla Zijlstra, NED7.37.53Heike Warnicke, GER7.39.42
1996Claudia Pechstein, GER7.38.02Gunda Niemann, GER7.38.34Mie Uehara, JPN7.48.46
1997Gunda Niemann, GER7.10.15Claudia Pechstein, GER7.17.04Tonny de Jong, NED7.14.39
1998Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER7.00.41Claudia Pechstein, GER7.05.70Tonny de Jong, NED7.06.34
1999Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER6.57.24Claudia Pechstein, GER7.03.86Barbara de Loor, NED7.08.22
2000Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GER7.02.11Claudia Pechstein, GER7.05.87Maki Tabata, JPN7.14.78
2001Claudia Pechstein, GER7.21.68Renate Groenewold, NED7.25.02Cindy Klassen, CAN7.25.78
2002Claudia Pechstein, GER7.01.31Cindy Klassen, CAN7.04.86Anni Friesinger, GER7.06.64
2003Clara Hughes, CAN7:25.88Claudia Pechstein, GER7:29.50Cindy Klassen, CAN7:31.39
2004Gretha Smit, NED7:02.89Renate Groenewold, NED7:03.90Clara Hughes, CAN7:06.30
2005Anni Friesinger, GER7:04.61Claudia Pechstein, GER7:05.08Clara Hughes, CAN7:05.69
2006Cindy Klassen, CAN6:48.97Martina Sablikova, CZE6:50.45Claudia Pechstein, GER6:51.11
2007Martina Sablikova, CZE6:45.61Claudia Pechstein, GER6:50.79Kristina Groves, CAN6:58.41
2008Martina Sablikova, CZE6:58.22Clara Hughes, CAN7:04.79Kristina Groves, CAN7:04.94

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