World Speed ​​Skating Individual Distance Championships 2009

Christine Nesbitt - with 2 × gold and 1 × bronze, the most successful female athlete of the individual distance world championships

The 12th Individual Distance World Championships were held from March 12th to 15th, 2009 in Richmond, Canada ( Richmond Olympic Oval ). The hall was built specifically for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and completed in 2008. The individual distance world championship was the first ISU event in this hall and at the same time the dress rehearsal for the upcoming Olympic Games.

Participating Nations

• 143 athletes from 20 nations took part in the championship

Participating Nations
Belgium Belarus Canada People's Republic of China	Czech Republic Finland France Germany	Italy Japan Kazakhstan South Korea	Netherlands Norway New Zealand Poland	Russia Switzerland Sweden United States

competition

The individual distance World Championships are the last international competitions of the current season. It is important to be the fastest on the individual routes. The championship for "specialists" provides:

• for the women 2 × 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 and 5000 meters and the team pursuit over 6 laps
• for the men 2 × 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10000 meters and the team pursuit over 8 laps

winner

• Shows the three medal places of the individual distances

Women

distance	gold	silver	bronze
2 × 500 meters	Jenny Wolf	Wang Beixing	Lee Sang-hwa
1,000 meters	Christine Nesbitt	Anni Friesinger	Margot Boer
1,500 meters	Anni Friesinger	Ireen Wüst	Christine Nesbitt
3,000 meters	Renate Groenewold	Martina Sáblíková	Kristina Groves
5,000 meters	Martina Sáblíková	Clara Hughes	Kristina Groves
Team competition (6 rounds)	Canada Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler	Netherlands Jorien Voorhuis Renate Groenewold Ireen Wüst	Japan Maki Tabata Masako Hozumi Hiromi Otsu

Men

distance	gold	silver	bronze
2 × 500 meters	Lee Kang-seok	Lee Kyu-hyeok	Yu Fengtong
1,000 meters	Trevor Marsicano	Denny Morrison	Shani Davis
1,500 meters	Shani Davis	Trevor Marsicano	Denny Morrison
5,000 meters	Sven Kramer	Håvard Bøkko	Trevor Marsicano
10,000 meters	Sven Kramer	Håvard Bøkko	Bob de Jong
Team competition (8 rounds)	Netherlands Carl Verheijen Sven Kramer Wouter Olde Heuvel	Sweden Johan Röjler Joel Eriksson Daniel Friberg	United States Trevor Marsicano Ryan Bedford Brian Hansen

Competitions

Women

2 × 500 meters

• The times of both 500 m runs in seconds are added up and give the total number of points

space	Surname	country	1st run 500 meters	2nd run 500 meters	Total points
1	Jenny Wolf	Germany	38.03 (2)	37.72 (1)	75.75
2	Wang Beixing	People's Republic of China	37.78 (1)	38.09 (2)	75.87
3	Lee Sang-hwa	South Korea	38.23 (3)	38.16 (3)	76.39
4th	Yu Jing	People's Republic of China	38.23 (3)	38.37 (4)	76.60
5	Julia Nemaja	Russia	38.39 (5)	38.59 (8)	76.98
6th	Margot Boer	Netherlands	38.47 (6)	38.57 (7)	77.04
7th	Sayuri Yoshii	Japan	38.62 (9)	38.48 (6)	77.10
8th	Tomomi Okazaki	Japan	38.72 (10)	38.44 (5)	77.16
9	Annette Gerritsen	Netherlands	38.59 (8)	38.67 (9)	77.26
10	Jin Peiyu	People's Republic of China	38.56 (7)	38.96 (15)	77.52
17th	Judith Hesse	Germany	39.51 (18)	39.40 (17)	78.91
19th	Heike Hartmann	Germany	39.53 (19)	39.89 (20)	79.42

1,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time
1	Christine Nesbitt	Canada	1: 16.28
2	Anni Friesinger	Germany	1: 16.32
3	Margot Boer	Netherlands	1: 16.44
4th	Natasja Bruintjes	Netherlands	1: 16.80
5	Sayuri Yoshii	Japan	1: 16.82
6th	Jin Peiyu	People's Republic of China	1: 16.87
7th	Ekaterina Lobysheva	Russia	1: 16.94
8th	Laurine van Riessen	Netherlands	1: 17.02
9	Kristina Groves	Canada	1: 17.05
10	Wang Beixing	People's Republic of China	1: 17.18
11	Monique Angermüller	Germany	1: 17.25
18th	Heike Hartmann	Germany	1: 18.09

1,500 meters

space	Surname	country	time
1	Anni Friesinger	Germany	1: 58.66
2	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	1: 58.83
3	Christine Nesbitt	Canada	1: 58.88
4th	Daniela Anschütz-Thoms	Germany	1: 58.91
5	Katarzyna Wójcicka	Poland	1: 59.06
6th	Ekaterina Lobysheva	Russia	1: 59.10
7th	Laurine van Riessen	Netherlands	1: 59.53
8th	Maki Tabata	Japan	1: 59.81
9	Monique Angermüller	Germany	1: 59.85
10	Marrit Leenstra	Netherlands	1: 59.86

3,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time
1	Renate Groenewold	Netherlands	4: 05.43
2	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	4: 05.50
3	Kristina Groves	Canada	4: 06.45
4th	Jorien Voorhuis	Netherlands	4: 07.91
5	Daniela Anschütz-Thoms	Germany	4: 08.67
6th	Masako Hozumi	Japan	4: 09.03
7th	Brittany Schussler	Canada	4: 09.17
8th	Stephanie Beckert	Germany	4: 09.41
9	Maren Haugli	Norway	4: 09.96
10	Diane Valkenburg	Netherlands	4: 11.84
15th	Lucille Opitz	Germany	4: 19.59

5,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time
1	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	6: 57.84
2	Clara Hughes	Canada	7: 00.54
3	Kristina Groves	Canada	7: 02.91
4th	Stephanie Beckert	Germany	7: 02.96
5	Daniela Anschütz-Thoms	Germany	7: 03.52
6th	Masako Hozumi	Japan	7: 04.53
7th	Renate Groenewold	Netherlands	7: 07.59
8th	Elma de Vries	Netherlands	7: 08.68
9	Maren Haugli	Norway	7: 10.38
10	Jorien Voorhuis	Netherlands	7: 12.09

Team competition

• The team competition goes over six laps (inner lane only, approx. 2,310 m)

space	Surname	country	time
1	Kristina Groves , Christine Nesbitt , Brittany Schussler	Canada	2: 58.25
2	Jorien Voorhuis , Renate Groenewold , Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	3: 02.02
3	Maki Tabata , Masako Hozumi , Hiromi Otsu	Japan	3: 04.06
4th	Galina Lichacheva , Ekaterina Schichowa , Alla Schabanowa	Russia	3: 04.92
5	Anni Friesinger , Daniela Anschütz-Thoms , Monique Angermüller	Germany	3: 05.81
6th	Nancy Swider-Peltz Jr. , Catherine Raney , Jennifer Rodriguez	United States	3: 07.20
7th	Martina Sáblíková , Karolína Erbanová , Andrea Jirků	Czech Republic	3: 09.35
8th	Katarzyna Wójcicka , Luiza Złotkowska , Natalia Czerwonka	Poland	3: 31.07

Men

2 × 500 meters

• The times of both 500 m runs in seconds are added up and give the total number of points

space	Surname	country	1st run 500 meters	2nd run 500 meters	Total points
1	Lee Kang-seok	South Korea	34.80 (1)	34.93 (4)	69.73
2	Lee Kyu-hyeok	South Korea	34.90 (2)	35.02 (5)	69.92
3	Yu Fengtong	People's Republic of China	35.06 (3)	34.91 (2)	69.97
4th	Mika Poutala	Finland	35.23 (8)	34.86 (1)	70.09
5	Tucker Fredricks	United States	35.20 (7)	34.92 (3)	70.12
6th	Yūya Oikawa	Japan	35.10 (5)	35.07 (6)	70.17
7th	Keiichirō Nagashima	Japan	35.08 (4)	35.21 (8)	70.29
8th	Jamie Gregg	Canada	35.25 (9)	35.12 (7)	70.37
9	Zhang Zhongqi	People's Republic of China	35.28 (10)	35.23 (9)	70.51
10	Lee Ki-ho	South Korea	35.30 (11)	35.38 (11)	70.68

1,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time
1	Trevor Marsicano	United States	1: 08.96
2	Denny Morrison	Canada	1: 09.00
3	Shani Davis	United States	1: 09.02
4th	Stefan Groothuis	Netherlands	1: 09.25
5	Jan Bos	Netherlands	1: 09.27
6th	Simon Kuipers	Netherlands	1: 09.37
7th	Lee Kyu-hyeok	South Korea	1: 09.65
8th	Tae-Bum Mon.	South Korea	1: 10.11
9	Kyle Parrott	Canada	1: 10.15
10	Mika Poutala	Finland	1: 10.26
18th	Samuel Black	Germany	1: 10.63
21st	Jan Friesinger	Germany	1: 11.02
23	Frank Steiner	Germany	1: 11.93

1,500 meters

space	Surname	country	time
1	Shani Davis	United States	1: 46.17
2	Trevor Marsicano	United States	1: 46.30
3	Denny Morrison	Canada	1: 47.05
4th	Chad Hedrick	United States	1: 47.08
5	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	1: 47.14
6th	Enrico Fabris	Italy	1: 47.55
7th	Stefan Groothuis	Netherlands	1: 47.56
8th	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	1: 47.79
9	Mark Tuitert	Netherlands	1: 47.94
10	Ivan Skobrew	Russia	1: 47.97
15th	Jörg Dallmann	Germany	1: 49.28
17th	Tobias Schneider	Germany	1: 49.57
22nd	Jan Friesinger	Germany	1: 50.91

5,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time
1	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	6: 16.20
2	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	6: 18.02
3	Trevor Marsicano	United States	6: 20.06
4th	Enrico Fabris	Italy	6: 20.18
5	Bob de Jong	Netherlands	6: 25.95
6th	Ivan Skobrev	Russia	6: 26.86
7th	Carl Verheijen	Netherlands	6: 30.18
8th	Sverre Haugli	Norway	6: 34.14
9	Øystein Grødum	Norway	6: 34.76
10	Lucas Makowsky	Canada	6: 35.37
11	Marco Weber	Germany	6: 35.86
12	Roger Schneider	Switzerland	6: 39.32
15th	Robert Lehmann	Germany	6: 41.85
23	Moritz Geisreiter	Germany	6: 50.39

10,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time
1	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	12: 55.32
2	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	13: 03.95
3	Bob de Jong	Netherlands	13: 13.16
4th	Carl Verheijen	Netherlands	13: 13.30
5	Ivan Skobrev	Russia	13: 24.73
6th	Øystein Grødum	Norway	13: 28.94
7th	Enrico Fabris	Italy	13: 33.05
8th	Marco Weber	Germany	13: 33.35
9	Hiroki Hirako	Japan	13: 40.38
10	Roger Schneider	Switzerland	13: 40.68
16	Moritz Geisreiter	Germany	14: 14.14

Team competition

• The team competition lasts eight laps (only inner lane, approx. 3,080 m)

space	Surname	country	time
1	Carl Verheijen , Sven Kramer , Wouter Olde Heuvel	Netherlands	3: 41.26
2	Johan Röjler , Joel Eriksson , Daniel Friberg	Sweden	3: 45.73
3	Trevor Marsicano , Ryan Bedford , Brian Hansen	United States	3: 46.07
4th	Enrico Fabris , Matteo Anesi , Luca Stefani	Italy	3: 46.23
5	Henrik Christiansen , Håvard Bøkko , Sverre Haugli	Norway	3: 46.31
6th	Lucas Makowsky , Jay Morrison , Denny Morrison	Canada	3: 46.42
7th	Marco Weber , Robert Lehmann , Tobias Schneider	Germany	3: 48.90
8th	Hiroki Hirako , Teruhiro Sugimori , Shigeyuki Dejima	Japan	3: 49.37

total

The medals in the team competition are included as an individual medal in the nation ranking and in the ranking list as one medal per starter

• Place: Indicates the order of the athletes. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared, then the bronze medals
• Name: gives the name of the athlete
• Country: Name the country for which the athlete started
• Gold: states the number of gold medals won
• Silver: states the number of silver medals won
• Bronze: states the number of bronze medals won
• Total: states the number of all medals won

Top ten

The top ten shows the ten most successful athletes (women / men)

space	Surname	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	3	0	0	3
2.	Christine Nesbitt	Canada	2	0	1	3
3.	Trevor Marsicano	United States	1	1	2	4th
4th	Anni Friesinger	Germany	1	1	0	2
4th	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	1	1	0	2
4th	Renate Groenewold	Netherlands	1	1	0	2
7th	Kristina Groves	Canada	1	0	2	3
8th.	Shani Davis	United States	1	0	1	2
9.	Brittany Schussler	Canada	1	0	0	1
9.	Carl Verheijen	Netherlands	1	0	0	1
9.	Jenny Wolf	Germany	1	0	0	1
9.	Lee Kang-seok	South Korea	1	0	0	1
9.	Wouter Olde Heuvel	Netherlands	1	0	0	1

Nations ranking

The nation ranking shows the most successful nations (women / men)

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	Netherlands	4th	2	2	8th
2.	Canada	2	2	4th	8th
3.	United States	2	1	3	6th
4th	Germany	2	1	0	3
5.	South Korea	1	1	1	3
6th	Czech Republic	1	1	0	2
7th	Norway	0	2	0	2
8th.	People's Republic of China	0	1	1	2
9.	Sweden	0	1	0	1
10.	Japan	0	0	1	1

Women

Ranking list

The ranking shows the most successful female athletes in the individual distance world championships

space	Surname	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	Christine Nesbitt	Canada	2	0	1	3
2.	Anni Friesinger	Germany	1	1	0	2
2.	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	1	1	0	2
2.	Renate Groenewold	Netherlands	1	1	0	2
5.	Kristina Groves	Canada	1	0	2	3
6th	Brittany Schussler	Canada	1	0	0	1
6th	Jenny Wolf	Germany	1	0	0	1
8th.	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	0	2	0	2
9.	Clara Hughes	Canada	0	1	0	1
9.	Jorien Voorhuis	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
9.	Wang Beixing	People's Republic of China	0	1	0	1
12.	Lee Sang-hwa	South Korea	0	0	1	1
12.	Maki Tabata	Japan	0	0	1	1
12.	Margot Boer	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
12.	Masako Hozumi	Japan	0	0	1	1
12.	Hiromi Otsu	Japan	0	0	1	1

Nations ranking

The nations ranking shows the most successful nations (women)

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	Canada	2	1	3	6th
2.	Germany	2	1	0	3
3.	Netherlands	1	2	1	4th
4th	Czech Republic	1	1	0	2
5.	People's Republic of China	0	1	0	1
6th	South Korea	0	0	1	1
6th	Japan	0	0	1	1

Men

Ranking list

The ranking shows the most successful athletes of the individual distance world championships

space	Surname	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	3	0	0	3
2.	Trevor Marsicano	United States	1	1	2	4th
3.	Shani Davis	United States	1	0	1	2
4th	Carl Verheijen	Netherlands	1	0	0	1
4th	Lee Kang-seok	South Korea	1	0	0	1
4th	Wouter Olde Heuvel	Netherlands	1	0	0	1
7th	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	0	2	0	2
8th.	Denny Morrison	Canada	0	1	1	2
9.	Daniel Friberg	Sweden	0	1	0	1
9.	Joel Eriksson	Sweden	0	1	0	1
9.	Johan Röjler	Sweden	0	1	0	1
9.	Lee Kyu-hyeok	South Korea	0	1	0	1
13.	Bob de Jong	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
13.	Brian Hansen	United States	0	0	1	1
13.	Ryan Bedford	United States	0	0	1	1
13.	Yu Fengtong	People's Republic of China	0	0	1	1

Nations ranking

The nation ranking shows the most successful nations (men)

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	Netherlands	3	0	1	4th
2.	United States	2	1	3	6th
3.	South Korea	1	1	0	2
4th	Norway	0	2	0	2
5.	Canada	0	1	1	2
6th	Sweden	0	1	0	1
7th	People's Republic of China	0	0	1	1

Web links

• www.speedskatingrichmond2009.com
• Results lists of the individual distance World Championships 2009 (ISU)
• Results overview on speedskatingnews.info