European speed skating all-around championship 2012

The 108th European speed skating all-around championship (37th women) was held from January 6th to 8th, 2012 in the Hungarian capital Budapest . The competitions took place on an open-air ice rink in the city park, so that wind and changing temperatures played a role.

In the women’s title, the defending champion Martina Sáblíková won the title again. She got her fourth victory in all-around European championships. Silver went to Claudia Pechstein , who passed Ireen Wüst over the final 5000 meters , who won bronze. In the men’s category, Sven Kramer prevailed easily and won his fifth title. Silver went to his compatriot Jan Blokhuijsen , bronze to Håvard Bøkko .

Participating Nations

• 51 athletes, 23 women and 28 men, took part in the championship. A total of 17 nations were represented.

Participating nations (women / men)
Austria (1/1) Belgium (1/2) Belarus (1/1) Czech Republic (2/1) Denmark (1/0) Finland (0/1)	France (0/2) Germany (3/2) Hungary (1/0) Italy (0/2) Latvia (0/1) Netherlands (4/4)	Norway (3/4) Poland (3/3) Romania (0/1) Russia (3/2) Switzerland (0/1)

competition

In the all-around European championship, there are four distances each. The women run 500, 3,000, 1,500 and 5,000 meters and the men 500, 5,000, 1,500 and 10,000 meters. Each individual distance run is calculated down to 500 meters in seconds and added up. The sum gives the total number of points. The twelve best women and men after three routes will be admitted to the final distance. The champion is whoever has achieved the lowest total number of points after four courses.

Women

Final score of the little four-way fight

• Shows the twelve finalists over 5,000 meters
  • The number in brackets indicates the position per individual route, the fastest in each case in bold.

rank	Surname	500 meters	Pt.	3,000 meters	Pt.	1,500 meters	Pt.	5,000 meters	Pt.	Total pts.
1	Martina Sáblíková	41.79 (14)	41.790	4: 16.09 (1)	42.681	2: 03.64 (1)	41.213	7: 22.38 (1)	44.238	169.922
2	Claudia Pechstein	40.67 (5)	40.670	4: 19.71 (3)	43.285	2: 08.72 (10)	42.906	7: 34.51 (2)	45,451	172.312
3	Ireen Wüst	40.21 (2)	40.210	4: 22.59 (5)	43.765	2: 06.36 (6)	42.120	7: 43.59 (3)	46.359	172.454
4th	Linda de Vries	41.33 (9)	41,330	4: 25.40 (7)	44.233	2: 04.70 (2)	41,566	7: 45.27 (4)	46,527	173.656
5	Diane Valkenburg	41.56 (11)	41,560	4: 21.29 (4)	43,548	2: 05.61 (4)	41.870	7: 48.04 (5)	46,804	173.782
6th	Julia Skokova	40.40 (3)	40,400	4: 26.78 (10)	44.463	2: 05.18 (3)	41.726	8: 02.16 (10)	48.216	174.805
7th	Natalia Czerwonka	41.22 (8)	41.220	4: 19.41 (2)	43.235	2: 08.65 (9)	42.883	7: 56.18 (8)	47.618	174,956
8th	Olga Graf	42.08 (15)	42.080	4: 26.08 (8)	44,346	2: 07.93 (7)	42.643	7: 52.54 (6)	47.254	176.323
9	Annouk van der Weijden	41.13 (6)	41.130	4: 28.84 (12)	44,806	2: 08.15 (8)	42.716	8: 00.32 (9)	48.032	176.684
10	Isabell East	42.11 (16)	42.110	4: 22.65 (6)	43.775	2: 11.68 (18)	43.893	7: 55.11 (7)	47.511	177.289
11	Katarzyna Woźniak	41.59 (12)	41,590	4: 28.38 (11)	44.730	2: 09.56 (13)	43.186	8: 08.95 (11)	48.895	178,401
12	Keep Bøkko	41.48 (10)	41,480	4: 26.39 (9)	44.398	2: 09.03 (11)	43.010	8: 35.95 (12)	51,595	180.483

500 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
1	Karolína Erbanová	Czech Republic	39.87 s	39.290
2	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	40.21 s	40.210
3	Julia Skokova	Russia	40.40 s	40,400
4th	Ekaterina Lobysheva	Russia	40.62 s	40.620
5	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	40.67 s	40.670
6th	Annouk van der Weijden	Netherlands	41.13 s	41.130
7th	Ida Njåtun	Netherlands	41.20 s	41.200
8th	Natalia Czerwonka	Poland	41.22 s	41.220
9	Linda de Vries	Netherlands	41.33 s	41,330
10	Keep Bøkko	Norway	41.48 s	41,480
16	Isabell East	Germany	42.11 s	42.110
18th	Anna Rokita	Austria	42.32 s	42,320
19th	Bente Kraus	Germany	43.07 s	43,070

3,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
1	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	4: 16.09 min	42.681
2	Natalia Czerwonka	Poland	4: 19.41 min	43.235
3	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	4: 19.71 min	43.285
4th	Diane Valkenburg	Netherlands	4: 21.29 min	43,548
5	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	4: 22.59 min	43.765
6th	Isabell East	Germany	4: 22.65 min	43.775
7th	Linda de Vries	Netherlands	4: 25.40 min	44.233
8th	Olga Graf	Russia	4: 26.08 min	44,346
9	Keep Bøkko	Norway	4: 26.39 min	44.398
10	Julia Skokova	Russia	4: 26.78 min	44.463
13	Bente Kraus	Germany	4: 28.85 min	44,808
14th	Anna Rokita	Austria	4: 29.37 min	44.895

1,500 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
1	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	2: 03.64 min	41.213
2	Linda de Vries	Netherlands	2: 04.70 min	41,566
3	Julia Skokova	Russia	2: 05.18 min	41.726
4th	Diane Valkenburg	Netherlands	2: 05.61 min	41.870
5	Ekaterina Lobysheva	Russia	2: 06.01 min	42.003
6th	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	2: 06.36 min	42.120
7th	Olga Graf	Russia	2: 07.93 min	42.643
8th	Annouk van der Weijden	Netherlands	2: 08.15 min	42.716
9	Natalia Czerwonka	Poland	2: 08.65 min	42.883
10	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	2: 08.72 min	42.906
17th	Anna Rokita	Austria	2: 11.38 min	43.793
18th	Isabell East	Germany	2: 11.68 min	43.893
21st	Bente Kraus	Germany	2: 14.29 min	44.763

5,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
1	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	7: 22.38 min	44.238
2	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	7: 34.51 min	45,451
3	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	7: 43.59 min	46.359
4th	Linda de Vries	Netherlands	7: 45.27 min	46,527
5	Diane Valkenburg	Netherlands	7: 48.04 min	46,804
6th	Olga Graf	Russia	7: 52.54 min	47.254
7th	Isabell East	Germany	7: 55.11 min	47.511
8th	Natalia Czerwonka	Poland	7: 56.18 min	47.618
9	Annouk van der Weijden	Netherlands	8: 00.32 min	48.032
10	Julia Skokova	Russia	8: 02.16 min	48.216

Men

Final result of the grand four-way battle

• Shows the twelve finalists over 10,000 meters.
  • The number in brackets indicates the position per individual route, the fastest in each case in bold.

rank	Surname	500 meters	Pt.	5,000 meters	Pt.	1,500 meters	Pt.	10,000 meters	Pt.	Total pts.
1	Sven Kramer	37.77 (12)	37.770	6: 31.82 (1)	39.182	1: 53.98 (1)	37.993	13: 45.05 (1)	41.252	156.197
2	Jan Blokhuijsen	36.93 (3)	36.930	6: 36.49 (2)	39.649	1: 54.93 (3)	38.310	13: 52.48 (2)	41.624	156.513
3	Håvard Bøkko	37.25 (5)	37.250	6: 40.60 (5)	40.060	1: 56.35 (9)	38.783	14: 02.83 (3)	42.141	158.234
4th	Koen Verweij	37.73 (10)	37.730	6: 41.42 (7)	40.142	1: 55.42 (5)	38,473	14: 05.98 (5)	42.299	158.644
5	Alexis Contin	37.80 (13)	37,800	6: 38.08 (3)	39,808	1: 57.58 (12)	39.193	14: 05.84 (4)	42.292	159.093
6th	Haralds Silovs	37.46 (6)	37.460	6: 41.39 (6)	40.139	1: 55.48 (6)	38.493	14: 23.38 (9)	43.169	159.261
7th	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	38.04 (17)	38.040	6: 44.64 (10)	40.464	1: 54.87 (2)	38.290	14: 21.61 (8)	43,080	159.874
8th	Denis Yuskov	38.46 (23)	38,460	6: 41.89 (8)	40.189	1: 55.13 (4)	38.376	14: 23.93 (10)	43.196	160.221
9	Ted-Jan Bloemen	37.84 (14)	37.840	6: 38.27 (4)	39.827	2: 01.58 (23)	40.526	14: 08.83 (6)	42,441	160.634
10	Beard swings	38.81 (25)	38.810	6: 43.33 (9)	40.333	1: 56.08 (8)	38.693	14: 19.14 (7)	42,957	160.793
11	Jan Szymański	37.48 (7)	37,480	6: 47.61 (13)	40.761	1: 56.55 (10)	38,850	14: 41.24 (11)	44,062	161.153
12	Zbigniew Bródka	36.90 (2)	36,900	7: 06.06 (23)	42,606	1: 55.98 (7)	38.660	14: 44.55 (12)	44.227	162.393

500 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
1	Konrad Niedźwiedzki	Poland	36.89 s	36,890
2	Zbigniew Bródka	Poland	36.90 s	36,900
3	Jan Blokhuijsen	Netherlands	36.93 s	36.930
4th	Tommi sweater	Finland	37.14 s	37.140
5	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	37.25 s	37.250
6th	Haralds Silovs	Latvia	37.46 s	37.460
7th	Jan Szymański	Poland	37.48 s	37,480
7th	Benjamin Macé	France	37.48 s	37,480
9	Kristian Reistad Fredriksen	Norway	37.51 s	37.510
10	Koen Verweij	Netherlands	37.73 s	37.730
11	Bram Smallenbroek	Austria	37.75 s	37.750
24	Patrick Beckert	Germany	38.56 s	38,560
26th	Moritz Geisreiter	Germany	39.33 s	39,330
28	Martin Hänggi	Switzerland	40.32 s	40.320

5,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
1	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	6: 31.82 min	39.182
2	Jan Blokhuijsen	Netherlands	6: 36.49 min	39.649
3	Alexis Contin	France	6: 38.08 min	39,808
4th	Ted-Jan Bloemen	Netherlands	6: 38.27 min	39.827
5	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	6: 40.60 min	40.060
6th	Haralds Silovs	Latvia	6: 41.39 min	40.139
7th	Koen Verweij	Netherlands	6: 41.42 min	40.142
8th	Denis Yuskov	Russia	6: 41.89 min	40.189
9	Beard swings	Belgium	6: 43.33 min	40.333
10	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Norway	6: 44.64 min	40.464
11	Patrick Beckert	Germany	6: 45.22 min	40.522
12	Moritz Geisreiter	Germany	6: 46.46 min	40.646
18th	Bram Smallenbroek	Austria	7:00, 69 min	42.069
26th	Martin Hänggi	Switzerland	7: 9.80 min	42,980

1,500 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
1	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	1: 53.98 min	37.993
2	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Norway	1: 54.87 min	38.290
3	Jan Blokhuijsen	Netherlands	1: 54.93 min	38.310
4th	Denis Yuskov	Russia	1: 55.13 min	38.376
5	Koen Verweij	Netherlands	1: 55.42 min	38,473
6th	Haralds Silovs	Latvia	1: 55.48 min	38.493
7th	Zbigniew Bródka	Poland	1: 55.98 min	38.660
8th	Beard swings	Belgium	1: 56.08 min	38.693
9	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	1: 56.35 min	38.783
10	Jan Szymański	Poland	1: 56.55 min	38,850
11	Bram Smallenbroek	Austria	1: 57.44 min	39.146
16	Patrick Beckert	Germany	1: 59.08 min	39.693
24	Moritz Geisreiter	Germany	2: 01.64 min	40,546

10,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
1	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	13: 45.05 min	41.252
2	Jan Blokhuijsen	Netherlands	13: 52.48 min	41.624
3	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	14: 02.83 min	42.141
4th	Alexis Contin	France	14: 05.84 min	42.292
5	Koen Verweij	Netherlands	14: 05.98 min	42.299
6th	Ted-Jan Bloemen	Netherlands	14: 08.83 min	42,441
7th	Beard swings	Belgium	14: 19.14 min	42,957
8th	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Norway	14: 21.61 min	43,080
9	Haralds Silovs	Latvia	14: 23.38 min	43.169
10	Denis Yuskov	Russia	14: 23.93 min	43.196

Individual evidence

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