List of speed skating world records over 3000 meters men

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This list contains all world records recognized by the International Skating Union in speed skating over 3000 meters for men.

World records for men over 3000 meters
No. athlete time date place particularities Duration
1 FinlandFinland Clas Thunberg 5.19.20 January 8, 1932 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bo, En 1 year and 48 days
2 NorwayNorway Michael Staksrud 4.59.10 February 25, 1933 Mjosen Hamar HI, Bo, En 1 year and 338 days
3 NorwayNorway Ivar Ballangrud 4.49.60 January 29, 1935 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bo, En 7 years and 5 days
4th SwedenSweden Åke Seyffarth 4.45.70 February 3, 1942 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bo, En 10 years and 356 days
5 NetherlandsNetherlands Anton Huiskes 4.40.20 January 24, 1953 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bo, En 9 years and 353 days
6th NorwayNorway Knut Johannesen 4.33.90 January 12, 1963 Tønsberg Stadium HI, Bf, En 0 years and 47 days
7th NorwayNorway Ivar Eriksen 4.33.00 February 28, 1963 Bislett Stadium HI, Bf, En 0 years and 23 days
8th SwedenSweden Jonny Nilsson 4.27.60 March 23, 1963 Tolga Idrettsplass H II, Bf, En 0 years and 325 days
9 Soviet UnionSoviet Union Ants Antson 4.27.30 February 11, 1964 Bislett Stadium HI, Bf, En 1 year and 14 days
10 NetherlandsNetherlands Rudie Liebrechts 4.26.80 February 25, 1965 Bislett Stadium HI, Bf, En 0 years and 338 days
11 NetherlandsNetherlands Ard Schenk 4.26.20 January 29, 1966 Inzell ice rink H II, Bh, Ek 1 year and 27 days
12 NetherlandsNetherlands Ard Schenk 4.18.40 February 25, 1967 Inzell ice rink H II, Bh, Ek 1 year and 11 days
13 NorwayNorway Fred Anton Maier 4.17.50 March 7, 1968 Inzell ice rink H II, Bh, Ek 0 years and 327 days
14th NorwayNorway Dag Fornæss 4.17.40 January 28, 1969 Pista Fiames H III, Bf, En 0 years and 364 days
15th NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Bols 4.16.40 January 27, 1970 Pista Fiames H III, Bf, En 0 years and 353 days
16 NetherlandsNetherlands Ard Schenk December 4, 60 15th January 1971 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bo, En 1 year and 47 days
17th NetherlandsNetherlands Ard Schenk 4.08.30 March 2nd 1972 Inzell ice rink H II, Bh, Ek 6 years and 0 days
18th United StatesUnited States Eric Heiden 4.07.01 March 2, 1978 Inzell ice rink H II, Bh, Ek 1 year and 16 days
19th United StatesUnited States Eric Heiden 4.06.91 March 18, 1979 Idrettsplass Savalen H II, Bf, En 0 years and 10 days
20th Soviet UnionSoviet Union Dmitry Ogloblin 4.04.06 March 28, 1979 Medeo H III, Bo, Ek 5 years and 290 days
21st Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR André Hoffmann 4.03.31 January 12, 1985 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bo, En 1 year and 6 days
22nd Soviet UnionSoviet Union Viktor Shasherin 4.03.22 January 18, 1986 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bo, En 1 year and 60 days
23 NetherlandsNetherlands Leo Visser 3.59.27 March 19, 1987 Thialf HI, Bh, Ek 2 years and 359 days
24 NorwayNorway Johann Olav Koss 3.57.52 March 13, 1990 Thialf HI, Bh, Ek 2 years and 21 days
25th NetherlandsNetherlands Thomas Bos 3.56.16 April 3, 1992 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 3 years and 340 days
26th NetherlandsNetherlands Bob de Jong 3.53.06 March 8, 1996 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 1 year and 354 days
Introduction of the folding ice skate
27 NetherlandsNetherlands Jelmer Beulenkamp 3.52.67 February 25, 1998 Thialf HI, Bh, Ek 0 years and 23 days
28 BelgiumBelgium Bart Veldkamp 3.48.91 March 20, 1998 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 0 years and 364 days
29 CanadaCanada Steven Elm 3.45.23 March 19, 1999 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 0 years and 364 days
30th CanadaCanada Steven Elm 3.43.76 March 17, 2000 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 0 years and 147 days
31 NetherlandsNetherlands Gianni Rummy 3.42.75 August 11, 2000 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 4 years and 211 days
32 United StatesUnited States Chad Hedrick 3.39.02 March 10, 2005 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 0 years and 240 days
Acting speed skating world record holder over 3000 meters
33 NorwayNorway Eskil Ervik 3.37.28 November 5, 2005 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 14 years and 300 days

NetherlandsNetherlands Sven Kramer 3.37.15 November 17, 2007 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 5000 meter transit time

Unofficial best.

  • As of September 27, 2013
  • In the 1990s years came clap skate internationally for the first time used. The folding system, which enables faster running, has been a change since the 1998 Winter Olympics at the latest .
The abbreviations in "special features" mean
  • H = altitude of the railway; HI = up to 500 meters, H II = over 500 meters, H III = over 1000 meters
  • B = track layout; Bf = open air (open), Bh = indoor track, Bm = mix (semi-open, covered track)
  • E = ice; Ek = artificial (cooling system), En = natural ice (without technical cooling system)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Evolution of the world record 3000 meters Men on www.speedskatingstats.com