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The International Skating Union has organized the world championships

since 1893. From 1889 till 1892, there were unofficial championships. There were no world championships from 1915-1921 and from 1940-1946 due to

World War I and World War II.

In the early years, one would win a championship by winning at least three out of four distances; second and third places did not count. That's why many championships were never decided.

YearCityGoldSilverBronze
1889Amsterdamnone declarednone declarednone declared
1890Amsterdamnone declarednone declarednone declared
1891Amsterdam Joseph F. Donoghue USAnone declarednone declared
1892AmsterdamCancelled due to iceconditions
1893Amsterdam Jaap Eden NEDnone declarednone declared
1894Stockholmnone declarednone declarednone declared
1895Hamar Jaap Eden NEDnone declarednone declared
1896St. Petersburg Jaap Eden NEDnone declarednone declared
1897Montreal Jack K. McCullock CANnone declarednone declared
1898Davos Peder Østlund NORnone declarednone declared
1899Berlin Peder Østlund NORnone declarednone declared
1900Kristiania (Oslo) Edvard Engelsaas NORnone declarednone declared
1901Stockholm Franz Frederik Wathén FINnone declarednone declared
1902Helsingfors (Helsinki)none declarednone declarednone declared
1903St. Petersburgnone declarednone declarednone declared
1904Kristiania Sigurd Mathisen NORnone declarednone declared
1905Groningen Coen de Koning NEDnone declarednone declared
1906Helsingforsnone declarednone declarednone declared
1907Trondhjemnone declarednone declarednone declared
1908Davos Oscar Mathisen NOR Martin Sætherhaug NOR Moje Öholm SWE
1909Kristiania Oscar Mathisen NOR Oluf Steen NOR Otto Andersson SWE
1910Helsingfors Nikolay Strunnikov RUS Oscar Mathisen NOR Martin Sætherhaug NOR
1911Trondhjem Nikolay Strunnikov RUS Martin Sætherhaug NOR Henning Olsen NOR
1912Kristiania Oscar Mathisen NOR Gunnar Strömsten FIN Trygve Lundgren NOR
1913Helsingfors Oscar Mathisen NOR Vasily Ippolitov RUS Nikita Naidenov RUS
1914Kristiania Oscar Mathisen NOR Vasily Ippolitov RUS Wäinö Wickstrøm FIN
1922Kristiania Harald Strøm NOR Roald Larsen NOR Clas Thunberg FIN
1923Stockholm Clas Thunberg FIN Harald Strøm NOR Jakov Melnikov URS
1924Helsinki Roald Larsen NOR Uuno Pietilä FIN Julius Skutnabb FIN
1925Oslo (Kristiania) Clas Thunberg FIN Uuno Pietilä FIN Roald Larsen NOR
1926Trondhjem Ivar Ballangrud NOR Roald Larsen NOR Bernt Evenson NOR
1927Tampere Bernt Evensen NOR Clas Thunberg FIN Armand Carlsen NOR
1928Davos Clas Thunberg FIN Ivar Ballangrud NOR Bernt Evensen NOR
1929Oslo Clas Thunberg FIN Ivar Ballangrud NOR Michael Staksrud NOR
1930Oslo Michael Staksrud NOR Ivar Ballangrud NOR Dolf van der Scheer NED
1931Helsinki Clas Thunberg FIN Bernt Evensen NOR Ivar Ballangrud NOR
1932Lake Placid Ivar Ballangrud NOR Michael Staksrud NOR Bernt Evensen NOR
1933Trondheim Hans Engnestangen NOR Michael Staksrud NOR Ivar Ballangrud NOR
1934Helsinki Bernt Evensen NOR Birger Wasenius FIN Ivar Ballangrud NOR
1935Oslo Michael Staksrud NOR Ivar Ballangrud NOR Hans Engnestangen NOR
1936Davos Ivar Ballangrud NOR Birger Wasenius FIN Eddie Schroeder USA
1937Oslo Michael Staksrud NOR Birger Wasenius FIN Max Stiepl AUT
1938Davos Ivar Ballangrud NOR Karl Wazulek AUT Charles Mathiesen NOR
1939Helsinki Birger Wasenius FIN Alfons Berzins LAT Charles Mathiesen NOR
1947Oslo Lassi Parkkinen FIN Sverre Farstad NOR Åke Seyffarth SWE
1948Helsinki Odd Lundberg NOR Johnny Werket USA Henry Wahl NOR
1949Oslo Kornél Pajor HUN Kees Broekman NED Odd Lundberg NOR
1950Eskilstuna Hjalmar Andersen NOR Odd Lundberg NOR Johnny Werkert USA
1951Davos Hjalmar Andersen NOR Johnny Cronshey GRB Kornél Pajor HUN
1952Hamar Hjalmar Andersen NOR Lassi Parkkinen FIN Ivar Martinsen NOR
1953Helsinki Oleg Goncharenko URS Boris Shilkov URS Wim van der Voort NED
1954Sapporo Boris Shilkov URS Oleg Goncharenko URS Yevgeny Grishin URS
1955Moscow Sigvard Ericsson SWE Oleg Goncharenko URS Boris Shilkov URS
1956Oslo Oleg Goncharenko URS Robert Merkulov URS Yevgeny Grishin URS
1957Östersund Knut Johannesen NOR Boris Shilkov URS Boris Zybin URS
1958Helsinki Oleg Goncharenko URS Vladimir Shilikovsky URS Roald Aas NOR
1959Oslo Juhani Järvinen FIN Toivo Salonen FIN Robert Merkulov URS
1960Davos Boris Stenin URS André Kouprianoff FRA Helmut Kuhnert GDR
1961Gothenburg Henk van der Grift NED Viktor Kosichkin URS Rudie Liebrechts NED
1962Moscow Viktor Kosichkin URS Henk van der Grift NED Ivar Nilsson SWE
1963Karuizawa Jonny Nilsson SWE Knut Johannesen NOR Nils Egil Aaness NOR
1964Helsinki Knut Johannesen NOR Viktor Kosichkin URS Rudie Liebrechts NED
1965Oslo Per Ivar Moe NOR Jouko Launonen FIN Ard Schenk NED
1966Gothenburg Kees Verkerk NED Ard Schenk NED Jonny Nilsson SWE
1967Oslo Kees Verkerk NED Ard Schenk NED Fred Anton Maier NOR
1968Gothenburg Fred Anton Maier NOR Magne Thomassen NOR Ard Schenk NED
1969Deventer Dag Fornæss NOR Göran Claeson SWE Kees Verkerk NED
1970Oslo Ard Schenk NED Magne Thomassen NOR Kees Verkerk NED
1971Gothenburg Ard Schenk NED Göran Claeson SWE Kees Verkerk NED
1972Oslo Ard Schenk NED Roar Grønvold NOR Jan Bols NED
1973Deventer Göran Claeson SWE Sten Stensen NOR Piet Kleine NED
1974Inzell Sten Stensen NOR Harm Kuipers NED Göran Claeson SWE
1975Oslo Harm Kuipers NED Vladimir Ivanov URS Yury Kondakov URS
1976Heerenveen Piet Kleine NED Sten Stensen NOR Hans van Helden NED
1977Heerenveen Eric Heiden USA Jan Egil Storholt NOR Sten Stensen NOR
1978Gothenburg Eric Heiden USA Jan Egil Storholt NOR Sergey Marchuk URS
1979Oslo Eric Heiden USA Jan Egil Storholt NOR Kay Arne Stenshjemmet NOR
1980Heerenveen Hilbert van der Duim NED Eric Heiden USA Tom Erik Oxholm NOR
1981Oslo Amund Sjøbrend NOR Kay Arne Stenshjemmet NOR Jan Egil Storholt NOR
1982Assen Hilbert van der Duim NED Dmitry Bochkaryov URS Rolf Falk-Larssen NOR
1983Oslo Rolf Falk-Larssen NOR Tomas Gustafson SWE Aleksandr Baranov URS
1984Gothenburg Oleg Bozhev URS Andreas Ehrig GDR Hilbert van der Duim NED
1985Hamar Hein Vergeer NED Oleg Bozhev URS Hilbert van der Duim NED
1986Inzell Hein Vergeer NED Oleg Bozhev URS Viktor Shasherin URS
1987Heerenveen Nikolay Gulyayev RUS Oleg Bozhev URS Michael Hadschieff AUT
1988Medeo Eric Flaim USA Leo Visser NED Dave Silk USA
1989Oslo Leo Visser NED Gerard Kemkers NED Geir Karlstad NOR
1990Innsbruck Johann Olav Koss NOR Ben van den Burg NED Bart Veldkamp NED
1991Heerenveen Johann Olav Koss NOR Roberto Sighel ITA Bart Veldkamp NED
1992Calgary Roberto Sighel ITA Falko Zandstra NED Johann Olav Koss NOR
1993Hamar Falko Zandstra NED Johann Olav Koss NOR Rintje Ritsma NED
1994Gothenburg Johann Olav Koss NOR Ids Postma NED Rintje Ritsma NED
1995Baselga di Pinè Rintje Ritsma NED Keiji Shirahata JPN Roberto Sighel ITA
1996Inzell Rintje Ritsma NED Ids Postma NED Keiji Shirahata JPN
1997Nagano Ids Postma NED Keiji Shirahata JPN Frank Dittrich GER
1998Heerenveen Ids Postma NED Rintje Ritsma NED Roberto Sighel ITA
1999Hamar Rintje Ritsma NED Vadim Sayutin RUS Eskil Ervik NOR
2000Milwaukee Gianni Romme NED Ids Postma NED Rintje Ritsma NED
2001Budapest Rintje Ritsma NED Ids Postma NED Bart Veldkamp BEL
2002Heerenveen Jochem Uytdehaage NED Dmitry Shepel RUS Derek Parra USA
2003Gothenburg Gianni Romme NED Rintje Ritsma NED Ids Postma NED
2004Hamar Chad Hedrick USA Shani Davis USA Carl Verheijen NED


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