The 2016
European Speed Skating Championships were held in
Minsk
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,
Belarus
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, from 9 to 10 January 2016. Skaters from 17 countries participated.
Sven Kramer and
Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands were the defending champions. Kramer successfully defended his title, winning a record 8th title overall, and
Martina Sáblíková
Martina Sáblíková () (born 27 May 1987) is a Czech speed skater, specializing in long track speed skating. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple European and World allround champion. She became the first Czech to win two Olym ...
of the Czech Republic won her 5th title.
Schedule
The schedule of events:
All times are
FET (
UTC+3
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).
Men's championships
DNS = did not start, WDR = withdrew, DQ = disqualified
Day 1
500 metres
5000 metres
Day 2
1500 metres
10,000 metres
Final ranking
Women's championships
Day 1
500 metres
3000 metres
Day 2
1500 metres
5000 metres
Final ranking
See also
*
2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
References
{{European championships in 2016
European Championships
European Speed Skating Championships
Sports competitions in Minsk
2016 in Belarusian sport
International speed skating competitions hosted by Belarus