The 2016

World Sprint Speed Skating Championships The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two-day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day. Since the higher speeds towards the end ...

was held in

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, from 27 to 28 February 2016.

Schedule

''All times are local (

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).''

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Participating nations

60 speed skaters from 17 nations participated. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.

References

External links

Official websiteISU website
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