List of world records in speed skating

For the short track speed skating world records, see Short track speed skating.

This list of speed skating records is an overview of the records currently held in various speed skating events, as ratified by the International Skating Union.

World record progression

World records

Men

Event Name Country Time Date Place Average speed Meeting Ref
500 meters
Progression		 Pavel Kulizhnikov  Russia 33.61 9 March 2019 United States Salt Lake City 53.56 km/h (33.28 mph) 2018–19 World Cup Final [1]
500 meters × 2
Progression		 Jenning de Boo  Netherlands 68.22 14 February 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Single Distances Championships [2]
1000 meters
Progression		 Jordan Stolz  United States 1:05.37 26 January 2024 United States Salt Lake City 55.38 km/h (34.41 mph) 2023–24 World Cup [3]
1500 meters
Progression		 Kjeld Nuis  Netherlands 1:40.17 10 March 2019 United States Salt Lake City 53.91 km/h (33.50 mph) 2018–19 World Cup Final [4]
3000 meters
Progression		 Metoděj Jílek  Czechia 3:32.52 26 October 2025 United States Salt Lake City 50.82 km/h (31.58 mph) 2025 Fall World Cup Qualifier [5]
5000 meters
Progression		 Sander Eitrem  Norway 5:58.52 24 January 2026 Germany Inzell 50.20 km/h (31.19 mph) 2025–26 World Cup 5 [6]
10000 meters
Progression		 Davide Ghiotto  Italy 12:25.69 25 January 2025 Canada Calgary 48.28 km/h (30.00 mph) 2024–25 ISU World Cup 3 [7]
Team sprint
(3 laps)
Progression		 Austin Kleba
Cooper McLeod
Zach Stoppelmoor		  United States 1:16.98 26 January 2025 Canada Calgary 2024–25 ISU World Cup 3 [8]
Team pursuit
(8 laps) *
Progression		 Casey Dawson
Emery Lehman
Ethan Cepuran		  United States 3:32.49 16 November 2025 United States Salt Lake City 2025–26 World Cup [9]
Sprint combination Kai Verbij  Netherlands 136.065 pts 25–26 February 2017 Canada Calgary 2017 World Sprint Championships [10]
Small combination Erben Wennemars  Netherlands 146.365 pts 12–13 August 2005 Canada Calgary Summer Classic 2005 [11]
Big combination
Progression		 Jordan Stolz  United States 144.740 pts 9–10 March 2024 Germany Inzell 2024 World Allround Championships [12]
One hour ** Erik Jan Kooiman  Netherlands 43,735.94 m 9 December 2015 Germany Inzell 43.73 km/h (27.17 mph) [13]
  • * The average speed for the team pursuit race was calculated using a distance of 3098,88 meters for the men's race.[14] The skaters only utilize the inner lane and the lap distance is accordingly less than the 400 meters of a regular lap skated with one inner curve and one outer curve. For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Jenning de Boo on 25 January 2025 in Calgary during a 1000-meter, with a lap time of 23.92 seconds and an average speed of 60.20 km/h (37.41 mph).[15]
  • ** unofficial world best (not recognized as a world record by ISU)

Women

Event Name Country Time Date Place Average speed Meeting Ref
500 meters
Progression		 Femke Kok  Netherlands 36.09 16 November 2025 United States Salt Lake City 49.88 km/h (30.99 mph) 2025–26 World Cup [16]
500 meters × 2 Femke Kok  Netherlands 73.97 15 February 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Single Distances Championships [17]
1000 meters
Progression		 Brittany Bowe  United States 1:11.61 9 March 2019 United States Salt Lake City 50.27 km/h (31.24 mph) 2018–19 World Cup Final [18]
1500 meters
Progression		 Miho Takagi  Japan 1:49.83 10 March 2019 United States Salt Lake City 49.17 km/h (30.55 mph) 2018–19 World Cup Final [19]
3000 meters
Progression		 Martina Sáblíková  Czech Republic 3:52.02 9 March 2019 United States Salt Lake City 46.55 km/h (28.92 mph) 2018–19 World Cup Final [20]
5000 meters
Progression		 Natalya Voronina  Russia 6:39.02 15 February 2020 United States Salt Lake City 45.11 km/h (28.03 mph) 2020 World Single Distances Championships [21]
10,000 meters ***
Progression		 Martina Sáblíková  Czech Republic 13:48.33 15 March 2007 Canada Calgary 43.46 km/h (27.00 mph) Olympic Oval Finale 2007 [22]
Team sprint
(3 laps)
Progression		 Femke Kok
Jutta Leerdam
Letitia de Jong		  Netherlands 1:24.02 13 February 2020 United States Salt Lake City 2020 World Single Distances Championships [23]
Team pursuit
(6 laps) **
Progression		 Nana Takagi
Ayano Sato
Miho Takagi		  Japan 2:50.76 14 February 2020 United States Salt Lake City 49.00 km/h (30.45 mph) 2020 World Single Distances Championships [24]
Sprint combination Nao Kodaira  Japan 146.390 pts 25–26 February 2017 Canada Calgary 2017 World Sprint Championships [25]
Mini combination Joy Beune  Netherlands 153.776 pts 9–10 March 2018 United States Salt Lake City 2018 World Junior Championships [26]
Small combination Cindy Klassen  Canada 154.580 pts 18–19 March 2006 Canada Calgary 2006 World Allround Championships [27]
One hour *** Carien Kleibeuker  Netherlands 40,569.56 m 9 December 2015 Germany Inzell 40.57 km/h (25.21 mph) [28]
  • ** The average speed for the team pursuit race was calculated using a distance of 2324,16 meters for the women's race.[14] The skaters only utilize the inner lane and the lap distance is accordingly less than the 400 meters of a regular lap skated with one inner curve and one outer curve. For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Femke Kok during a 500m race in Salt Lake City on 16 November 2025, with a lap time of 25.90 seconds and an average speed of 55.60 km/h (34.55 mph).[15]
  • *** unofficial world best (not recognized as a world record by ISU)

Mixed

Event Name Country Time Date Place Average speed Meeting Ref
Mixed Gender Relay Wesley Dijs
Chloé Hoogendoorn		  Netherlands 2:54.05 23 November 2025 Canada Calgary 2025–26 World Cup [29]

Sea-level world bests

Salt Lake City and Calgary, where most of the current world records were set (see above), are at comparatively high altitudes (greater than 1 km above sea level). Performance is better at these high altitudes because the lower oxygen levels are compensated by the reduced air resistance.[30] Skating statisticians therefore record separate lists of "sea-level world bests" for speed skating records that are set at (or close to) sea level, from which results in Salt Lake City and Calgary are excluded.

Men

Event Name Country Time Date Place Meeting Ref
500 meters Jordan Stolz  United States 33.90 7 December 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen 2025–26 World Cup [31]
500 meters × 2 Jenning de Boo  Netherlands 68.22 14 February 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Single Distances Championships [2]
1000 meters Jordan Stolz  United States 1:06.16 31 January 2025 United States Milwaukee 2024–25 World Cup [32]
1500 meters Jordan Stolz  United States 1:41.46 1 February 2025 United States Milwaukee 2024–25 World Cup [33]
3000 meters Metoděj Jílek  Czech Republic 3:34.09 16 September 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen Rick Schipper Test Match [34]
5000 meters Sander Eitrem  Norway 5:58.52 24 January 2026 Germany Inzell 2025–26 World Cup [6]
10000 meters Davide Ghiotto  Italy 12:26.30 26 October 2024 Germany Inzell Invitation Race [35]
Team sprint
(3 laps)		 Stefan Westenbroek
Jenning de Boo
Tim Prins		  Netherlands 1:17.22 7 December 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen 2025–26 World Cup [36]
Team pursuit
(8 laps)		 Sander Eitrem
Peder Kongshaug
Sverre Lunde Pedersen		  Norway 3:34.22 5 January 2024 Netherlands Heerenveen 2024 European Championships [37]
Sprint combination Jenning de Boo  Netherlands 136.120 pts 28–29 December 2024 Netherlands Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Sprint Championships [38]
Small combination Koen Verweij  Netherlands 148.517 pts 12–13 March 2010 Russia Moscow 2010 World Junior Championships [39]
Big combination Jordan Stolz  United States 144.740 pts 9–10 March 2024 Germany Inzell 2024 World Allround Championships [12]

Women

Event Name Country Time Date Place Meeting Ref
500 meters Femke Kok  Netherlands 36.87 28 December 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen Dutch Qualification for the 2026 Winter Olympics [40]
Femke Kok  Netherlands 36.87 23 January 2026 Germany Inzell 2025–26 World Cup [41]
500 meters × 2 Femke Kok  Netherlands 73.97 15 February 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Single Distances Championships [17]
1000 meters Jutta Leerdam  Netherlands 1:12.74 24 January 2026 Germany Inzell 2025–26 World Cup [42]
1500 meters Joy Beune  Netherlands 1:52.11 1 February 2025 United States Milwaukee 2024–25 World Cup [43]
3000 meters Irene Schouten  Netherlands 3:54.04 20 November 2022 Netherlands Heerenveen 2022–23 World Cup [44]
5000 meters Irene Schouten  Netherlands 6:41.25 5 March 2023 Netherlands Heerenveen 2023 World Single Distances Championships [45]
Team sprint
(3 laps)		 Anna Boersma
Marrit Fledderus
Femke Kok		  Netherlands 1:25.18 7 December 2025 Netherlands Heerenveen 2025–26 World Cup [46]
Team pursuit
(6 laps)		 Ivanie Blondin
Valérie Maltais
Isabelle Weidemann		  Canada 2:53.44 15 February 2022 China Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics [47]
Sprint combination Jutta Leerdam  Netherlands 147.135 pts 27–28 December 2022 Netherlands Heerenveen 2023 Dutch Sprint Championships [48]
Mini combination Cindy Klassen  Canada 157.950 pts 15–17 November 2002 Germany Erfurt 2002–03 World Cup [49]
Small combination Joy Beune  Netherlands 157.268 pts 9–10 March 2024 Germany Inzell 2024 World Allround Championships [50]

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