title: 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
text: # 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 and 14 March 2004 in the Taereung Indoor Ice Rink, Seoul, South Korea.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Events |
  | - | - |
  | 12 March | 500 m men (1st) |
  | 12 March | 500 m men (2nd) |
  | 12 March | 5000 m men |
  | 12 March | 1500 m women |
  | 13 March | 1500 m men |
  | 13 March | 500 m women (1st) |
  | 13 March | 500 m women (2nd) |
  | 13 March | 3000 m women |
  | 14 March | 1000 m men |
  | 14 March | 10000 m men |
  | 14 March | 1000 m women |
  | 14 March | 5000 m women |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 m details | Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada | 1:10.79 35.54 35.25 | Dmitry Lobkov Russia | 1:11.14 35.68 35.46 | Mike Ireland Canada | 1:11.20 35.40 35.80 |
  | 1000 m details | Erben Wennemars Netherlands | 1:10.66 | Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada | 1:11.12 | Masaki Kobayashi Japan | 1:11.58 |
  | 1500 m details | Shani Davis United States | 1:48.64 | Mark Tuitert Netherlands | 1:49.29 | Erben Wennemars Netherlands | 1:49.40 |
  | 5000 m details | Chad Hedrick United States | 6:34.37 | Carl Verheijen Netherlands | 6:38.15 | Gianni Romme Netherlands | 6:38.73 |
  | 10000 m details | Carl Verheijen Netherlands | 13:37,15 | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 13:45,52 | Chad Hedrick United States | 13:54.98 |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 m details | Wang Manli China | 1:16.88 38.65 38.23 | Anzhelika Kotyuga Belarus | 1:17.86 39.17 38.69 | Ren Hui China | 1:18.32 39.16 39.16 |
  | 1000 m details | Anni Friesinger Germany | 1:17.82 | Marianne Timmer Netherlands | 1:18.50 | Cindy Klassen Canada | 1:18.68 |
  | 1500 m details | Anni Friesinger Germany | 2:00.48 | Cindy Klassen Canada | 2:01.21 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States | 2:01.54 |
  | 3000 m details | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 4:13.46 | Gretha Smit Netherlands Anni Friesinger Germany | 4:13.85 | | |
  | 5000 m details | Clara Hughes Canada | 7:10.66 | Gretha Smit Netherlands | 7:11.17 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 7:13.42 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
  | 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
  | 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  | 4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
  