title: 2005 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
text: # 2005 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 2005 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 3 and 6 March 2005 in the Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion, Inzell, Germany.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Events |
  | - | - |
  | 3 March | 5000 m men |
  | 3 March | 1500 m women |
  | 4 March | 500 m men (1st) |
  | 4 March | 3000 m women |
  | 4 March | 500 m men (2nd) |
  | 5 March | 500 m women (1st) |
  | 5 March | 1000 m men |
  | 5 March | 500 m women (2nd) |
  | 5 March | 10000 m men |
  | 5 March | Team pursuit women |
  | 6 March | 1500 m men |
  | 6 March | Team pursuit men |
  | 6 March | 1000 m women |
  | 6 March | 5000 m women |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 m details | Joji Kato Japan | 1:11.02 35.57 35.45 | Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan | 1:11.46 35.75 35.71 | Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada | 1:11.70 35.87 35.83 |
  | 1000 m details | Even Wetten Norway | 1:10.10 | Jan Bos Netherlands | 1:10.32 | Petter Andersen Norway Pekka Koskela Finland | 1:10.63 |
  | 1500 m details | Rune Stordal Norway | 1:50.69 | Mark Tuitert Netherlands | 1:50.84 | Even Wetten Norway | 1:51.63 |
  | 5000 m details | Chad Hedrick United States | 6:25.61 | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 6:30.53 | Carl Verheijen Netherlands | 6:32.73 |
  | 10000 m details | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 13:25.64 | Carl Verheijen Netherlands | 13:26.97 | Chad Hedrick United States | 13:30.88 |
  | Team pursuit details | Netherlands Mark Tuitert Carl Verheijen Erben Wennemars | 3:53.83 | Italy Matteo Anesi Enrico Fabris Ippolito Sanfratello | 3:55.18 | Norway Petter Andersen Odd Bohlin Borgersen Eskil Ervik | 3:55.49 |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 m details | Wang Manli China | 1:17.21 38.92 38.29 | Wang Beixing China | 1:17.82 38.69 39.13 | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | 1:17.91 38.93 38.98 |
  | 1000 m details | Barbara de Loor Netherlands | 1:18.24 | Anni Friesinger Germany | 1:18.46 | Marianne Timmer Netherlands | 1:18.71 |
  | 1500 m details | Cindy Klassen Canada | 1:58.49 | Anni Friesinger Germany | 1:58.73 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States | 1:59.44 |
  | 3000 m details | Cindy Klassen Canada | 4:10.37 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 4:10.89 | Kristina Groves Canada | 4:11.97 |
  | 5000 m details | Anni Friesinger Germany | 7:18.32 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 7:18.67 | Clara Hughes Canada | 7:19.17 |
  | Team pursuit details | Germany Daniela Anschütz Anni Friesinger Sabine Völker | 3:05.81 | Canada Kristina Groves Clara Hughes Cindy Klassen | 3:07.01 | Japan Eriko Ishino Nami Nemoto Maki Tabata | 3:12.05 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
  | 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
  | 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
  | 5 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 6 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 9 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
  
  ## Multiple medallists
  
  | Rank | Skater | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anni Friesinger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | Cindy Klassen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 3 | Carl Verheijen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 4 | Bob de Jong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Mark Tuitert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | Chad Hedrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Even Wetten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | Claudia Pechstein | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | Clara Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 9 | Kristina Groves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 11 | Petter Andersen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
  