Speed Skating
World Single Distance 1000m Men’s Champions

See a complete list of World Single Distance Speed Skating 1000 meter Men’s Champions. The 2020 World Single Distance 1000m Champion is
Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia . This was his third championship title.Fast Facts:
- The 2020 Championships was held at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, United States.
- The International Skating Union (ISU) organizes the World Single Distance Championships speed skating competitions.
- Since 1999, the World Single Distance Championships were not held in the year of the Winter Olympics.
World Single Distance 1000 meter Men’s Champions
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2020 | Pavel Kulizhnikov (RUS) | Kjeld Nuis (NDL) | Laurent Dubreuil (CAN) |
2019 | Kai Verbij (NDL) | Thomas Krol (NDL) | Kjeld Nuis (NLD) |
2018 | Not held due to Olympic Winter Games | ||
2017 | Kjeld Nuis (NDL) | Vincent De Haître (CAN) | Kai Verbij (NLD) |
2016 | Pavel Kulizhnikov (RUS) | Denis Yuskov (RUS) | Kjeld Nuis (NDL) |
2015 | Shani Davis (USA) | Pavel Kulizhnikov (RUS) | Kjeld Nuis (NLD) |
2014 | Not held due to Olympic Winter Games | ||
2013 | Denis Kuzin (KAZ) | Mo Tae-bum (ROK) | Shani Davis (USA) |
2012 | Stefan Groothuis (NLD) | Kjeld Nuis (NLD) | Shani Davis (USA) |
2011 | Shani Davis (USA) | Kjeld Nuis (NLD) | Stefan Groothuis (NLD) |
2010 | Not held due to Olympic Winter Games | ||
2009 | Trevor Marsicano (USA) | Denny Morrison (CAN) | Shani Davis (USA) |
2008 | Shani Davis (USA) | Yevgeny Lalenkov (RUS) | Denny Morrison (CAN) |
2007 | Shani Davis (USA) | Denny Morrison (CAN) | Lee Kyou-hyuk (ROK) |
2006 | Not held due to Olympic Winter Games | ||
2005 | Even Wetten (NOR) | Jan Bos (NLD) | Petter Andersen (NOR) / Pekka Koskela (FIN) |
2004 | Erben Wennemars (NLD) | Jeremy Wotherspoon (CAN) | Masaaki Kobayashi (JPN) |
2003 | Erben Wennemars (NLD) | Gerard van Velde (NLD) | Joey Cheek (USA) |
2002 | Not held due to Olympic Winter Games | ||
2001 | Jeremy Wotherspoon (CAN) | Ådne Søndrål (NOR) | Sergey Klevchenya (RUS) |
2000 | Ådne Søndrål (NOR) | Jan Bos (NLD) | Mike Ireland (CAN) |
1999 | Jan Bos (NLD) | Hiroyasu Shimizu (JPN) | Jakko Jan Leeuwangh (NLD) |
1998 | Sylvain Bouchard (CAN) | Jeremy Wotherspoon (CAN) | Hiroyasu Shimizu (JPN) |
1997 | Ådne Søndrål (NOR) | Jan Bos (NLD) | Martin Hersman (NLD) |
1996 | Sergey Klevchenya (RUS) | Ådne Søndrål (NOR) | Jaegal Sung-yeol (ROK) |