In 1971, the ISU congress decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships . After two test-championships (1972 and 1973), where only a boys' competition was held in the 1972 edition, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls could enter. Since this championship the World Junior Speed Skating Championships are held every year.
World Junior Speed Skating Championships Status active Genre sports event Date January–February Frequency annual Location various Inaugurated 1972 (1972 ) Organised by ISU
The distances the boys have to skate in a championship were the 500m, 1500m, 3000m, and the 5000m. In 2015 the 1000 metres replaced the 3000m as part of the allround competition. Girls have the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and the 3000m on the programme. In 2002 the team pursuit was added to the allround competition and the 2009 edition saw the introduction of medals for the individual distances. In 2015 the team sprint and mass start events were added. The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Summary World Junior Speed Skating Championships Number Year City Country Events - 1972 Lisleby 1 - 1973 Assen 2 1 1974 Cortina d'Ampezzo 2 2 1975 Strömsund 2 3 1976 Madonna di Campiglio 2 4 1977 Inzell 2 5 1978 Montreal 2 6 1979 Grenoble 2 7 1980 Assen 2 8 1981 Elverum 2 9 1982 Innsbruck 2 10 1983 Sarajevo Yugoslavia 2 11 1984 Assen 2 12 1985 Røros 2 13 1986 Sainte-Foy 2 14 1987 Strömsund 2 15 1988 Seoul 2 16 1989 Kyiv 2 17 1990 Obihiro 2 18 1991 Calgary 2 19 1992 Warsaw 2 20 1993 Baselga di Pinè 2 21 1994 Berlin 2 22 1995 Seinäjoki 2 23 1996 Calgary 2 24 1997 Butte 2 25 1998 Roseville 2 26 1999 Geithus 2 27 2000 Seinäjoki 2 28 2001 Groningen 2 29 2002 Collalbo 4 30 2003 Kushiro 4 31 2004 Roseville 4 32 2005 Seinäjoki 4 33 2006 Erfurt 4 34 2007 Innsbruck 4 35 2008 Changchun 4 36 2009 Zakopane 12 37 2010 Moscow 12 38 2011 Seinäjoki 12 39 2012 Obihiro 12 40 2013 Collalbo 12 41 2014 Bjugn 12 42 2015 Warsaw 16 43 2016 Changchun 16 44 2017 Helsinki 16 45 2018 Salt Lake City 16 46 2019 Baselga di Pinè 16 47 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 16 2021 Hachinohe 0 48 2022 Innsbruck 16 49 2023 Inzell 16 50 2024 Hachinohe 16 51 2025 Collalbo 17
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1972 Lisleby 1973 Assen (fy; nl) 1974 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1975 Strömsund 1976 Madonna di Campiglio 1977 Inzell 1978 Montreal 1979 Grenoble 1980 Assen 1981 Elverum 1982 Innsbruck 1983 Sarajevo 1984 Assen (nl) 1985 Røros (nl) 1986 Sainte-Foy 1987 Strömsund 1988 Seoul (nl) 1989 Kiev 1990 Obihiro 1991 Calgary 1992 Warsaw 1993 Baselga di Pinè 1994 Berlin 1995 Seinäjoki 1996 Calgary 1997 Butte (nl) 1998 Roseville (nl) 1999 Geithus (nl) 2000 Seinäjoki 2001 Groningen 2002 Collalbo 2003 Kushiro 2004 Roseville 2005 Seinäjoki 2006 Erfurt 2007 Innsbruck (fy; nl) (nl) 2008 Changchun 2009 Zakopane 2010 Moscow 2011 Seinäjoki (nl; no) 2012 Obihiro 2013 Collalbo 2014 Bjugn (nl) 2015 Warsaw 2016 Changchun 2017 Helsinki 2018 Salt Lake City 2019 Baselga di Pinè 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Innsbruck 2023 Inzell 2024 Hachinohe 2025 Collalbo
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1973 Assen 1974 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1975 Strömsund 1976 Madonna di Campiglio 1977 Inzell 1978 Montreal 1979 Grenoble 1980 Assen 1981 Elverum 1982 Innsbruck 1983 Sarajevo 1984 Assen 1985 Røros 1986 Sainte-Foy 1987 Strömsund 1988 Seoul 1989 Kiev 1990 Obihiro 1991 Calgary 1992 Warsaw 1993 Baselga di Pinè 1994 Berlin 1995 Seinäjoki 1996 Calgary 1997 Butte 1998 Roseville 1999 Geithus 2000 Seinäjoki 2001 Groningen 2002 Collalbo 2003 Kushiro 2004 Roseville 2005 Seinäjoki 2006 Erfurt 2007 Innsbruck 2008 Changchun (nl) 2009 Zakopane 2010 Moscow 2011 Seinäjoki 2012 Obihiro 2013 Collalbo 2014 Bjugn 2015 Warsaw 2016 Changchun 2017 Helsinki 2018 Salt Lake City 2019 Baselga di Pinè 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Innsbruck 2023 Inzell 2024 Hachinohe 2025 Collalbo
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