2026 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Men

Men
at the 2026 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
Men ; at the 2026 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
Venue	Thialf
Location	Heerenveen, Netherlands
Dates	5–6 March
Competitors	28 from 16 nations
Winning points	134.670
Medalists
	← 2024 2028 →

The Men competition at the 2026 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships was held on 5 and 6 March 2026.^[1]

Background

Jordan Stolz, 2026 Olympic gold medalist at the 500 and 1000m, registered for the 2026 World Sprint Championships.^[2] He took on defending 2024 champion Ning Zhongyan and runner up Jenning de Boo, Olympic silver medalist at the 500 and 1000m.^[3]

De Boo won his first title of World Sprint Champion, winning three of four events. Stolz took second place and Ning Zhongyan won bronze.^[4]

Results

500 m

The race was started on 5 March at 19:36.^[5]

Rank	Pair	Lane	Name	Country	Time	Diff
1	13	I	Jenning de Boo	Netherlands	33.78 TR
2	12	O	Jordan Stolz	United States	34.13	+0.35
3	9	O	Laurent Dubreuil	Canada	34.26	+0.48
4	1	O	Ning Zhongyan	China	34.36 PB	+0.58
5	13	O	Damian Żurek	Poland	34.51	+0.73
6	11	I	Tatsuya Shinhama	Japan	34.52	+0.74
7	6	I	Joep Wennemars	Netherlands	34.57	+0.79
8	5	O	Janno Botman	Netherlands	34.71	+0.93
9	6	O	Piotr Michalski	Poland	34.72	+0.94
10	9	I	Koo Kyung-min	South Korea	34.73	+0.95
11	10	O	Marten Liiv	Estonia	34.74	+0.96
12	12	I	Bjørn Magnussen	Norway	34.84	+1.06
13	14	I	Marek Kania	Poland	34.87	+1.09
14	5	I	Taiyo Nonomura	Japan	34.94	+1.16
15	10	I	Cédrick Brunet	Canada	34.95	+1.17
16	11	O	Cooper McLeod	United States	35.03	+1.25
16	14	O	Wataru Morishige	Japan	35.03	+1.25
18	7	I	Cho Sang-hyeok	South Korea	35.12	+1.34
19	8	I	Nil Llop	Spain	35.24	+1.46
20	7	O	Henrik Fagerli Rukke	Norway	35.40	+1.62
21	8	O	Artur Galiyev	Kazakhstan	35.49	+1.71
22	4	O	Hendrik Dombek	Germany	35.50	+1.72
23	4	I	Moritz Klein	Germany	35.53	+1.75
24	3	O	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	United States	35.65	+1.87
25	1	I	Mathias Vosté	Belgium	35.74	+1.96
26	2	O	Daniele Di Stefano	Italy	35.76 PB	+1.98
27	3	I	Ignaz Gschwentner	Austria	35.95	+2.17
28	2	I	Botond Bejczi	Hungary	36.64	+2.86

1000 m

The race was started on 5 March at 21:27.^[6]

Rank	Pair	Lane	Name	Country	Time	Diff
1	12	I	Jenning de Boo	Netherlands	1:06.52
2	13	I	Jordan Stolz	United States	1:07.14	+0.62
3	12	O	Joep Wennemars	Netherlands	1:07.37	+0.85
4	14	I	Ning Zhongyan	China	1:07.61	+1.09
5	8	O	Laurent Dubreuil	Canada	1:08.35	+1.83
6	11	I	Marten Liiv	Estonia	1:08.40	+1.88
7	5	O	Janno Botman	Netherlands	1:08.53	+2.01
8	4	O	Daniele Di Stefano	Italy	1:08.64	+2.12
9	6	I	Bjørn Magnussen	Norway	1:08.69	+2.17
9	7	I	Koo Kyung-min	South Korea	1:08.69	+2.17
11	14	O	Damian Żurek	Poland	1:08.97	+2.45
12	10	I	Taiyo Nonomura	Japan	1:09.05	+2.53
13	3	O	Cho Sang-hyeok	South Korea	1:09.15	+2.63
14	2	O	Tatsuya Shinhama	Japan	1:09.32	+2.80
14	10	O	Hendrik Dombek	Germany	1:09.32	+2.80
16	9	I	Piotr Michalski	Poland	1:09.46	+2.94
17	9	O	Marek Kania	Poland	1:09.47	+2.95
18	13	O	Cooper McLeod	United States	1:09.49	+2.97
19	8	I	Moritz Klein	Germany	1:09.74	+3.22
20	7	O	Mathias Vosté	Belgium	1:09.93	+3.41
21	4	I	Cédrick Brunet	Canada	1:09.97	+3.45
22	11	O	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	United States	1:10.23	+3.71
23	5	I	Wataru Morishige	Japan	1:10.32	+3.80
24	6	O	Nil Llop	Spain	1:10.50	+3.98
25	1	I	Henrik Fagerli Rukke	Norway	1:10.75	+4.23
26	3	I	Artur Galiyev	Kazakhstan	1:10.83	+4.31
27	2	I	Ignaz Gschwentner	Austria	1:12.65	+6.13
28	1	O	Botond Bejczi	Hungary	1:12.66	+6.14

500 m

The race was started on 6 March at 19:36.^[7]

Rank	Pair	Lane	Name	Country	Time	Diff
1	13	O	Jenning de Boo	Netherlands	33.93
2	13	I	Jordan Stolz	United States	34.17	+0.24
3	11	I	Laurent Dubreuil	Canada	34.32	+0.39
4	10	O	Tatsuya Shinhama	Japan	34.53	+0.60
5	9	O	Bjørn Magnussen	Norway	34.54	+0.61
6	12	I	Ning Zhongyan	China	34.65	+0.72
7	8	I	Piotr Michalski	Poland	34.67	+0.74
8	7	O	Marek Kania	Poland	34.77	+0.84
8	12	O	Joep Wennemars	Netherlands	34.77	+0.84
10	10	I	Marten Liiv	Estonia	34.87	+0.94
11	11	O	Koo Kyung-min	South Korea	34.98	+1.05
12	9	I	Janno Botman	Netherlands	35.04	+1.11
13	7	I	Cooper McLeod	United States	35.09	+1.16
14	5	O	Cédrick Brunet	Canada	35.16	+1.23
15	3	O	Nil Llop	Spain	35.20	+1.27
16	6	O	Cho Sang-hyeok	South Korea	35.27	+1.34
16	8	O	Taiyo Nonomura	Japan	35.27	+1.34
18	4	O	Moritz Klein	Germany	35.41	+1.48
19	2	I	Artur Galiyev	Kazakhstan	35.45	+1.52
20	3	I	Henrik Fagerli Rukke	Norway	35.46	+1.53
21	5	I	Hendrik Dombek	Germany	35.75	+1.82
22	2	O	Mathias Vosté	Belgium	35.84	+1.91
23	6	I	Daniele Di Stefano	Italy	35.89	+1.96
24	1	O	Ignaz Gschwentner	Austria	35.97	+2.04
25	4	I	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	United States	36.64	+2.71
26	1	I	Botond Bejczi	Hungary	36.68	+2.75

1000 m

The race was started on 6 March at 21:22.^[8]

Rank	Pair	Lane	Name	Country	Time	Diff
1	12	O	Jordan Stolz	United States	1:07.26
2	13	O	Jenning de Boo	Netherlands	1:07.40	+0.14
3	11	O	Ning Zhongyan	China	1:07.88	+0.62
3	12	I	Joep Wennemars	Netherlands	1:07.88	+0.62
5	7	I	Cho Sang-hyeok	South Korea	1:08.82	+1.56
6	9	O	Marten Liiv	Estonia	1:08.87	+1.61
7	13	I	Laurent Dubreuil	Canada	1:08.90	+1.64
8	10	O	Bjørn Magnussen	Norway	1:08.98	+1.72
9	7	O	Piotr Michalski	Poland	1:09.12	+1.86
10	8	O	Koo Kyung-min	South Korea	1:09.21	+1.95
11	4	I	Daniele Di Stefano	Italy	1:09.28	+2.02
12	9	I	Marek Kania	Poland	1:09.45	+2.19
13	11	I	Tatsuya Shinhama	Japan	1:09.52	+2.26
14	6	O	Taiyo Nonomura	Japan	1:09.58	+2.32
15	8	I	Cooper McLeod	United States	1:09.73	+2.47
16	5	I	Hendrik Dombek	Germany	1:09.85	+2.59
17	3	I	Mathias Vosté	Belgium	1:09.98	+2.72
18	6	I	Nil Llop	Spain	1:10.16	+2.90
19	5	O	Cédrick Brunet	Canada	1:10.43	+3.17
20	2	I	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	United States	1:10.46	+3.20
21	3	O	Henrik Fagerli Rukke	Norway	1:10.52	+3.26
22	2	O	Artur Galiyev	Kazakhstan	1:10.73	+3.47
23	1	I	Botond Bejczi	Hungary	1:12.02	+4.76
24	1	O	Ignaz Gschwentner	Austria	1:12.68	+5.42
25	10	I	Janno Botman	Netherlands	2:13.85	+1:06.59
	4	O	Moritz Klein	Germany	Disqualified

Overall standings

After all events.^[9]

Rank	Name	Country	500m	1000m	500m	1000m	Points	Diff
	Jenning de Boo	Netherlands	33.78	1:06.52	33.93	1:07.40	134.670 WR
	Jordan Stolz	United States	34.13	1:07.14	34.17	1:07.26	135.500	+1.66
	Ning Zhongyan	China	34.36	1:07.61	34.65	1:07.88	136.755	+4.17
4	Joep Wennemars	Netherlands	34.57	1:07.37	34.77	1:07.88	136.965	+4.59
5	Laurent Dubreuil	Canada	34.26	1:08.35	34.32	1:08.90	137.205	+5.07
6	Bjørn Magnussen	Norway	34.84	1:08.69	34.54	1:08.98	138.215	+7.09
7	Marten Liiv	Estonia	34.74	1:08.40	34.87	1:08.87	138.245	+7.15
8	Tatsuya Shinhama	Japan	34.52	1:09.32	34.53	1:09.52	138.470	+7.60
9	Koo Kyung-min	South Korea	34.73	1:08.69	34.98	1:09.21	138.660	+7.98
10	Piotr Michalski	Poland	34.72	1:09.46	34.67	1:09.12	138.680	+8.02
11	Marek Kania	Poland	34.87	1:09.47	34.77	1:09.45	139.100	+8.86
12	Cho Sang-hyeok	South Korea	35.12	1:09.15	35.27	1:08.82	139.375	+9.41
13	Taiyo Nonomura	Japan	34.94	1:09.05	35.27	1:09.58	139.525	+9.71
14	Cooper McLeod	United States	35.03	1:09.49	35.09	1:09.73	139.730	+10.12
15	Cédrick Brunet	Canada	34.95	1:09.97	35.16	1:10.43	140.310	+11.28
16	Daniele Di Stefano	Italy	35.76	1:08.64	35.89	1:09.28	140.610	+11.88
17	Nil Llop	Spain	35.24	1:10.50	35.20	1:10.16	140.770	+12.20
18	Hendrik Dombek	Germany	35.50	1:09.32	35.75	1:09.85	140.835	+12.33
19	Henrik Fagerli Rukke	Norway	35.40	1:10.75	35.46	1:10.52	141.495	+13.65
20	Mathias Vosté	Belgium	35.74	1:09.93	35.84	1:09.98	141.535	+13.73
21	Artur Galiyev	Kazakhstan	35.49	1:10.83	35.45	1:10.73	141.720	+14.10
22	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	United States	35.65	1:10.23	36.64	1:10.46	142.635	+15.93
23	Ignaz Gschwentner	Austria	35.95	1:12.65	35.97	1:12.68	144.585	+19.83
24	Botond Bejczi	Hungary	36.64	1:12.66	36.68	1:12.02	145.660	+21.98
25	Janno Botman	Netherlands	34.71	1:08.53	35.04	2:13.85	170.940	+1:12.54
26	Moritz Klein	Germany	35.53	1:09.74	35.41	DSQ	105.810	—
	Damian Żurek	Poland	34.51	1:08.97	Did not start		68.995
	Wataru Morishige	Japan	35.03	1:10.32	Did not start		70.190

References

↑ "Start list" (PDF). isu.org. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ Nickel, Lori. "Jordan Stolz reflects on Olympic gold before next great challenge | Lori Nickel". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
↑ "Loting dag 1 Wereldkampioenschappen sprint mannen". Sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
↑ "De Boo verslaat rivaal Stolz en verovert eerste wereldtitel sprint". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
↑ "Result 1st 500m Men" (PDF). ISU. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ "Result 1st 1000m Men" (PDF). ISU. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ "Result 2nd 500m Men" (PDF). ISU. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
↑ "Result 2nd 1000m Men" (PDF). ISU. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
↑ "World Sprint Championship – Men" (PDF). ISU. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

[1] "Start list" (PDF). isu.org. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[2] Nickel, Lori. "Jordan Stolz reflects on Olympic gold before next great challenge | Lori Nickel". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2026-03-05.

[3] "Loting dag 1 Wereldkampioenschappen sprint mannen". Sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 2026-03-05.

[4] "De Boo verslaat rivaal Stolz en verovert eerste wereldtitel sprint". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

[5] "Result 1st 500m Men" (PDF). ISU. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[6] "Result 1st 1000m Men" (PDF). ISU. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[7] "Result 2nd 500m Men" (PDF). ISU. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

[8] "Result 2nd 1000m Men" (PDF). ISU. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

[9] "World Sprint Championship – Men" (PDF). ISU. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

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