1996 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
{{short description|International speed skating competition}}
{{Infobox Skating event
|event = World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
|image = 250px
|caption = Vikingskipet (Hamar)
|venue = Vikingskipet (Hamar)
|dates = 15–17 March 1996
|competitors =
|nations =
|prev =
|next = 1997 Warsaw
}}
The 1996 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 15 and 17 March 1996 in the Vikingskipet, Hamar, Norway. This was the first World Single Distance championships.
Schedule
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Date
! Events |
|---|
| rowspan=4|March 15
| 5000 m men |
| 500 m women (1st) |
| 500 m women (2nd) |
| 3000 m women |
| rowspan=5|March 16
| 500 m men (1st) |
| 500 m men (2nd) |
| 1500 m men |
| 1000 m women |
| 5000 m women |
| rowspan=3|March 17
| 1000 m men |
| 10000 m men |
| 1500 m women |
Medal summary
=Men's events=
=Women's events=
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host = NOR
| flag_template =
| event =
| team =
| gold_NED = 5 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 3
| gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 1
| gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 0
| gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 2 | bronze_JPN = 1
| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 2 | bronze_NOR = 1 | host_NOR = yes
| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 0
| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0
| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 0 | bronze_KAZ = 1
| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1
| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 1
}}
References
{{World Speed Skating Championships}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Single Distance Championships 1996}}