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1996 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion Inzell.jpg
Venue Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion, Inzell
Dates 2–4 February 1996
Competitors 41 (M), 28 (W)from 24 nations
Medalist men
1st, gold medalist(s) Rintje Ritsma  NED
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ids Postma  NED
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Keiji Shirahata  JPN
Medalist women
1st, gold medalist(s) Gunda Niemann  GER
2nd, silver medalist(s) Claudia Pechstein  GER
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mie Uehara  JPN
1st, gold medalist(s) Rintje Ritsma  NED
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ids Postma  NED
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Keiji Shirahata  JPN
1st, gold medalist(s) Gunda Niemann  GER
2nd, silver medalist(s) Claudia Pechstein  GER
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mie Uehara  JPN

The 1996 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on 14–16 February 1997 in the Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion stadium in Inzell, Germany. This was the first World Championships where men and women competed at the same time and venue.

Title defenders were the 1995 world champions Gunda Niemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma from the Netherlands. Both prolongated their titles.

NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)
NS=did not start
* = Includes a fall

NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)
NS= Did not start
* = Includes a fall


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