2016 European Speed Skating Championships

2016 European Speed Skating Championships
VenueMinsk-Arena, Minsk, Belarus[1]
Dates9–10 January 2016[1]
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sven Kramer  NED
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bart Swings  BEL
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Blokhuijsen  NED
Medalist women
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková  CZE
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ireen Wüst  NED
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Antoinette de Jong  NED

The 2016 European Speed Skating Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 10 January 2016. Skaters from 17 countries participated.[2]

Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands were the defending champions. Kramer successfully defended his title, winning a record 8th title overall, and Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic won her 5th title.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Speed Skating Stadium". Minsk-Arena. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ "ISU European Speed Skating Championships". Skating Union of Belarus. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Kramer wins record eighth European skating title". The Washington Times/Associated Press. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.