2013 European Speed Skating Championships

European Speed Skating Championships
VenueThialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands
Dates11–13 January 2013
Competitors52 from 17 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sven Kramer  NED
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jan Blokhuijsen  NED
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Håvard Bøkko  NOR
Medalist women
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ireen Wüst  NED
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Linda de Vries  NED
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diane Valkenburg  NED

The 2013 European Speed Skating Championships was the 38th continental allround speed skating event for women and the 107th for men. The championships were held at the Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 11 through 13 January 2013. Both the men's and women's championship consisted of four separate distance events and the winners are the skaters with the lowest points total after four distances. The competition was also a qualifying event for the 2013 World Allround Speed Skating Championships as the entry quotas were allocated according to the results of the European Championships.[1] Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst won the European titles.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "Essent ISU European Speed Skating Championships - Heerenveen (NED)". www.isu.org. International Skating Union (ISU). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Dutch dominate the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating". www.aipsmedia.com. AIPS. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.