Venue Olympic Oval (Calgary) Competitors 34 men
28 women | Dates 28 and 29 January 2011 | |
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The 2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were a long track speed skating event held on 28 and 29 January 2012 in Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada.
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Sprint results
Stefan Groothuis skated a new points record (136.810), the previous record belonged to Jeremy Wotherspoon (137.230 [2003])
NQ = Not qualified for the second 1000m (only the best 24 are qualified)
DQ = disqualified
Sprint results
NQ = Not qualified for the second 1000m (only the best 24 are qualified)
DQ = disqualified
Rules
All participating skaters are allowed to skate the two 500 meters and one 1000 meters; 24 skaters may take part on the second 1000 meters. These 24 skaters are determined by the samalog standings after the three skated distances, and comparing these lists as follows:
- Skaters among the top 24 on both lists are qualified.
- To make up a total of 24, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list.
References
2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA