Top 10 Best Speed Skaters of All Time

The Dutchman became Olympic champion in the 5,000 meters in 2010, 2014 and 2018 and won nine Olympic medals in total. He was also a multiple world allround champion.

She won six Olympic gold medals and thirteen medals in total, spread across five consecutive Games (2006 through 2022). She was world allround champion several times.

At the 1972 Sapporo Games he won gold in the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters. He was world allround champion in 1970, 1971 and 1972.

At the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, the American won all five speed skating distances, from the 500 to the 10,000 meters.

At the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics she won three gold medals: in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters. It was one of the big surprises of those Games.

A multiple world allround champion and one of the strongest skaters of the 1990s. He won Olympic medals, but never Olympic gold.

At the 1998 Nagano Games he won gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, both in world record times.

At the 2018 Pyeongchang Games he won gold in the 1,000 and 1,500 meters. He is a middle-distance specialist.

She won Olympic gold in the 1,000 meters in 1998 (Nagano) and in 2006 (Turin), seven years after her first title.

She won Olympic silver in the 1,000 meters in 2022 and became world champion in the 1,000 meters. She is also a well-known face outside of skating.