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Sweden
Career
1894 - 2024
Best year
1988
Total points
468
Best results
9x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#5
10-year rank
#7
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | World record - improvement | 5000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1988 | World record - improvement | 10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1894 | World record - improvement | 10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Frithiof Ericson |
| 1963 | World record - improvement | 3000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Jonny Nilsson |
| 1982 | World record - improvement | 10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 2021 | World record - improvement | 5000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1942 | World record - improvement | 3000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1963 | World record - improvement | 10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Jonny Nilsson |
| 1963 | World record - improvement | 5000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Jonny Nilsson |
| 2021 | World record - improvement | 10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1960 | World record - improvement | 10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Kjell Bäckman |
| 1990 | World record - annual holding | 10000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1947 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1943 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 2022 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1964 | World record - annual holding | 10000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Jonny Nilsson |
| 1943 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1950 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1946 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1989 | World record - annual holding | 10000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1946 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1942 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1964 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Jonny Nilsson |
| 2024 | World record - annual holding | 10000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1949 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1945 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 2024 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1983 | World record - annual holding | 10000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1945 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1952 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1948 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 2023 | World record - annual holding | 10000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1948 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1944 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 2023 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1965 | World record - annual holding | 10000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Jonny Nilsson |
| 1944 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1951 | World record - annual holding | 3000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1947 | World record - annual holding | 5000m | Men | 1 | 2 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 2022 | World Cup | 5000m/10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1988 | World Cup | 5000m/10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1986 | World Cup | 5000m/10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 2009 | World Championship | Team pursuit | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2021 | World Championship | 5000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Nils van der Poel |
| 2021 | World Championship | 10000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1965 | Own WR improvement | 5000m | Men | 1 | 4 | Jonny Nilsson |
| 2022 | Own WR improvement | 10000m | Men | 1 | 4 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Jonny Nilsson |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 3 | 6 | Örjan Sandler |
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Nils van der Poel |
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 5000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Nils van der Poel |
| 1956 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Sigvard Ericsson |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 3 | 6 | Kjell Bäckman |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 5000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1948 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Åke Seyffarth |
| 1952 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 3 | 6 | Carl-Erik Asplund |
| 1948 | Olympic Games | 5000m | Men | 3 | 6 | Göthe Hedlund |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Johnny Höglin |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 5000m | Men | 1 | 24 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Men | 2 | 12 | Tomas Gustafson |
| 1956 | Olympic Games | 5000m | Men | 2 | 12 | Sigvard Ericsson |
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