Multiple gold medals: Lydia Skoblikova (6); Bonnie Blair (5); Claudia Pechstein (4); Karin Enke, Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann and Yvonne van Gennip (3); Tatiana Averina, Catriona Lemay-Doan, Christa Rothenburger, Marianne Timmer, Ireen Wust, and Martina Sablikova (2).
500 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | Helga Haase, GER | 45.9 | |
| 1964 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 45.0 | OR |
| 1968 | Lyudmila Titova, USSR | 46.1 | |
| 1972 | Anne Henning, USA | 43.33 | OR |
| 1976 | Sheila Young, USA | 42.76 | OR |
| 1980 | Karin Enke, E. Ger | 41.78 | OR |
| 1984 | Christa Rothenburger, E. Ger | 41.02 | OR |
| 1988 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 39.10 | WR |
| 1992 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 40.33 | |
| 1994 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 39.25 | |
| 1998 | Catriona Lemay-Doan, CAN | 76.60* | OR |
| 2002 | Catriona Lemay-Doan, CAN | 74.75 | OR |
| 2006 | Svetlana Zhurova, RUS | 76.57 | |
| 2010 | Lee Sang-Hwa, KOR | 76.09 | |
*The two-race final was introduced; skater with the lowest combined time wins gold.
1000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | Klara Guseva, USSR | 1:34.1 | |
| 1964 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 1:33.2 | OR |
| 1968 | Carolina Geijssen, NED | 1:32.6 | OR |
| 1972 | Monika Pflug, W. Ger | 1:31.40 | OR |
| 1976 | Tatiana Averina, USSR | 1:28.43 | OR |
| 1980 | Natalia Petruseva, USSR | 1:24.10 | OR |
| 1984 | Karin Enke, E. Ger | 1:21.61 | OR |
| 1988 | Christa Rothenburger, E. Ger | 1:17.65 | WR |
| 1992 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 1:21.90 | |
| 1994 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 1:18.74 | |
| 1998 | Marianne Timmer, NED | 1:16.51 | OR |
| 2002 | Chris Witty, USA | 1:13.83 | WR |
| 2006 | Marianne Timmer, NED | 1:16.05 | |
| 2010 | Christine Nesbitt, CAN | 1:16.56 | |
1500 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 2:25.2 | WR |
| 1964 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 2:22.6 | OR |
| 1968 | Kaija Mustonen, FIN | 2:22.4 | OR |
| 1972 | Dianne Holum, USA | 2:20.85 | OR |
| 1976 | Galina Stepanskaya, USSR | 2:16.58 | OR |
| 1980 | Annie Borckink, NED | 2:10.95 | OR |
| 1984 | Karin Enke, E. Ger | 2:03.42 | WR |
| 1988 | Yvonne van Gennip, NED | 2:00.68 | OR |
| 1992 | Jacqueline Börner, GER | 2:05.87 | |
| 1994 | Emese Hunyady, AUT | 2:02.19 | |
| 1998 | Marianne Timmer, NED | 1:57.58 | WR |
| 2002 | Anni Friesinger, GER | 1:54.02 | WR |
| 2006 | Cindy Klassen, CAN | 1:55.27 | |
| 2010 | Ireen Wust, NED | 1:56.89 | |
3000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 5:14.3 | |
| 1964 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 5:14.9 | |
| 1968 | Johanna Schut, NED | 4:56.2 | OR |
| 1972 | Christina Baas-Kaiser, NED | 4:52.14 | OR |
| 1976 | Tatiana Averina, USSR | 4:45.19 | OR |
| 1980 | Bjorg Eva Jensen, NOR | 4:32.13 | OR |
| 1984 | Andrea Schöne, E. Ger | 4:24.79 | OR |
| 1988 | Yvonne van Gennip, NED | 4:11.94 | WR |
| 1992 | Gunda Niemann, GER | 4:19.90 | |
| 1994 | Svetlana Bazhanova, RUS | 4:17.43 | |
| 1998 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GER | 4:07.29 | OR |
| 2002 | Claudia Pechstein, GER | 3:57.70 | WR |
| 2006 | Ireen Wust, NED | 4:02.43 | |
| 2010 | Martina Sablikova, CZE | 4:02.53 | |
5000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960-84 Not held | | |
| 1988 | Yvonne van Gennip, NED | 7:14.13 | WR |
| 1992 | Gunda Niemann, GER | 7:31.57 | |
| 1994 | Claudia Pechstein, GER | 7:14.37 | |
| 1998 | Claudia Pechstein, GER | 6:59.61 | WR |
| 2002 | Claudia Pechstein, GER | 6:46.91 | WR |
| 2006 | Clara Hughes, CAN | 6:59.07 | |
| 2010 | Martina Sablikova, CZE | 6:50.91 | |
Team Pursuit
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 2006 | Germany | 3:01.25 | |
| 2010 | Germany | 3:02.82 | |
Men's Olympic Speed Skating
Olympic Speed Skating By Event
