The world championship in speed skating in the classic men's all-round 1971 was held February 13-14 at the stadium Ullevi in Gothenburg ( Sweden ). 34 athletes took part in it. For the final distance of 10,000 m, 16 best ones were allowed following the results of 3 distances. The world champion was the representative of the Netherlands Ard Schenk . He set two world records - at a distance of 10,000 meters and in the sum of all-around.
| World Speed Skating Championships in classic all-around 1971 | |
|---|---|
| Championship details | |
| Location |  Gothenburg ( Sweden ) |
| Tournament Dates | February 13 - 14, 1971 |
| Number of participants | 34 |
| Prizes among men | |
 Champion |  Ard Schenk |
 Second place | Goran klasson |
 Third place | Kes Verkerk |
| Top places for women | |
| Championship statistics | |
| World Records | 2 |
Results
| a place | sportsman | a country | glasses | 500 m | 5000 m | 1500 m | 10,000 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ard Schenk | Netherlands | 171.130 WR | 40.57 (3) | 7.18,8 (1) | 2.04.8 (1) | 15.01.6 WR (1) |
 | Goran klasson | Sweden | 173.368 | 40.46 (2) | 7.22.4 (3) | 2.08.2 (4) | 15.18,7 (4) |
 | Kes Verkerk | Netherlands | 174.958 | 42.08 (12) | 7.20,6 (2) | 2.09.4 (10) | 15.13,7 (2) |
| four | Doug Forness |  Norway | 175.707 | 40.31 (1) | 7.29.0 (7) | 2.07.7 (3) | 15.58.6 (10) |
| five | Sten Stensen | Norway | 177.102 | 43.79 (28) | 7.26,5 (5) | 2.08.3 (5) | 15.17,9 (3) |
| 6 | Ian bols | Netherlands | 177.128 | 41.78 (7) | 7.26.4 (4) | 2.08.5 (6) | 15.57.5 (9) |
| 7 | Eddie Verheijen | Netherlands | 177.762 | 42.09 (13) | 7.29,7 (8) | 2.08.9 (8) | 15.54,7 (6) |
| eight | Per Willy Guttormsen | Norway | 178.405 | 42.49 (17) | 7.28,5 (6) | 2.09.9 (11) | 15.55,3 (8) |
| 9 | Alexander Chekulaev | the USSR | 178.745 | 41.89 (10) | 7.30,6 (9) | 2.11,4 (18) | 15.59.9 (11) |
| ten | Gerhard Zimmerman | Germany | 179.193 | 42.59 (19) | 7.36.0 (12) | 2.10.0 (12) | 15.53,4 (5) |
| eleven | Yunni Höglin | Sweden | 179.360 | 41.38 (5) | 7.37.5 (14) | 2.10.2 (13) | 16.16,6 (15) |
| 12 | Willy Olsen | Norway | 180.132 | 42.45 (16) | 7.34.7 (11) | 2.13.4 (21) | 15.54,9 (7) |
| 13 | Eryan Sandler | Sweden | 180.807 | 42.61 (21) | 7.37.6 (16) | 2.11.0 (15) | 08.16,4 (13) |
| 14 | Raimo Hietala | Finland | 180.973 | 42.69 (22) | 7.34.3 (10) | 2.13.3 (20) | 08.16,4 (13) |
| 15 | Osamu Naito | Japan | 181.293 | 43.96 (29) | 7.36.7 (13) | 2.10.3 (14) | 16.04,6 (12) |
| sixteen | Giovanni Gloder | Italy | 183.958 | 43.14 (26) | 7.37.5 (14) | 2.14.5 (27) | 16.44,7 (16) |
| NC17 | Magne Thomassen | Norway | 130.753 | 41.84 (9) | 7.39.8 (18) | 2.08.8 (7) | |
| NC18 | Goran Johansson | Sweden | 131.130 | 42.34 (14) | 7.42.9 (20) | 2.07.5 (2) | |
| NC19 | Peter Nottet | Netherlands | 131.247 | 41.36 (4) | 7.39.2 (17) | 2.11.9 (19) | |
| NC20 | Bruno Tognolli | Italy | 131.547 | 42.36 (15) | 7.41.2 (19) | 2.09.2 (9) | |
| NC21 | Kimmo Koskinen | Finland | 132.710 | 41.81 (8) | 7.44.0 (21) | 2.13.5 (22) | |
| NC22 | Jouko Salacca | Finland | 133.923 | 42.53 (18) | 7.46,6 (22) | 2.14.2 (23) | |
| NC23 | Bill Lanigan | USA | 134.803 | 42.59 (19) | 7.54.8 (25) | 2.14.2 (23) | |
| NC24 | Vladislav Matveev | the USSR | 134.960 | 43.06 (25) | 8.02.0 (26) | 2.11.1 (11) | |
| NC25 | Shigeki Kobayashi | Japan | 135.287 | 43.59 (27) | 7.49.3 (23) | 2.14.3 (25) | |
| NC26 | David Hampton | Great Britain | 136.717 | 43.00 (24) | 8.04,5 (27) | 2.15,8 (29) | |
| NC27 | Dan carroll | USA | 136.773 | 41.73 (6) | 8.33,1 * (33) | 2.11.2 (17) | |
| NC28 | Franz Crinbühl | Switzerland | 137.173 | 44.45 (33) | 7.50,9 (24) | 2.16.9 (32) | |
| NC29 | Kevin sirois | Canada | 137.463 | 43.98 (30) | 8.04,5 (27) | 2.15.1 (28) | |
| NC30 | Helmut Kraus | Germany | 138.007 | 42.94 (23) | 8.23.0 (32) | 2.14.3 (25) | |
| NC31 | Siegfried Hartman | Austria | 139.020 | 44.12 (32) | 8.16,0 (31) | 2.15.9 (30) | |
| NC32 | Richard Tourne | France | 139.097 | 44.47 (34) | 8.10,6 (29) | 8.10,6 (31) | |
| NC33 | Bob hodges | Canada | 139.230 | 44.06 (31) | 8.12,7 (30) | 2.17.7 (33) | |
| NS2 | Otmar Braunecker | Austria | 41.89 (10) | NS |
- * = with a fall
- NC = not selected at final distance
- NS # = did not reach the start at the distance #
- DQ = disqualified
- NC = not selected at final distance