- Who
- Ireen Wüst
- What
- 13 total number
- Where
- China (Beijing)
- When
The most Winter Olympic speed skating medals won by a woman is 13, by Ireen Wüst (Netherlands) between 2006 and 2022. This is also the outright record. Her tally comprised six gold medals, five silvers and two bronze.
At Beijing 2022, Wüst won bronze in the team pursuit and gold in the 1,500 m – making her the first athlete to win individual gold medals at five different Olympic Games. She was also the most-decorated athlete at Sochi 2014, claiming five medals. Her medal breakdown is:
Turin 2006: 3,000 m gold, 1,500 m bronze Vancouver 2010: 1,500 m gold Sochi 2014: 3,000 m and team pursuit gold, 1,000 m, 1,500 m and 5,000 m silver Pyeongchang 2018: 1,500 m gold, 3,000 m and team pursuit silver Beijing 2022: 1,500 m gold, team pursuit bronze
Wüst’s total of 13 medals put her joint-second on the all-time Winter Olympic list, alongside biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen and behind cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen.
