Days at the top of Adelskalendern
(24-11-23)
Until summer 1955 the distances considered are 500, 1000, 3000 and 5000m. Between summer 1955 and
summer 1982 the distances change to 500, 1000, 1500 and 3000m. From summer 1982 the distances change to
500, 1500, 3000 and 5000m. This is consistent with the schemes followed by the World Allround
Speed Skating Championships during those years.
Zofia Nehringerova POL 1931-02-15 1932-03-17 396 396 *
Verne Lesche FIN 1932-03-17 1936-02-09 1424 1424 >
Valentina Kuznetsova URS 1936-02-09 1936-02-16 7 7 >
Verne Lesche FIN 1936-02-15 1936-02-16 1 1425 *
Valentina Kuznetsova URS 1936-02-16 1936-04-30 74 81 *
Serafima Paromova URS 1936-04-30 1937-01-24 269 269 * a)
Laila Schou Nilsen NOR 1937-01-24 1952-01-21 5475 5475 *
Olga Akifjeva URS 1952-01-21 1952-01-22 1 1 *
Rimma Zjukova URS 1952-01-22 1955-07-01 1256 1256 * b)
Tamara Rylova URS 1955-07-01 1962-01-27 2402 2402 *
Inga Voronina URS 1962-01-27 1967-03-05 1863 1863 *
Stien Kaiser NED 1967-03-05 1969-02-23 721 721 >
Ans Schut NED 1969-02-23 1970-01-17 328 328 *
Nina Statkevitsj URS 1970-01-17 1971-01-16 364 364 >
Stien Kaiser NED 1971-01-16 1971-01-17 1 722 >
Nina Statkevitsj URS 1971-01-17 1971-02-21 35 399 >
Stien Kaiser NED 1971-02-21 1972-01-16 329 1051 *
Nina Statkevitsj URS 1972-01-16 1974-01-12 727 1126 *
Tatjana Averina URS 1974-01-12 1976-04-03 812 812 >
Galina Stepanskaja URS 1976-04-03 1976-11-19 230 230 >
Tatjana Averina URS 1976-11-19 1978-04-25 522 1334 >
Natalja Petrusjova URS 1978-04-25 1979-01-12 262 262 >
Tatjana Barabasj URS 1979-01-12 1979-10-02 263 1597 *
Natalja Petrusjova URS 1979-10-02 1983-01-23 1209 1471 > c)
Andrea Schöne GDR 1983-01-23 1983-03-25 61 61 >
Natalja Petrusjova URS 1983-03-25 1983-12-08 258 1729 *
Karin Enke GDR 1983-12-08 1984-01-15 38 38 >
Gabi Schönbrunn GDR 1984-01-15 1984-01-22 7 7 *
Andrea Schöne GDR 1984-01-22 1984-01-28 6 67 >
Karin Enke GDR 1984-01-28 1984-03-23 55 93 >
Andrea Schöne GDR 1984-03-23 1986-03-21 728 795 >
Karin Kania GDR 1986-03-21 1988-02-23 704 797 *
Andrea Ehrig GDR 1988-02-23 1993-01-24 1797 2592 *
Gunda Niemann GER 1993-01-24 1998-03-13 1874 1874 >
Claudia Pechstein GER 1998-03-13 1998-03-14 1 1 >
Gunda Niemann GER 1998-03-14 2001-03-02 1084 2958 *
Claudia Pechstein GER 2001-03-02 2001-03-09 7 8 *
Anni Friesinger GER 2001-03-09 2001-12-21 287 287 *
Cindy Klassen CAN 2001-12-21 2024-11-23 8373 8373 +
a) The exact date when Paromova dethroned Kuznetsova is not known but it
supposedly happened during April 1936.
b) Zjukova lost the first place to Rylova due to the change of distances.
c) Petrusjova kept the throne, although the distances were changed.
Days at the top in ranking order
Cindy Klassen CAN 8373
Laila Schou Nilsen NOR 5475
Gunda Niemann GER 2958
Andrea Ehrig GDR 2592
Tamara Rylova URS 2402
Inga Voronina URS 1863
Natalja Petrusjova URS 1729
Tatjana Barabasj URS 1597
Verne Lesche FIN 1425
Rimma Zjukova URS 1256
Nina Statkevitsj URS 1126
Stien Kaiser NED 1051
Karin Kania GDR 797
Zofia Nehringerova POL 396
Ans Schut NED 328
Anni Friesinger GER 287
Serafima Paromova URS 269
Valentina Kuznetsova URS 81
Claudia Pechstein GER 8
Gabi Schönbrunn GDR 7
Olga Akifjeva URS 1
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