2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

The 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships was held between 16 January and 17 January 2010 at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaidō.

Results
NQ = Not qualified for the second 1000 m (only the best 24 are qualified) DQ = disqualified NS = Not Started RET = Retreted

Results
NQ = Not qualified for the second 1000 m (only the best 24 are qualified) DQ = disqualified

Rules
All participating skaters are allowed to skate the two 500 meters and one 1000 meters; 24 skaters may take part on the second 1000 meters. These 24 skaters are determined by the samalog standings after the three skated distances, and comparing these lists as follows:


 * 1) Skaters among the top 24 on both lists are qualified.
 * 2) To make up a total of 24, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list.