The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1970, but they were discontinued after the 1974 tournament because of lack of interest. The European Championships for Women were reinstated in 1981.
Numbers in brackets denotes number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Boldface denotes record number of victories.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kolomna |  NetherlandsMarrit Leenstra Lotte van Beek Melissa Wijfje |  RussiaOlga Graf Yekaterina Shikhova Natalya Voronina |  GermanyRoxanne Dufter Gabriele Hirschbichler Michelle Uhrig |
| 2020 | Heerenveen | Netherlands Antoinette de Jong Melissa Wijfje (2) Ireen Wüst | Russia Elizaveta Kazelina Evgeniia Lalenkova Natalya Voronina |  BelarusTatsiana Mikhailava Yauheniya Varabyova Maryna Zuyeva |
| 2022 | Heerenveen | Netherlands Antoinette de Jong (2) Irene Schouten Ireen Wüst (2) |  NorwayMarit Fjellanger Bøhm Sofie Karoline Haugen Ragne Wiklund | Russia Elizaveta Golubeva Evgeniia Lalenkova Natalya Voronina |
| 2024 | Heerenveen | Netherlands Joy Beune Marijke Groenewoud Irene Schouten (2) | Germany Josie Hofmann Josephine Schlörb Lea Sophie Scholz |  SwitzerlandJasmin Güntert Ramona Härdi Kaitlyn McGregor |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 15 | 18 | 21 | 54 |
| 2 | Germany | 14 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 3 |  East Germany | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 |  Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 |  Austria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 147 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 21 | 12 | 4 | 37 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 36 | 30 | 25 | 91 |
| 2 | Germany | 14 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 | East Germany | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Russia | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Norway | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 231 | |
Boldface denotes active skaters and highest medal count among all skaters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
| Rank | Skater | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Kleemann) | East Germany Germany | 1988 | 2001 | 8 | 3 | – | 11 |
| 2 | Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | 2006 | 2017 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Martina Sáblíková | Czech Republic | 2007 | 2021 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 1998 | 2005 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 5 | Andrea Ehrig (Schöne) | East Germany | 1983 | 1988 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 6 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 1996 | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong | Netherlands | 2016 | 2023 | 3 | – | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | Netherlands | 1972 | 1974 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 9 | Nina Statkevich | Soviet Union | 1970 | 1974 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Tonny de Jong | Netherlands | 1995 | 1999 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| Natalya Petrusyova | Soviet Union | 1981 | 1983 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| Rank | Skater | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | 2006 | 2022 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Kleemann) | East Germany Germany | 1988 | 2001 | 8 | 3 | – | 11 |
| 3 | Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong | Netherlands | 2016 | 2024 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Martina Sáblíková | Czech Republic | 2007 | 2021 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Irene Schouten | Netherlands | 2020 | 2024 | 5 | 3 | – | 8 |
| 6 | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 1998 | 2005 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Jutta Leerdam | Netherlands | 2020 | 2024 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| 8 | Andrea Ehrig (Schöne) | East Germany | 1983 | 1988 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 9 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 1996 | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Femke Kok | Netherlands | 2020 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Allround |
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Spr. & Allr. | |||||||
| Single distances | |||||||
