2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 29 and March 31, 2001 in Jeonju, South Korea. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Li JiaJun China | 68 points | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 63 points (1st in 3000m) | Marc Gagnon Canada | 63 points (2nd in 3000m) |
| 500 m | Li JiaJun China | 43.433 | Jonathan Guilmette Canada | 43.465 | Maurizio Carnino Italy | 44.691 |
| 1000 m | Li JiaJun China | 1:32.034 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 1:32.160 | Min Ryoung South Korea | 1:32.269 |
| 1500 m† | Marc Gagnon Canada | 2:20.325 | Min Ryoung South Korea Terao Satoru  Japan | 2:20.677 | N/A | N/A |
| 3000 m | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 5:36.664 | Marc Gagnon Canada | 5:36.831 | Jonathan Guilmette Canada | 5:37.322 |
| 5000 m relay |
United States | 7:15.885 | Canada | 7:16.458 | China | 7:25.312 |
| † In the final of the Men's 1500 m, Min Ryoung and Terao Satoru crossed the finish line at the same time, thus both were awarded silver medals.
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification. | ||||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Yang Yang (A) China | 123 points | Wang Chunlu China | 81 points | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 50 points |
| 500 m | Wang Chunlu China | 45.779 | Yang Yang (A) China | 45.872 | Yang Yang (S) China | 45.949 |
| 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 1:45.664 | Wang Chunlu China | 1:45.734 | Yang Yang (S) China | 1:45.773 |
| 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 2:40.448 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 2:40.625 | Marie-Ève Drolet Canada | 2:40.643 |
| 3000 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 5:43.454 | Wang Chunlu China | 5:43.549 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 5:43.650 |
| 3000 m relay |
China | 4:25.927 | South Korea | 4:25.976 | Bulgaria | 4:27.597 |
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* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification. | ||||||
Medal table
| Place | Country |  |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | South Korea |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Japan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
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