World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a senior international short track speed skating competition held once a year to determine the World Champion in individual distances, relays and Overall Classification. It is sanctioned by the International Skating Union and is usually held in March or April.
In 1967, the International Skating Union adopted short track speed skating, although it did not organise international competitions until 1976. World Championships have been held since 1981, though earlier events later received that status.
Skaters perform individual races in the 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 3000 meters (super-final involving eight competitors with highest points after completion of other distances) and a four-person race, in the 3000 meters relay for women, and the 5000 meters relay for men. Points are given for each placings in the finals of individual distances (currently 34 points for 1st, 21 for 2nd, 13 for 3rd, 8 for 4th, 5 for 5th, 3 for 6th, 2 for 7th, 1 for 8th). From 2009, the leader after first 1000m in the 3000m super-final is given extra 5 points. The athlete with the highest points after the points for all individual distances are added up (maximum 141 points, 136 points before 2009) is declared the Men's or Ladies' Overall World Short-track Speed Skating Champion. In case of a tie in points, precedence is given to the athlete with higher placing in the 3000m super-final.
Overall classification medalists
Men
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1976 | Champaign | Alan Rattray | Gaetan Boucher | Andre Chabrerie |
1977 | Grenoble | Gaetan Boucher | Craig Kressler | Hiroshi Toda |
1978 | Solihull | James Lynch | Harry Spragg | Alan Rattray |
1979 | Quebec | Hiroshi Toda | Louis Baril | Nick Thometz |
1980 | Milan | Gaetan Boucher | Louis Grenier | Marc Bella |
1981 | Meudon | Benoit Baril | Gaetan Boucher | Michael Richmond |
1982 | Moncton | Guy Daignault | Gaetan Boucher | Louis Grenier |
1983 | Tokyo | Louis Grenier | Michel Delisle | Guy Daignault |
1984 | Peterborough | Guy Daignault | Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Michel Daignault |
1985 | Amsterdam | Toshinobu Kawai | Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Louis Grenier |
1986 | Chamonix | Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Guy Daignault | Robert Dubreuil |
1987 | Montreal | Michel Daignault Toshinobu Kawai | none awarded | Charles Veldhoven |
1988 | St. Louis | Peter van de Velde | Richard Suyten | Tatsuyoshi Ishihara |
1989 | Solihull | Michel Daignault | Kim Ki-Hoon | Mark Lackie |
1990 | Amsterdam | Lee Joon-Ho | Yuichi Akasaka Wilf O'Reilly | none awarded |
1991 | Sydney | Wilf O'Reilly | Kim Ki-Hoon | Lee Joon-Ho |
1992 | Denver | Kim Ki-Hoon | Mo Ji-Soo | Lee Joon-Ho |
1993 | Beijing | Marc Gagnon | Sylvain Gagnon | Chae Ji-Hoon |
1994 | Guildford | Marc Gagnon | Frederic Blackburn | Chae Ji-Hoon |
1995 | Gjøvik | Chae Ji-Hoon | Marc Gagnon | Song Jae-Kun |
1996 | The Hague | Marc Gagnon | Chae Ji-Hoon | Orazio Fagone |
1997 | Nagano | Kim Dong-Sung | Marc Gagnon | Saturo Terao |
1998 | Vienna | Marc Gagnon | Fabio Carta | Kim Dong-Sung |
1999 | Sofia | Li Jiajun | Saturo Terao | Fabio Carta |
2000 | Sheffield | Min Ryoung | Éric Bédard | Li Jiajun |
2001 | Jeonju | Li Jiajun | Apolo Anton Ohno | Marc Gagnon |
2002 | Montreal | Kim Dong-Sung | Ahn Hyun-Soo | Fabio Carta |
2003 | Warsaw | Ahn Hyun-Soo | Li Jiajun | Song Suk-Woo |
2004 | Gothenburg | Ahn Hyun-Soo | Song Suk-Woo | Li Jiajun |
2005 | Beijing | Ahn Hyun-Soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | François-Louis Tremblay |
2006 | Minneapolis | Ahn Hyun-Soo | Lee Ho-Suk | François-Louis Tremblay |
2007 | Milan | Ahn Hyun-Soo | Charles Hamelin | Apolo Anton Ohno |
2008 | Gangneung | Apolo Anton Ohno | Lee Ho-Suk | Song Kyung-Taek |
2009 | Vienna | Lee Ho-Suk | J.R. Celski | Charles Hamelin |
2010 | Sofia | Lee Ho-Suk | Kwak Yoon-Gy | Liang Wenhao |
2011 | Sheffield | Noh Jin-Kyu | Charles Hamelin | Liang Wenhao |
2012 | Shanghai | Kwak Yoon-Gy | Noh Jin-Kyu | Olivier Jean |
2013 | Debrecen | Sin Da-Woon | Kim Yun-Jae | Charles Hamelin |
2014 | Montreal | Victor An | J.R. Celski | Charles Hamelin |
2015 | Moscow | Sjinkie Knegt | Park Se-yeong | Wu Dajing |
2016 | Seoul |
Ladies
Hosting tally
Times hosted | Host country |
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6 | Great Britain |
5 | Canada |
4 | United States |
3 | China, France, Netherlands, South Korea |
2 | Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Japan |
1 | Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Australia, Russia |
- Includes scheduled world championships.
Records
Largest number of titles
- Men: Ahn Hyun-Soo: 6 (2003-2007, 2014)
- Ladies: Yang Yang (A) : 6 (1997-2002)
Most consecutive titles
- Men: Ahn Hyun-Soo: 5 (2003-2007)
- Ladies: Yang Yang (A): 6 (1997-2002)
Gold medal sweeps
- Men: 2002 ( Kim Dong-Sung)
- Men: 1992 ( Kim Ki-Hoon)
- Ladies: 1983 ( Sylvie Daigle)-relay title not awarded despite the win in the race
Medal sweeps
- Men: 1982-1983 ( Canada), 1992 ( South Korea)
- Ladies: 1982 ( Canada), 2005 ( South Korea)
See also
- World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
- World Speed Skating Championships
- Short track speed skating
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