World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
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| World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| File:International Skating Union logo.png | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sporting event |
| Date | Varying |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Country | Varying |
| Inaugurated | 1976 |
| Organised by | International Skating Union |
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.
The 2020 edition was supposed to be held in Seoul, South Korea, from 13 to 15 March 2020 but had been postponed after authorities ordered the closure of the Mokdong Ice Rink due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.[1][2] The International Skating Union initially announced they were trying to reschedule the tournament to the beginning of the 2020–21 season[3] but cancelled the event on 16 April 2020.[4]
Summary
[edit | edit source]1976-1977: as a world event (World Competition)
1978-1980: as ISU championship
1981-now: as ISU World Championship
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- 2020 Edition in Seoul was cancelled.
Overall classification medalists
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Season | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Champaign | United States Alan Rattray |  Gaetan Boucher |
France Andre Chabrerie |
| 1977 | Grenoble | Gaetan Boucher |
United States Craig Kressler | Japan Hiroshi Toda |
| 1978 | Solihull | Australia James Lynch | United Kingdom Harry Spragg | United States Alan Rattray |
| 1979 | Québec | Japan Hiroshi Toda | Louis Baril |
United States Nick Thometz |
| 1980 | Milan | Gaetan Boucher (2) |
Louis Gernier |
France Marc Bella |
| 1981 | Meudon | Benoit Baril |
Gaetan Boucher |
Australia Michael Richmond |
| 1982 | Moncton | Guy Daignault |
Gaetan Boucher |
Louis Gernier
|
| 1983 | Tokyo | Louis Gernier |
Michel Delisle |
Guy Daignault
|
| 1984 | Peterborough | Guy Daignault (2) |
Japan Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Michel Daignault
|
| 1985 | Amsterdam | Japan Toshinobu Kawai | Japan Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Louis Gernier
|
| 1986 | Chamonix | Japan Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Guy Daignault |
Robert Dubreuil
|
| 1987 | Montréal | Michel Daignault Japan Toshinobu Kawai (2) |
none awarded | Netherlands Charles Veldhoven |
| 1988 | St. Louis | Netherlands Peter van der Velde | Netherlands Richard Suyten | Japan Tatsuyoshi Ishihara |
| 1989 | Solihull | Michel Daignault (2) |
South Korea Kim Ki-Hoon | Mark Lackie
|
| 1990 | Amsterdam | South Korea Lee Joon-Ho | Japan Yuichi Akasaka United Kingdom Wilf O'Reilly |
none awarded |
| 1991 | Sydney | United Kingdom Wilf O'Reilly | South Korea Kim Ki-Hoon | South Korea Lee Joon-Ho |
| 1992 | Denver | South Korea Kim Ki-Hoon | South Korea Mo Ji-Soo | South Korea Lee Joon-Ho |
| 1993 | Beijing | Marc Gagnon |
Sylvain Gagnon |
South Korea Chae Ji-Hoon South Korea Kim Ki-Hoon |
| 1994 | Guildford | Marc Gagnon |
South Korea Chae Ji-Hoon Frederic Blackburn |
none awarded |
| 1995 | Gjøvik | South Korea Chae Ji-Hoon | Marc Gagnon |
South Korea Song Jae-Kun |
| 1996 | The Hague | Marc Gagnon |
South Korea Chae Ji-Hoon | Italy Orazio Fagone |
| 1997 | Nagano | South Korea Kim Dong-Sung | Marc Gagnon |
Derrick Campbell
|
| 1998 | Vienna | Marc Gagnon (4) |
Italy Fabio Carta | South Korea Kim Dong-Sung |
| 1999 | Sofia | China Li Jiajun | Japan Satoru Terao | Italy Fabio Carta |
| 2000 | Sheffield | South Korea Min Ryoung | Éric Bédard |
China Li Jiajun |
| 2001 | Jeonju | China Li Jiajun (2) | United States Apolo Anton Ohno | Marc Gagnon
|
| 2002 | Montreal | South Korea Kim Dong-Sung (2) | South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo | Italy Fabio Carta |
| 2003 | Warsaw | South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo | China Li Jiajun | South Korea Song Suk-Woo |
| 2004 | Gothenburg | South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo | South Korea Song Suk-Woo | China Li Jiajun |
| 2005 | Beijing | South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo | United States Apolo Anton Ohno | François-Louis Tremblay
|
| 2006 | Minneapolis | South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo | South Korea Lee Ho-Suk | François-Louis Tremblay
|
| 2007 | Milan | South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo | Charles Hamelin |
United States Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 2008 | Gangneung | United States Apolo Anton Ohno | South Korea Lee Ho-Suk | South Korea Song Kyung-Taek |
| 2009 | Vienna | South Korea Lee Ho-Suk | United States J.R. Celski | Charles Hamelin
|
| 2010 | Sofia | South Korea Lee Ho-Suk (2) | South Korea Kwak Yoon-Gy | China Liang Wenhao |
| 2011 | Sheffield | South Korea Noh Jin-Kyu | Charles Hamelin |
China Liang Wenhao |
| 2012 | Shanghai | South Korea Kwak Yoon-Gy | South Korea Noh Jin-Kyu | Olivier Jean
|
| 2013 | Debrecen | South Korea Sin Da-Woon | South Korea Kim Yun-Jae | Charles Hamelin
|
| 2014 | Montréal | Russia Viktor An (6) | United States J.R. Celski | Charles Hamelin
|
| 2015 | Moscow | Netherlands Sjinkie Knegt | South Korea Park Se-yeong | China Wu Dajing |
| 2016 | Seoul | China Han Tianyu | Charles Hamelin |
Hungary Shaolin Sándor Liu |
| 2017 | Rotterdam | South Korea Seo Yi-ra | Netherlands Sjinkie Knegt | Samuel Girard
|
| 2018 | Montréal | Charles Hamelin |
Hungary Shaolin Sándor Liu | South Korea Hwang Dae-Heon |
| 2019 | Sofia | South Korea Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea Hwang Dae-heon | Russia Semion Elistratov |
| 2020 | Seoul | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | ||
| 2021 | Dordrecht | Hungary Shaoang Liu | Hungary Shaolin Sándor Liu | RSU Semion Elistratov |
| 2022 | Montréal | Hungary Shaoang Liu (2) | Pascal Dion |
South Korea Lee June-seo |
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Ladies
[edit | edit source]| Season | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Champaign | United States Celeste Chlapaty | Kathy Vogt |
United States Peggy Hartrich |
| 1977 | Grenoble | Brenda Webster |
Kathy Vogt |
United States Valie Reimann |
| 1978 | Solihull | United States Sarah Docter | Japan Miyoshi Kato | United States Patty Lyman |
| 1979 | Québec | Sylvie Daigle |
Cathy Turnbull |
Japan Miyoshi Kato |
| 1980 | Milan | Japan Miyoshi Kato | Japan Mika Kato | Cathy Turnbull
|
| 1981 | Meudon | Japan Miyoshi Kato (2) | Japan Mika Kato | Louise Begin
|
| 1982 | Moncton | Maryse Perreault |
Louise Begin |
Sylvie Daigle
|
| 1983 | Tokyo | Sylvie Daigle |
Japan Mika Kato | Japan Miyoshi Kato Maryse Perreault
|
| 1984 | Peterborough | Japan Mariko Kinoshita | Sylvie Daigle |
United States Bonnie Blair Nathalie Lambert
|
| 1985 | Amsterdam | Japan Eiko Shishii | United States Bonnie Blair | Nathalie Lambert
|
| 1986 | Chamonix | United States Bonnie Blair | Nathalie Lambert Maryse Perreault |
none awarded |
| 1987 | Montréal | Japan Eiko Shishii (2) | Nathalie Lambert |
Japan Mariko Kinoshita |
| 1988 | St. Louis | Sylvie Daigle |
Japan Yumiko Yamada | Japan Eiko Shishii |
| 1989 | Solihull | Sylvie Daigle |
Maryse Perreault |
China Guo Hongru |
| 1990 | Amsterdam | Sylvie Daigle (5) |
Netherlands Joelle van Koestveld | Eden Donatelli
|
| 1991 | Sydney | Nathalie Lambert |
Sylvie Daigle |
China Zhang Yanmei |
| 1992 | Denver | South Korea Kim So-hee | China Yan Li | Japan Nobuku Yamada |
| 1993 | Beijing | Nathalie Lambert |
South Korea Chun Lee-kyung | China Zhang Yanmei |
| 1994 | Guildford | Nathalie Lambert (3) |
South Korea Kim So-hee | South Korea Kim Ryang-hee |
| 1995 | Gjøvik | South Korea Chun Lee-kyung | China Wang Chunlu | South Korea Kim Yoon-mi |
| 1996 | The Hague | South Korea Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea Won Hye-kyung | Isabelle Charest
|
| 1997 | Nagano | South Korea Chun Lee-kyung (3) China Yang Yang (A) |
none awarded | South Korea Won Hye-kyung |
| 1998 | Vienna | China Yang Yang (A) | South Korea Chun Lee-kyung China Wang Chunlu |
none awarded |
| 1999 | Sofia | China Yang Yang (A) | China Yang Yang (S) | South Korea Kim Moon-jung |
| 2000 | Sheffield | China Yang Yang (A) | South Korea An Sang-mi | China Yang Yang (S) |
| 2001 | Jeonju | China Yang Yang (A) | China Wang Chunlu | Bulgaria Evgenia Radanova |
| 2002 | Montréal | China Yang Yang (A) (6) | South Korea Ko Gi-hyun | Bulgaria Evgenia Radanova |
| 2003 | Warsaw | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung | China Yang Yang (A) | South Korea Kim Min-jee |
| 2004 | Gothenburg | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung (2) | China Wang Meng | South Korea Byun Chun-sa |
| 2005 | Beijing | South Korea Jin Sun-yu | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung | South Korea Kang Yun-mi |
| 2006 | Minneapolis | South Korea Jin Sun-yu | China Wang Meng | Kalyna Roberge
|
| 2007 | Milan | South Korea Jin Sun-yu (3) | South Korea Jung Eun-ju | Kalyna Roberge
|
| 2008 | Gangneung | China Wang Meng | China Zhou Yang | South Korea Yang Shin-young |
| 2009 | Vienna | China Wang Meng | South Korea Kim Min-jung | China Zhou Yang |
| 2010 | Sofia | South Korea Park Seung-hi | China Wang Meng | South Korea Cho Ha-ri |
| 2011 | Sheffield | South Korea Cho Ha-ri | United States Katherine Reutter | Italy Arianna Fontana |
| 2012 | Shanghai | China Li Jianrou | Valérie Maltais |
Italy Arianna Fontana |
| 2013 | Debrecen | China Wang Meng (3) | South Korea Park Seung-hi | South Korea Shim Suk-hee |
| 2014 | Montréal | South Korea Shim Suk-hee | South Korea Park Seung-hi | Valérie Maltais
|
| 2015 | Moscow | South Korea Choi Min-jeong | Italy Arianna Fontana | South Korea Shim Suk-hee |
| 2016 | Seoul | South Korea Choi Min-jeong | Marianne St-Gelais |
United Kingdom Elise Christie |
| 2017 | Rotterdam | United Kingdom Elise Christie | Marianne St-Gelais |
South Korea Shim Suk-hee |
| 2018 | Montréal | South Korea Choi Min-jeong | South Korea Shim Suk-hee | China Li Jinyu |
| 2019 | Sofia | Netherlands Suzanne Schulting | South Korea Choi Min-jeong | Kim Boutin
|
| 2020 | Seoul | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | ||
| 2021 | Dordrecht | Netherlands Suzanne Schulting (2) | Courtney Sarault |
Italy Arianna Fontana |
| 2022 | Montréal | South Korea Choi Min-jeong (4) | Kim Boutin |
Netherlands Xandra Velzeboer |
All-time medal count
[edit | edit source]After the 2025 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 117 | 85 | 74 | 276 |
| 2 | Canada | 73 | 89 | 75 | 237 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 69 | 51 | 45 | 165 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 26 | 18 | 21 | 65 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 17 | 18 | 33 | 68 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 13 | 19 | 22 | 54 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 7 | 10 | 20 | 37 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 6 | 17 | 25 | 48 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 341 | 329 | 335 | 1,005 | |
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Hosting tally
[edit | edit source]| Times hosted | Host country |
|---|---|
| 7 | Canada
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| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States, File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea[a], File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg France, File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| 2 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria, File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| 1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway, File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary, File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland, File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
Records
[edit | edit source]Largest number of titles
[edit | edit source]- Men: South Korea Ahn Hyun Soo / Russia Viktor An: 6 (2003–2007, 2014)
- Ladies: China Yang Yang (A) : 6 (1997–2002)
Most consecutive titles
[edit | edit source]- Men: South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo: 5 (2003–2007)
- Ladies: China Yang Yang (A): 6 (1997–2002)
Gold medal sweeps
[edit | edit source]- Men: 2002 (South Korea Kim Dong-Sung)
- Men: 1992 (South Korea Kim Ki-Hoon)
- Ladies: 1983 ( Sylvie Daigle) – relay title not awarded despite the win in the race[citation needed]
- Ladies: 2021 (Netherlands Suzanne Schulting)
Medal sweeps
[edit | edit source]- Men: 1982–1983 ( Canada), 1992 (South Korea South Korea), 2025 ( Canada)
- Ladies: 1982 ( Canada), 2005 (South Korea South Korea)
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Includes the cancelled 2020 edition
See also
[edit | edit source]- World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
- World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships
- World Speed Skating Championships
- Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
- Short Track World Tour
- Short track speed skating
References
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