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World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

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World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)Varying
FrequencyAnnual
CountryVarying
Inaugurated1976
Organised byInternational 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

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1976-1977: as a world event (World Competition)

1978-1980: as ISU championship

1981-now: as ISU World Championship

Edition Year Host Events
1 1976 United States Champaign 13
2 1977 France Grenoble 10
3 1978 United Kingdom Solihull 4
4 1979 Canada Québec 4
5 1980 Italy Milan 4
6 1981 France Meudon 4
7 1982 Canada Moncton 10
8 1983 Japan Tokyo 12
9 1984 United Kingdom Peterborough 12
10 1985 Netherlands Amsterdam 4
11 1986 France Chamonix 4
12 1987 Canada Montréal 5
13 1988 United States St. Louis 4
14 1989 United Kingdom Solihull 4
15 1990 Netherlands Amsterdam 4
16 1991 Australia Sydney 4
17 1992 United States Denver 4
18 1993 China Beijing 4
19 1994 United Kingdom Guildford 4
20 1995 Norway Gjøvik 12
21 1996 Netherlands The Hague 12
22 1997 Japan Nagano 10
23 1998 Austria Vienna 10
24 1999 Bulgaria Sofia 12
25 2000 United Kingdom Sheffield 12
Edition Year Host Events
26 2001 South Korea Jeonju 12
27 2002 Canada Montreal 12
28 2003 Poland Warsaw 12
29 2004 Sweden Gothenburg 12
30 2005 China Beijing 12
31 2006 United States Minneapolis 12
32 2007 Italy Milan 12
33 2008 South Korea Gangneung 12
34 2009 Austria Vienna 12
35 2010 Bulgaria Sofia 12
36 2011 United Kingdom Sheffield 12
37 2012 China Shanghai 12
38 2013 Hungary Debrecen 12
39 2014 Canada Montréal 12
40 2015 Russia Moscow 12
41 2016 South Korea Seoul 12
42 2017 Netherlands Rotterdam 12
43 2018 Canada Montréal 12
44 2019 Bulgaria Sofia 12
45 2021 Netherlands Dordrecht 10
46 2022 Canada Montréal 10
47 2023 South Korea Seoul 9
48 2024 Netherlands Rotterdam 9
49 2025 China Beijing 9
  • 2020 Edition in Seoul was cancelled.

Overall classification medalists

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Men

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Season Location Winner Runner-up Third
1976 Champaign United States Alan Rattray Canada Gaetan Boucher France Andre Chabrerie
1977 Grenoble Canada 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 Canada Louis Baril United States Nick Thometz
1980 Milan Canada Gaetan Boucher (2) Canada Louis Gernier France Marc Bella
1981 Meudon Canada Benoit Baril Canada Gaetan Boucher Australia Michael Richmond
1982 Moncton Canada Guy Daignault Canada Gaetan Boucher Canada Louis Gernier
1983 Tokyo Canada Louis Gernier Canada Michel Delisle Canada Guy Daignault
1984 Peterborough Canada Guy Daignault (2) Japan Tatsuyoshi Ishihara Canada Michel Daignault
1985 Amsterdam Japan Toshinobu Kawai Japan Tatsuyoshi Ishihara Canada Louis Gernier
1986 Chamonix Japan Tatsuyoshi Ishihara Canada Guy Daignault Canada Robert Dubreuil
1987 Montréal Canada 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 Canada Michel Daignault (2) South Korea Kim Ki-Hoon Canada 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 Canada Marc Gagnon Canada Sylvain Gagnon South Korea Chae Ji-Hoon
South Korea Kim Ki-Hoon
1994 Guildford Canada Marc Gagnon South Korea Chae Ji-Hoon
Canada Frederic Blackburn
none awarded
1995 Gjøvik South Korea Chae Ji-Hoon Canada Marc Gagnon South Korea Song Jae-Kun
1996 The Hague Canada Marc Gagnon South Korea Chae Ji-Hoon Italy Orazio Fagone
1997 Nagano South Korea Kim Dong-Sung Canada Marc Gagnon Canada Derrick Campbell
1998 Vienna Canada 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 Canada Éric Bédard China Li Jiajun
2001 Jeonju China Li Jiajun (2) United States Apolo Anton Ohno Canada 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 Canada François-Louis Tremblay
2006 Minneapolis South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo South Korea Lee Ho-Suk Canada François-Louis Tremblay
2007 Milan South Korea Ahn Hyun-Soo Canada 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 Canada 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 Canada Charles Hamelin China Liang Wenhao
2012 Shanghai South Korea Kwak Yoon-Gy South Korea Noh Jin-Kyu Canada Olivier Jean
2013 Debrecen South Korea Sin Da-Woon South Korea Kim Yun-Jae Canada Charles Hamelin
2014 Montréal Russia Viktor An (6) United States J.R. Celski Canada Charles Hamelin
2015 Moscow Netherlands Sjinkie Knegt South Korea Park Se-yeong China Wu Dajing
2016 Seoul China Han Tianyu Canada Charles Hamelin Hungary Shaolin Sándor Liu
2017 Rotterdam South Korea Seo Yi-ra Netherlands Sjinkie Knegt Canada Samuel Girard
2018 Montréal Canada 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) Canada Pascal Dion South Korea Lee June-seo

Ladies

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Season Location Winner Runner-up Third
1976 Champaign United States Celeste Chlapaty Canada Kathy Vogt United States Peggy Hartrich
1977 Grenoble Canada Brenda Webster Canada Kathy Vogt United States Valie Reimann
1978 Solihull United States Sarah Docter Japan Miyoshi Kato United States Patty Lyman
1979 Québec Canada Sylvie Daigle Canada Cathy Turnbull Japan Miyoshi Kato
1980 Milan Japan Miyoshi Kato Japan Mika Kato Canada Cathy Turnbull
1981 Meudon Japan Miyoshi Kato (2) Japan Mika Kato Canada Louise Begin
1982 Moncton Canada Maryse Perreault Canada Louise Begin Canada Sylvie Daigle
1983 Tokyo Canada Sylvie Daigle Japan Mika Kato Japan Miyoshi Kato
Canada Maryse Perreault
1984 Peterborough Japan Mariko Kinoshita Canada Sylvie Daigle United States Bonnie Blair
Canada Nathalie Lambert
1985 Amsterdam Japan Eiko Shishii United States Bonnie Blair Canada Nathalie Lambert
1986 Chamonix United States Bonnie Blair Canada Nathalie Lambert
Canada Maryse Perreault
none awarded
1987 Montréal Japan Eiko Shishii (2) Canada Nathalie Lambert Japan Mariko Kinoshita
1988 St. Louis Canada Sylvie Daigle Japan Yumiko Yamada Japan Eiko Shishii
1989 Solihull Canada Sylvie Daigle Canada Maryse Perreault China Guo Hongru
1990 Amsterdam Canada Sylvie Daigle (5) Netherlands Joelle van Koestveld Canada Eden Donatelli
1991 Sydney Canada Nathalie Lambert Canada Sylvie Daigle China Zhang Yanmei
1992 Denver South Korea Kim So-hee China Yan Li Japan Nobuku Yamada
1993 Beijing Canada Nathalie Lambert South Korea Chun Lee-kyung China Zhang Yanmei
1994 Guildford Canada 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 Canada 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 Canada Kalyna Roberge
2007 Milan South Korea Jin Sun-yu (3) South Korea Jung Eun-ju Canada 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 Canada 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 Canada Valérie Maltais
2015 Moscow South Korea Choi Min-jeong Italy Arianna Fontana South Korea Shim Suk-hee
2016 Seoul South Korea Choi Min-jeong Canada Marianne St-Gelais United Kingdom Elise Christie
2017 Rotterdam United Kingdom Elise Christie Canada 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 Canada Kim Boutin
2020 Seoul Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2021 Dordrecht Netherlands Suzanne Schulting (2) Canada Courtney Sarault Italy Arianna Fontana
2022 Montréal South Korea Choi Min-jeong (4) Canada Kim Boutin Netherlands Xandra Velzeboer

All-time medal count

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After the 2024 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea1168571272
2 China694944162
3 Canada668575226
4 Netherlands25181861
5 United States17183368
6 Japan13192254
7 Great Britain7102037
8 Hungary74213
9 Italy6162446
10 Russia35917
11 Australia25411
12 Belgium0224
13 Poland0112
14 France0101
 Kazakhstan0101
Totals (15 entries)331319325975

Hosting tally

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Times hosted Host country
7  Canada
6  Great Britain
5  Netherlands
4  United States,  South Korea[a]
3  China,  France,  Bulgaria
2  Austria,  Italy,  Japan
1  Sweden,  Norway,  Hungary,  Poland,  Australia,  Russia

Records

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Largest number of titles

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Most consecutive titles

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Gold medal sweeps

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Medal sweeps

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Notes

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  1. ^ Includes the cancelled 2020 edition

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seoul and Montreal awarded 2020 World Championships by ISU". insidethegames.biz. 6 June 2017.
  2. ^ "ISU Statement – Coronavirus – ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2020, Seoul". isu.org. 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "ISU wil afgelast WK shorttrack later dit jaar alsnog op kalender zetten". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ "ISU Statement – Definite cancellation of pending 2020 ISU Championships". isu.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "ISU Statement – Definite cancellation of pending 2020 ISU Championships". isu.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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