World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
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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
1976-1977: as a world event (World Competition)
1978-1980: as ISU championship
1981-now: as ISU World Championship
- 2020 Edition in Seoul was cancelled.
Overall classification medalists
Men
| Season | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Champaign | Template:Flagicon Alan Rattray | Template:Flagicon Gaetan Boucher | Template:Flagicon Andre Chabrerie |
| 1977 | Grenoble | Template:Flagicon Gaetan Boucher | Template:Flagicon Craig Kressler | Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Toda |
| 1978 | Solihull | Template:Flagicon James Lynch | Template:Flagicon Harry Spragg | Template:Flagicon Alan Rattray |
| 1979 | Québec | Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Toda | Template:Flagicon Louis Baril | Template:Flagicon Nick Thometz |
| 1980 | Milan | Template:Flagicon Gaetan Boucher (2) | Template:Flagicon Louis Gernier | Template:Flagicon Marc Bella |
| 1981 | Meudon | Template:Flagicon Benoit Baril | Template:Flagicon Gaetan Boucher | Template:Flagicon Michael Richmond |
| 1982 | Moncton | Template:Flagicon Guy Daignault | Template:Flagicon Gaetan Boucher | Template:Flagicon Louis Gernier |
| 1983 | Tokyo | Template:Flagicon Louis Gernier | Template:Flagicon Michel Delisle | Template:Flagicon Guy Daignault |
| 1984 | Peterborough | Template:Flagicon Guy Daignault (2) | Template:Flagicon Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Template:Flagicon Michel Daignault |
| 1985 | Amsterdam | Template:Flagicon Toshinobu Kawai | Template:Flagicon Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Template:Flagicon Louis Gernier |
| 1986 | Chamonix | Template:Flagicon Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | Template:Flagicon Guy Daignault | Template:Flagicon Robert Dubreuil |
| 1987 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Michel Daignault Template:Flagicon Toshinobu Kawai (2) |
none awarded | Template:Flagicon Charles Veldhoven |
| 1988 | St. Louis | Template:Flagicon Peter van der Velde | Template:Flagicon Richard Suyten | Template:Flagicon Tatsuyoshi Ishihara |
| 1989 | Solihull | Template:Flagicon Michel Daignault (2) | Template:Flagicon Kim Ki-Hoon | Template:Flagicon Mark Lackie |
| 1990 | Amsterdam | Template:Flagicon Lee Joon-Ho | Template:Flagicon Yuichi Akasaka Template:Flagicon Wilf O'Reilly |
none awarded |
| 1991 | Sydney | Template:Flagicon Wilf O'Reilly | Template:Flagicon Kim Ki-Hoon | Template:Flagicon Lee Joon-Ho |
| 1992 | Denver | Template:Flagicon Kim Ki-Hoon | Template:Flagicon Mo Ji-Soo | Template:Flagicon Lee Joon-Ho |
| 1993 | Beijing | Template:Flagicon Marc Gagnon | Template:Flagicon Sylvain Gagnon | Template:Flagicon Chae Ji-Hoon Template:Flagicon Kim Ki-Hoon |
| 1994 | Guildford | Template:Flagicon Marc Gagnon | Template:Flagicon Chae Ji-Hoon Template:Flagicon Frederic Blackburn |
none awarded |
| 1995 | Gjøvik | Template:Flagicon Chae Ji-Hoon | Template:Flagicon Marc Gagnon | Template:Flagicon Song Jae-Kun |
| 1996 | The Hague | Template:Flagicon Marc Gagnon | Template:Flagicon Chae Ji-Hoon | Template:Flagicon Orazio Fagone |
| 1997 | Nagano | Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-Sung | Template:Flagicon Marc Gagnon | Template:Flagicon Derrick Campbell |
| 1998 | Vienna | Template:Flagicon Marc Gagnon (4) | Template:Flagicon Fabio Carta | Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-Sung |
| 1999 | Sofia | Template:Flagicon Li Jiajun | Template:Flagicon Satoru Terao | Template:Flagicon Fabio Carta |
| 2000 | Sheffield | Template:Flagicon Min Ryoung | Template:Flagicon Éric Bédard | Template:Flagicon Li Jiajun |
| 2001 | Jeonju | Template:Flagicon Li Jiajun (2) | Template:Flagicon Apolo Anton Ohno | Template:Flagicon Marc Gagnon |
| 2002 | Montreal | Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-Sung (2) | Template:Flagicon Ahn Hyun-Soo | Template:Flagicon Fabio Carta |
| 2003 | Warsaw | Template:Flagicon Ahn Hyun-Soo | Template:Flagicon Li Jiajun | Template:Flagicon Song Suk-Woo |
| 2004 | Gothenburg | Template:Flagicon Ahn Hyun-Soo | Template:Flagicon Song Suk-Woo | Template:Flagicon Li Jiajun |
| 2005 | Beijing | Template:Flagicon Ahn Hyun-Soo | Template:Flagicon Apolo Anton Ohno | Template:Flagicon François-Louis Tremblay |
| 2006 | Minneapolis | Template:Flagicon Ahn Hyun-Soo | Template:Flagicon Lee Ho-Suk | Template:Flagicon François-Louis Tremblay |
| 2007 | Milan | Template:Flagicon Ahn Hyun-Soo | Template:Flagicon Charles Hamelin | Template:Flagicon Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 2008 | Gangneung | Template:Flagicon Apolo Anton Ohno | Template:Flagicon Lee Ho-Suk | Template:Flagicon Song Kyung-Taek |
| 2009 | Vienna | Template:Flagicon Lee Ho-Suk | Template:Flagicon J.R. Celski | Template:Flagicon Charles Hamelin |
| 2010 | Sofia | Template:Flagicon Lee Ho-Suk (2) | Template:Flagicon Kwak Yoon-Gy | Template:Flagicon Liang Wenhao |
| 2011 | Sheffield | Template:Flagicon Noh Jin-Kyu | Template:Flagicon Charles Hamelin | Template:Flagicon Liang Wenhao |
| 2012 | Shanghai | Template:Flagicon Kwak Yoon-Gy | Template:Flagicon Noh Jin-Kyu | Template:Flagicon Olivier Jean |
| 2013 | Debrecen | Template:Flagicon Sin Da-Woon | Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-Jae | Template:Flagicon Charles Hamelin |
| 2014 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Viktor An (6) | Template:Flagicon J.R. Celski | Template:Flagicon Charles Hamelin |
| 2015 | Moscow | Template:Flagicon Sjinkie Knegt | Template:Flagicon Park Se-yeong | Template:Flagicon Wu Dajing |
| 2016 | Seoul | Template:Flagicon Han Tianyu | Template:Flagicon Charles Hamelin | Template:Flagicon Shaolin Sándor Liu |
| 2017 | Rotterdam | Template:Flagicon Seo Yi-ra | Template:Flagicon Sjinkie Knegt | Template:Flagicon Samuel Girard |
| 2018 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Charles Hamelin | Template:Flagicon Shaolin Sándor Liu | Template:Flagicon Hwang Dae-Heon |
| 2019 | Sofia | Template:Flagicon Lim Hyo-jun | Template:Flagicon Hwang Dae-heon | Template:Flagicon Semion Elistratov |
| 2020 | Seoul | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | ||
| 2021 | Dordrecht | Template:Flagicon Shaoang Liu | Template:Flagicon Shaolin Sándor Liu | RSU Semion Elistratov |
| 2022 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Shaoang Liu (2) | Template:Flagicon Pascal Dion | Template:Flagicon Lee June-seo |
Ladies
| Season | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Champaign | Template:Flagicon Celeste Chlapaty | Template:Flagicon Kathy Vogt | Template:Flagicon Peggy Hartrich |
| 1977 | Grenoble | Template:Flagicon Brenda Webster | Template:Flagicon Kathy Vogt | Template:Flagicon Valie Reimann |
| 1978 | Solihull | Template:Flagicon Sarah Docter | Template:Flagicon Miyoshi Kato | Template:Flagicon Patty Lyman |
| 1979 | Québec | Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle | Template:Flagicon Cathy Turnbull | Template:Flagicon Miyoshi Kato |
| 1980 | Milan | Template:Flagicon Miyoshi Kato | Template:Flagicon Mika Kato | Template:Flagicon Cathy Turnbull |
| 1981 | Meudon | Template:Flagicon Miyoshi Kato (2) | Template:Flagicon Mika Kato | Template:Flagicon Louise Begin |
| 1982 | Moncton | Template:Flagicon Maryse Perreault | Template:Flagicon Louise Begin | Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle |
| 1983 | Tokyo | Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle | Template:Flagicon Mika Kato | Template:Flagicon Miyoshi Kato Template:Flagicon Maryse Perreault |
| 1984 | Peterborough | Template:Flagicon Mariko Kinoshita | Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle | Template:Flagicon Bonnie Blair Template:Flagicon Nathalie Lambert |
| 1985 | Amsterdam | Template:Flagicon Eiko Shishii | Template:Flagicon Bonnie Blair | Template:Flagicon Nathalie Lambert |
| 1986 | Chamonix | Template:Flagicon Bonnie Blair | Template:Flagicon Nathalie Lambert Template:Flagicon Maryse Perreault |
none awarded |
| 1987 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Eiko Shishii (2) | Template:Flagicon Nathalie Lambert | Template:Flagicon Mariko Kinoshita |
| 1988 | St. Louis | Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle | Template:Flagicon Yumiko Yamada | Template:Flagicon Eiko Shishii |
| 1989 | Solihull | Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle | Template:Flagicon Maryse Perreault | Template:Flagicon Guo Hongru |
| 1990 | Amsterdam | Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle (5) | Template:Flagicon Joelle van Koestveld | Template:Flagicon Eden Donatelli |
| 1991 | Sydney | Template:Flagicon Nathalie Lambert | Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle | Template:Flagicon Zhang Yanmei |
| 1992 | Denver | Template:Flagicon Kim So-hee | Template:Flagicon Yan Li | Template:Flagicon Nobuku Yamada |
| 1993 | Beijing | Template:Flagicon Nathalie Lambert | Template:Flagicon Chun Lee-kyung | Template:Flagicon Zhang Yanmei |
| 1994 | Guildford | Template:Flagicon Nathalie Lambert (3) | Template:Flagicon Kim So-hee | Template:Flagicon Kim Ryang-hee |
| 1995 | Gjøvik | Template:Flagicon Chun Lee-kyung | Template:Flagicon Wang Chunlu | Template:Flagicon Kim Yoon-mi |
| 1996 | The Hague | Template:Flagicon Chun Lee-kyung | Template:Flagicon Won Hye-kyung | Template:Flagicon Isabelle Charest |
| 1997 | Nagano | Template:Flagicon Chun Lee-kyung (3) Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A) |
none awarded | Template:Flagicon Won Hye-kyung |
| 1998 | Vienna | Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A) | Template:Flagicon Chun Lee-kyung Template:Flagicon Wang Chunlu |
none awarded |
| 1999 | Sofia | Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A) | Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (S) | Template:Flagicon Kim Moon-jung |
| 2000 | Sheffield | Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A) | Template:Flagicon An Sang-mi | Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (S) |
| 2001 | Jeonju | Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A) | Template:Flagicon Wang Chunlu | Template:Flagicon Evgenia Radanova |
| 2002 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A) (6) | Template:Flagicon Ko Gi-hyun | Template:Flagicon Evgenia Radanova |
| 2003 | Warsaw | Template:Flagicon Choi Eun-kyung | Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A) | Template:Flagicon Kim Min-jee |
| 2004 | Gothenburg | Template:Flagicon Choi Eun-kyung (2) | Template:Flagicon Wang Meng | Template:Flagicon Byun Chun-sa |
| 2005 | Beijing | Template:Flagicon Jin Sun-yu | Template:Flagicon Choi Eun-kyung | Template:Flagicon Kang Yun-mi |
| 2006 | Minneapolis | Template:Flagicon Jin Sun-yu | Template:Flagicon Wang Meng | Template:Flagicon Kalyna Roberge |
| 2007 | Milan | Template:Flagicon Jin Sun-yu (3) | Template:Flagicon Jung Eun-ju | Template:Flagicon Kalyna Roberge |
| 2008 | Gangneung | Template:Flagicon Wang Meng | Template:Flagicon Zhou Yang | Template:Flagicon Yang Shin-young |
| 2009 | Vienna | Template:Flagicon Wang Meng | Template:Flagicon Kim Min-jung | Template:Flagicon Zhou Yang |
| 2010 | Sofia | Template:Flagicon Park Seung-hi | Template:Flagicon Wang Meng | Template:Flagicon Cho Ha-ri |
| 2011 | Sheffield | Template:Flagicon Cho Ha-ri | Template:Flagicon Katherine Reutter | Template:Flagicon Arianna Fontana |
| 2012 | Shanghai | Template:Flagicon Li Jianrou | Template:Flagicon Valérie Maltais | Template:Flagicon Arianna Fontana |
| 2013 | Debrecen | Template:Flagicon Wang Meng (3) | Template:Flagicon Park Seung-hi | Template:Flagicon Shim Suk-hee |
| 2014 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Shim Suk-hee | Template:Flagicon Park Seung-hi | Template:Flagicon Valérie Maltais |
| 2015 | Moscow | Template:Flagicon Choi Min-jeong | Template:Flagicon Arianna Fontana | Template:Flagicon Shim Suk-hee |
| 2016 | Seoul | Template:Flagicon Choi Min-jeong | Template:Flagicon Marianne St-Gelais | Template:Flagicon Elise Christie |
| 2017 | Rotterdam | Template:Flagicon Elise Christie | Template:Flagicon Marianne St-Gelais | Template:Flagicon Shim Suk-hee |
| 2018 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Choi Min-jeong | Template:Flagicon Shim Suk-hee | Template:Flagicon Li Jinyu |
| 2019 | Sofia | Template:Flagicon Suzanne Schulting | Template:Flagicon Choi Min-jeong | Template:Flagicon Kim Boutin |
| 2020 | Seoul | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | ||
| 2021 | Dordrecht | Template:Flagicon Suzanne Schulting (2) | Template:Flagicon Courtney Sarault | Template:Flagicon Arianna Fontana |
| 2022 | Montréal | Template:Flagicon Choi Min-jeong (4) | Template:Flagicon Kim Boutin | Template:Flagicon Xandra Velzeboer |
All-time medal count
After the 2025 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
Hosting tally
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Records
Largest number of titles
- Men: Template:Flagicon Ahn Hyun Soo / Template:Flagicon Viktor An: 6 (2003–2007, 2014)
- Ladies: Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A) : 6 (1997–2002)
Most consecutive titles
- Men: Template:Flagicon Ahn Hyun-Soo: 5 (2003–2007)
- Ladies: Template:Flagicon Yang Yang (A): 6 (1997–2002)
Gold medal sweeps
- Men: 2002 (Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-Sung)
- Men: 1992 (Template:Flagicon Kim Ki-Hoon)
- Ladies: 1983 (Template:Flagicon Sylvie Daigle) – relay title not awarded despite the win in the raceScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Ladies: 2021 (Template:Flagicon Suzanne Schulting)
Medal sweeps
- Men: 1982–1983 (Template:Flagicon Canada), 1992 (Template:Flagicon South Korea), 2025 (Template:Flagicon Canada)
- Ladies: 1982 (Template:Flagicon Canada), 2005 (Template:Flagicon South Korea)
Notes
See also
- 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 speed skating
References
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