Short track world championships
The World Short Track Championships are the international short track championships organized by the International Skating Union (ISU) . The ISU has been organizing international competitions since 1976, but it was not until 1981 that the first official world championships took place. The previous championships were only declared to be world championships in retrospect. The world championships take place annually at the end of the world cup season, mostly in March.
For women and men, titles are awarded in the all-around competition, the relay and over the individual distances of 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m and 3000 m. In the all-around event, all four individual distance results are evaluated, the first placed over each distance receives 34, the second 21, the third 13, the fourth 8, the fifth 5 and the sixth 3 points. The best eight athletes after the competitions over 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m then start in the 3000 m superfinal to determine the title in the all-around competition. The relay takes place over 3000 m for women and 5000 m for men.
Venues
The world championships have so far been held by 15 countries from four continents. Great Britain was the most frequent host with five events, followed by Canada and the USA with four events.
Time schedule
The timing of the World Championships is always as follows, for women and men in parallel:
Day 1, Friday
- 1500 m
- Prelim relay
Day 2, Saturday
- 500 m
- Semi-final season
Day 3, Sunday
- 1000 m
- 3000 m
- Final season
World team championships
From 1991 to 2011, team world championships were always held at the end of a season. Eight teams with a maximum of five athletes took part for women and men. The eight teams were divided into two groups. The first team in each group qualified directly for the A final, the second and third placed team for the round of hope and the fourth placed team for the B final. The first two teams in the round of hope also moved into the A-final, while the third and fourth-placed teams had to compete in the B-final. The runs of the preliminary round groups and the round of hope were completed on the first day of the competition, the A and B finals on the second.
Over 500 m and 1000 m, an athlete from one country competed against each other in four runs. There was only one run over 3000 m, with two athletes from each country. Four runners from one country started in the relay. In each individual race, the first received five points, the second three points, the third two points and the fourth one point. Twice as many points were awarded in the season, ten for the first season, six for the second, four for the third and two for the fourth. No point was awarded in the event of a disqualification. The addition of all points of the athletes of a country decided on the placement.
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World Cup 1991 |
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World Cup 1992 |
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World Cup 1993 |
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World Cup 1994 |
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World Cup 1995 |
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World Cup 1996 |
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World Cup 1997 |
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World Cup 1998 |
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World Cup 1999 |
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World Cup 2000 |
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World Cup 2001 |
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World Cup 2002 |
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World Cup 2003 |
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2004 World Cup |
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World Cup 2005 |
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World Cup 2006 |
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World Cup 2007 |
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March 17-18, 2007 |
World Cup 2008 |
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March 15-16, 2008 |
World Cup 2009 |
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March 14-15, 2009 |
World Cup 2010 |
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March 27-28, 2010 |
World Cup 2011 |
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March 19-20, 2011 |
Medal table
As of March 17, 2019
This medal table includes the world championships in the short track from 2001 to 2018, nothing of the other short track world championships from 1976 to 2000 can be found so far. This does not include the short track team world championships.
rank | nation | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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1 |
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117 | 81 | 59 | 257 |
2 |
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57 | 48 | 40 | 145 |
3 |
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21st | 47 | 51 | 119 |
4th |
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12 | 15th | 23 | 50 |
5 |
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11 | 8th | 7th | 26th |
6th |
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3 | 5 | 9 | 17th |
7th |
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3 | 4th | 7th | 14th |
8th |
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2 | 6th | 4th | 12 |
9 |
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1 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
10 |
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1 | 3 | 6th | 10 |
11 |
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- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 |
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- | 1 | - | 1 |
13 |
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- | - | 6th | 6th |
total | 228 | 228 | 226 | 682 |
Most successful medalists
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1 | Wang Meng |
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2003 | 2013 | 18th | 10 | 3 | 31 |
2 | Hyun Soo Ahn |
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2002 | 2007 | 18th | 8th | 3 | 29 |
3 | Yang Yang A |
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2001 | 2005 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17th |
4th | Shani Davis |
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2004 | 2011 | 11 | 6th | 7th | 24 |
5 | Jin Sun Yu |
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2005 | 2007 | 10 | 3 | - | 13 |
6th | Lee Ho Suk |
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2006 | 2012 | 9 | 6th | 3 | 18th |
7th | Eun Kyung Choi |
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2001 | 2006 | 9 | 4th | 2 | 15th |
8th | Charles Hamelin |
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2005 | 2016 | 8th | 13 | 8th | 29 |
9 | Apolo Anton Ohno |
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2001 | 2009 | 8th | 6th | 6th | 20th |
10 | Fan Kexin |
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2011 | 2016 | 8th | 2 | 2 | 12 |
11 | Park Seung Hi |
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2008 | 2014 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 13 |
12 | Shim Suk-Hee |
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2013 | 2016 | 7th | 3 | 2 | 12 |
13 | Choi Min-jeong |
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2015 | 2016 | 7th | 1 | 1 | 9 |
14th | Kwak Yoon Gy |
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2009 | 2016 | 6th | 6th | 2 | 14th |
15th | Dong Sung Kim |
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2002 | 2002 | 6th | - | - | 6th |
16 | Francois Louis Tremblay |
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2002 | 2012 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
17th | Li Jiajun |
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2001 | 2005 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
18th | Liu Qiuhong |
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2008 | 2014 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
19th | Noh Jin-kyu |
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2011 | 2012 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
20th | Cho Ha Ri |
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2003 | 2012 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
21st | Li Jianrou |
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2011 | 2013 | 5 | 1 | - | 6th |
22nd | Zhou Yang |
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2007 | 2015 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 14th |
23 | Han Tianyu |
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2014 | 2016 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 7th |
24 | Song Kyung Taek |
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2005 | 2008 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 8th |
25th | John Celski |
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2009 | 2014 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 11 |
26th | Jung Eun Ju |
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2007 | 2008 | 3 | 4th | 1 | 8th |
27 | Kim Min Jung |
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2008 | 2010 | 3 | 4th | - | 7th |
28 | Lee Seung-Hoon |
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2005 | 2016 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
29 | Olivier Jean |
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2007 | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7th |
30th | Sjinkie Knegt |
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2012 | 2015 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ ISU History. Retrieved November 7, 2011 .
- ↑ Types of Events. Retrieved November 7, 2011 .
- ↑ Individual vs Team competition. Retrieved November 7, 2011 .