The 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 7 and 9 March 2008 in Gangneung, South Korea. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
Results edit
Men edit
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Overall* | Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
68 points | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
63 points | Song Kyung-taek South Korea |
62 points |
500 m | Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
42.568 | Charles Hamelin Canada |
42.625 | Song Kyung-taek South Korea |
42.632 |
1000 m | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
1:26.462 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
1:26.528 | Song Kyung-taek South Korea |
1:26.615 |
1500 m | Song Kyung-taek South Korea |
2:18.916 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
2:18.971 | Charles Leveille United States |
2:19.066 |
5000 m relay | South Korea Lee Ho-suk Lee Seung-hoon Song Kyung-taek Sung Si-bak Kwak Yoon-gy |
6:51.148 | Canada François Hamelin Jean-François Monette Marc-André Monette Steve Robillard Charles Hamelin |
6:52.318 | Great Britain Jon Eley Tom Iveson Paul Stanley Paul Worth |
6:56.765 |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Women edit
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Overall* | Wang Meng China |
107 points | Zhou Yang China |
76 points | Yang Shin-young South Korea |
37 points |
500 m | Wang Meng China |
43.888 | Liu Qiuhong China |
43.973 | Kalyna Roberge Canada |
44.018 |
1000 m | Wang Meng China |
1:32.527 | Zhou Yang China |
1:32.595 | Kalyna Roberge Canada |
1:32.636 |
1500 m | Wang Meng China |
2:22.819 | Yang Shin-young South Korea |
2:22.904 | Zhou Yang China |
2:23.191 |
3000 m relay | South Korea Jung Eun-ju Kim Min-jung Park Seung-hi Yang Shin-young Shin Sae-bom |
4:16.261 | Canada Jessica Gregg Anne Maltais Amanda Overland Tania Vicent Kalyna Roberge |
4:20.254 | China Fu Tianyu Liu Qiuhong Wang Meng Zhou Yang Meng Xiaoxue |
4:23.022 |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Medal table edit
* Host nation (South Korea)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Korea* | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
2 | China | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
3 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |