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
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 BritainJon 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |