1996 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
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The 1996 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 1 and 3, 1996 in The Hague, Netherlands. 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* | Marc Gagnon Canada | 11 points | Chae Ji-hoon South Korea | 9 points | Orazio Fagone Italy | 5 points |
500 m[1] | Orazio Fagone Italy | 43.071 | Mirko Vuillermin Italy | 43.252 | Frederic Blackburn Canada | 43.603 |
1000 m[2] | Li Jiajun China | 1:32.028 | Marc Gagnon Canada | 1:32.107 | Chae Ji-hoon South Korea | 1:32.143 |
1500 m[3] | Marc Gagnon Canada | 2:18.160 | Nicky Gooch United Kingdom | 2:18.291 | Chae Ji-hoon South Korea | 2:18.491 |
3000 m[4] | Chae Ji-hoon South Korea | 5:00.557 | Marc Gagnon Canada | 5:01.046 | Mirko Vuillermin Italy | 5:01.078 |
5000 m relay[5] | Italy | 7:04.914 | Canada | 7:05.133 | South Korea | 7:07.598 |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth 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* | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea | 11 points | Won Hye-kyung South Korea | 9 points | Isabelle Charest Canada | 7 points |
500 m[6] | Isabelle Charest Canada | 45.650 | Annie Perreault Canada | 46.015 | Marinella Canclini Italy | 46.181 |
1000 m[7] | Marinella Canclini Italy | 1:39.656 | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea | 1:39.858 | Isabelle Charest Canada | 1:39.995 |
1500 m[8] | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea | 2:35.494 | Won Hye-kyung South Korea | 2:35.506 | Sun Dandan China | 2:37.286 |
3000 m[9] | Won Hye-kyung South Korea | 5:23.666 | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea | 5:34.939 | Sun Dandan China | 5:40.709 |
3000 m relay[10] | Italy | 4:21.494 | China | 4:22.067 | USA | 4:27.128 |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth 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]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
4 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
References[edit]
- ^ "1996 World Championships - men's 500m finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - men's 1000m finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - men's 1500m finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - men's 3000m finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - men's 5000m relay finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - women's 500m finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - women's 1000m finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - women's 1500m finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - women's 3000m finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "1996 World Championships - women's 3000m relay finals". ISU. Retrieved 2012-08-07.