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| Venue | University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–11 April | ||||||||||||
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The 1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were the first ever championships and took place between April 9 and 11, 1976 in Champaign, Illinois. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Alan Rattray  USA | Gaetan Boucher  Canada | Andre Chabrerie  France | |||
| 500 m [1] | Alan Rattray USA | 45.870 | Gaetan Boucher Canada | - | Bob Fenn USA | - |
| 1000 m [2] | Alan Rattray USA | 1:45.780 | Gaetan Boucher Canada | - | Philip Walker  GBR | - |
| 1500 m [3] | Alan Rattray USA | 2:27.310 | Colin Coates  Australia | - | Jack Mortell USA | - |
| 3000 m [4] | Andre Chabrerie France | 5:34.200 | Pat Maxwell USA | - | Jack Mortell USA | - |
| 3000 m relay [5] | GBR | 4:41.010 | USA | 4:43.470 |  Belgium | 4:44.600 |
| 5000 m relay [6] | USA | 7:53.200 | GBR | 7:54.050 | Belgium | - |
* 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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Overall* | Celeste Chlapaty USA | Kathy Vogt Canada | Peggy Hartrich USA | |||
| 500 m [7] | Kathy Vogt Canada | 50.570 | Celeste Chlapaty USA | - | Peggy Hartrich USA | - |
| 1000 m [8] | Celeste Chlapaty USA | 1:50.390 | Denise Chlapaty USA | - | Margaret Hanson Canada | - |
| 1500 m [9] | Celeste Chlapaty USA | 2:40.120 | Kathy Vogt Canada | - | Peggy Hartrich USA | - |
| 3000 m [10] | Kathy Vogt Canada | 6:06.310 | Peggy Hartrich USA | - | Celeste Chlapaty USA | - |
| 3000 m relay [11] | USA | 4:42.490 | Canada | 4:49.470 | ||
* 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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | |
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