| 1977 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Grenoble, France | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15-17 April | ||||||||||||
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The 1977 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were the second championships and took place between April 15 and 17, 1977, in Grenoble, France.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Overall | Gaetan Boucher  Canada | Craig Kressler  United States | Hiroshi Toda  Japan | |||
| 500 m | Gaetan Boucher Canada | 46.440 | Craig Kressler United States | 46.760 | Hiroshi Toda Japan | 47.150 |
| 1000 m | Gaetan Boucher Canada | 1:55.690 | Steve Pearce  Great Britain | 1:56.410 | Craig Kressler United States | 1:56.410 |
| 1500 m | Hiroshi Toda Japan | 2:27.430 | Craig Kressler United States | 2:28.990 | Gaetan Boucher Canada | 2:29.610 |
| 5000 m | Great Britain | 7:34.860 | Canada | 7:40.490 | Japan | 7:44.280 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Brenda Webster Canada | Kathy Vogt Canada | Valerie Reimann United States | |||
| 500 m | Brenda Webster Canada | 49.540 | Kathy Vogt Canada | 49.740 | Nancy Dernin Canada | 49.760 |
| 1000 m | Kathy Vogt Canada | 1:43.410 | Peggy Hartrich United States | 1:43.590 | Brenda Webster Canada | 1:47.610 |
| 1500 m | Brenda Webster Canada | 2:44.640 | Valerie Reimann United States | 2:44.970 | Vicki Reimann United States | 2:45.260 |
| 3000 m relay | United States | 4:47.300 | Canada | 4:47.520 | Japan | 5:03.970 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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