The 1993 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 26 and 28, 1993, in Beijing, China.
Australia (9)
Austria (5)
Belgium (7)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (10)
China (10)
France (10)
Germany (3)
Great Britain (6)
Hungary (2)
Italy (10)
Japan (10)
Kazakhstan (3)
Mongolia (1)
Netherlands (10)
New Zealand (5)
North Korea (10)
Norway (6)
Romania (1)
Russia (9)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (10)
Sweden (2)
United States (10)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Marc Gagnon Canada | 10 points | Sylvain Gagnon Canada | 8 points | Chae Ji-hoon South Korea Kim Ki-hoon South Korea | 7 points |
| 500 m | Mirko Vuillermin Italy | 43.10 | Marc Gagnon Canada | 43.68 | Andy Gabel  United States | 43.69 |
| 1000 m | Marc Gagnon Canada | 1:32.84 | Lee Joon-ho South Korea | 1:33.19 | Sylvain Gagnon Canada | 1:33.27 |
| 1500 m | Sylvain Gagnon Canada | 2:30.22 | Kim Ki-hoon South Korea | 2:30.43 | Chae Ji-hoon South Korea | 2:30.44 |
| 3000 m | Chae Ji-hoon South Korea | 5:13.66 | Kim Ki-hoon South Korea | 5:14.89 | Marc Gagnon Canada | 5:15.84 |
| 5000 m relay | New Zealand Andrew Nicholson Michael McMillen Chris Nicholson Matthew Biggs | 7:10.95 | Italy Orazio Fagone Hugo Herrnhof Mirko Vuillermin Roberto Peretti | 7:11.08 | Australia Andrew Murtha Kieran Hansen Steven Bradbury John Kah | 7:18.79 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Nathalie Lambert Canada | 15 points | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea | 6 points | Zhang Yanmei China | 5 points |
| 500 m | Zhang Yanmei China | 46.37 | Isabelle Charest Canada | 47.44 | Angela Cutrone Canada | 1:08.33 |
| 1000 m | Nathalie Lambert Canada | 1:39.33 | Li Yan China | 1:39.88 | Amy Peterson United States | 1:41.21 |
| 1500 m | Nathalie Lambert Canada | 2:39.42 | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea | 2:39.66 | Wang Xiulan China | 2:39.71 |
| 3000 m | Nathalie Lambert Canada | 5:45.80 | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea | 5:45.88 | Wang Xiulan China | 5:46.14 |
| 3000 m relay | Canada Nathalie Lambert Angela Cutrone Isabelle Charest Christine Boudrias Tania Vicent | 4:26.56 | China Li Yan Wang Xiulan Zheng Chunyang Zhang Jie Zhang Yanmei | 4:29.36 | South Korea Kim So-hee Kim Ryang-hee Chun Lee-kyung Lee Yoon-sook | 4:31.25 |
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | China (CHN)* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | |
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