1998 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships

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VenuePalaghiaccio Braulio Bormio
Location Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, Italy
Start date26 March 1998
End date29 March 1998
  1997 Seoul

The 1998 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 8th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships which took place on 26-29 March 1998 in Bormio, Italy.

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All teams were represented by four athletes at 500 m and 1000 m as well as by two athletes at 3000 m. At 500 m and 1000 m, athletes were drafted into the heats of four. At 3000 m, athletes were drafted into two heats. All athletes in each heat were from different countries. The best four team advanced for the relay competition.

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Marc Gagnon
Derrick Campbell
Éric Bédard
François Drolet
Mathieu Turcotte
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Chae Ji-hoon
Lee Jun-hwan
Lee Ho-eung
Kim Dong-sung
Kim Sun-tae
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fabio Carta
Michele Antonioli
Nicola Franceschina
Maurizio Carnino
Nicola Rodigari
Women
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Chunlu
Yang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (S)
Sun Dandan
Qin Na
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Chun Lee-kyung
Won Hye-kyung
An Sang-mi
Kim Yun-mi
Choi Min-kyung
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Isabelle Charest
Christine Boudrias
Annie Perreault
Tania Vicent
Chantale Sevigny

Results

Men

RankNationTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 48
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 45
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 42
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 34
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14

Women

RankNationTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 61
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 49
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 42
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 34
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 19
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14

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