2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

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The 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 7 and 9 March 2008 in Gangneung, South Korea. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.

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Results

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Overall* Apolo Anton Ohno
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
68 points Lee Ho-suk
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
63 points Song Kyung-taek
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
62 points
500 m Apolo Anton Ohno
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42.568 Charles Hamelin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
42.625 Song Kyung-taek
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
42.632
1000 m Lee Ho-suk
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1:26.462 Apolo Anton Ohno
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:26.528 Song Kyung-taek
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1:26.615
1500 m Song Kyung-taek
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2:18.916 Lee Ho-suk
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2:18.971 Charles Leveille
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:19.066
5000 m relayFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Lee Ho-suk
Lee Seung-hoon
Song Kyung-taek
Sung Si-bak
Kwak Yoon-gy
6:51.148Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
François Hamelin
Jean-François Monette
Marc-André Monette
Steve Robillard
Charles Hamelin
6:52.318Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jon Eley
Tom Iveson
Paul Stanley
Paul Worth
6:56.765

* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points and eighth 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

EventGoldSilverBronze
Overall* Wang Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
107 points Zhou Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
76 points Yang Shin-young
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
37 points
500 m Wang Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
43.888 Liu Qiuhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
43.973 Kalyna Roberge
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
44.018
1000 m Wang Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:32.527 Zhou Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:32.595 Kalyna Roberge
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:32.636
1500 m Wang Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:22.819 Yang Shin-young
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2:22.904 Zhou Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:23.191
3000 m relayFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Jung Eun-ju
Kim Min-jung
Park Seung-hi
Yang Shin-young
Shin Sae-bom
4:16.261Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Jessica Gregg
Anne Maltais
Amanda Overland
Tania Vicent
Kalyna Roberge
4:20.254Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fu Tianyu
Liu Qiuhong
Wang Meng
Zhou Yang
Meng Xiaoxue
4:23.022

* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth 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

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea *43411
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4329
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2114
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0325
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0011
Totals (5 entries)10101030

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