2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships

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Location Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Harbin, China
Start date15 March 2008
End date16 March 2008

The 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships was the 18th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, which took place on 15-16 March 2008 in Harbin, China.

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Teams were divided into two brackets of four: the best team from each bracket qualified directly for the final, while the two next teams entered for the repechage round and the last was eliminated. The best two teams in the repechage round qualified for the final. Thus, the final consisted of four teams. Each team was represented by four athletes at both 500 m and 1000 m as well as by two athletes at 3000 m. There were four heats at both 500 m and 1000 m, whereby each heat consisted of athletes representing different countries. There was one heat at 3000 m.

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Apolo Anton Ohno
J.P. Kepka
Charles Leveille
Jordan Malone
Jeff Simon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Steve Robillard
Jean-François Monette
Charles Hamelin
Marc-André Monette
François Hamelin
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Song Kyung-Taek
Sung Si-Bak
Lee Ho-Suk
Kwak Yoon-Gy
Lee Seung-Hoon
Women
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Meng
Fu Tianyu
Zhou Yang
Liu Qiuhong
Zhao Nannan
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Kim Min-Jung
Jung Eun-Ju
Park Seung-Hi
Shin Sae-Bom
Yang Shin-Young
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Amanda Overland
Anne Maltais
Tania Vicent
Jessica Gregg
Kalyna Roberge

Results

Men

RankNationTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 38
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 30
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 18
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Rep.
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DNQ
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Women

RankNationTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 45
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 35
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 27
4Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 14
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rep.
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan DNQ
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

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