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| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
The men's 1000 metre at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place 13 March at the Sheffield Arena. [1]
Top 2 Athletes from each heat qualified for quarterfinals. [2]
Top 2 Athletes from each heat qualified for Semifinals. [3]
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Top 2 Athletes from each heat qualified for the Final. [4]
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| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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 | Noh Jin-Kyu |  South Korea | 1:28.552 | |
 | Charles Hamelin |  Canada | 1:28.663 | |
 | Liang Wenhao |  China | 1:29.203 | |
| 4 | François Hamelin | Canada | 1:29.459 |
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The women's 1500 metre at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place 11 March at the Sheffield Arena.
The men's 500 metre at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place 12 March at the Sheffield Arena.
The women's 500 metre at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place 12 March at the Sheffield Arena.
The women's 1000 metre at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place 13 March at the Sheffield Arena.
The men's 500 metre at the 2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place on 10 March 2012, at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
