| 2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
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| Venue | Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia |
| Dates | 22–24 January |
| Competitors | 130 from 25 nations |
The 2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 24 January 2016 in Sochi, Russia.
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS)* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
The results of the Championships: [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Sjinkie Knegt (NED) | 41.920 | Semen Elistratov (RUS) | 42.005 | Dmitry Migunov (RUS) | 42.645 |
| 1000 metres | Semen Elistratov (RUS) | 1:33.000 | Sándor Liu Shaolin (HUN) | 1:33.060 | Dmitry Migunov (RUS) | 1:33.067 |
| 1500 metres | Semen Elistratov (RUS) | 2:24.034 | Sándor Liu Shaolin (HUN) | 2:24.463 | Freek van der Wart (NED) | 2:24.601 |
| 5000 metre relay | Netherlands Daan Breeuwsma Sjinkie Knegt Freek van der Wart Dennis Visser Adwin Snellink | 7:12.495 | Hungary Csaba Burján Viktor Knoch Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu Bence Oláh | 7:12.634 | Great Britain Josh Cheetham Richard Shoebridge Paul Stanley Jack Whelbourne | 7:17.390 |
| Overall Classification | Semen Elistratov (RUS) | 91 pts. | Sándor Liu Shaolin (HUN) | 50 pts. | Vincent Jeanne (FRA) | 44 pts. |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Elise Christie (GBR) | 43.923 | Lara van Ruijven (NED) | 45.106 | Veronique Pierron (FRA) | 45.492 |
| 1000 metres | Elise Christie (GBR) | 1:33.285 | Suzanne Schulting (NED) | 1:33.347 | Anna Seidel (GER) | 1:33.440 |
| 1500 metres | Elise Christie (GBR) | 2:39.510 | Jorien ter Mors (NED) | 2:39.591 | Suzanne Schulting (NED) | 2:39.662 |
| 3000 metre relay | Netherlands Suzanne Schulting Jorien ter Mors Yara van Kerkhof Lara van Ruijven Rianne de Vries | 4:12.556 | Russia Ekaterina Konstantinova Emina Malagich Ekaterina Strelkova Evgeniya Zakharova Tatiana Borodulina | 4:14.949 | Italy Cecilia Maffei Lucia Peretti Arianna Valcepina Elena Viviani Federica Tombolato | 4:15.219 |
| Overall Classification | Elise Christie (GBR) | 112 pts. | Charlotte Gilmartin (GBR) | 47 pts. | Suzanne Schulting (NED) | 42 pts. |
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