| 2019 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Venue | Sportboulevard Dordrecht |
| Dates | 11–13 January |
| Competitors | 125 from 24 nations |
The 2019 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place, for the fourth time, from 11 to 13 January 2019 in Dordrecht, Netherlands. [1]
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED)* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
The results of the Championships: [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Shaoang Liu Hungary | 41.120 | Shaolin Sándor Liu Hungary | 41.202 | Pavel Sitnikov Russia | 41.338 |
| 1000 metres | Semion Elistratov Russia | 1:24.624 | Shaolin Sándor Liu Hungary | 1:24.702 | Denis Ayrapetyan Russia | 1:24.816 |
| 1500 metres | Shaolin Sándor Liu Hungary | 2:13.579 | Shaoang Liu Hungary | 2:13.665 | Semion Elistratov Russia | 2:13.740 |
| 5000 metre relay | Hungary Csaba Burján Cole Krueger Shaoang Liu Sándor Liu Shaolin Alex Varnyú | 6:54.168 | Netherlands Daan Breeuwsma Jasper Brunsmann Itzhak de Laat Dennis Visser | 6:54.249 | Russia Denis Ayrapetyan Semion Elistratov Alexander Shulginov Pavel Sitnikov Konstantin Ivliev | 6:59.609 |
| Overall Classification | Shaolin Sándor Liu Hungary | 84 pts | Shaoang Liu Hungary | 71 pts | Semion Elistratov Russia | 55 pts |
The results of the Championships: [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Natalia Maliszewska Poland | 42.842 | Martina Valcepina Italy | 43.241 | Lara van Ruijven Netherlands | 43.507 |
| 1000 metres | Sofia Prosvirnova Russia | 1:29.045 | Tifany Huot-Marchand France | 1:29.101 | Elise Christie Great Britain | 1:29.247 |
| 1500 metres | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | 2:29.181 | Elise Christie Great Britain | 2:29.416 | Sofia Prosvirnova Russia | 2:29.706 |
| 3000 metre relay | Netherlands Rianne de Vries Suzanne Schulting Yara van Kerkhof Lara van Ruijven Tineke den Dulk | 4:09.396 | Russia Ekaterina Efremenkova Ekaterina Konstantinova Emina Malagich Sofia Prosvirnova Evgeniya Zakharova | 4:10.446 | Hungary Sára Luca Bácskai Petra Jászapáti Marta Knoch Barbara Somogyi | 4:14.412 |
| Overall Classification | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | 76 pts | Sofia Prosvirnova Russia | 57 pts | Elise Christie Great Britain | 47 pts |
Austria (2)
Belgium (6)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Belarus (8)
Bulgaria (3)
Croatia (6)
Czech Republic (6) France (9) Great Britain (7)
Germany (6) Hungary (9)
Ireland (2)
Israel (1) Italy (9)
Latvia (4)
Luxembourg (1) Netherlands (10) Poland (9) Russia (10)
Slovenia (1)
Serbia (1)
Slovakia (2)
Turkey (4)
Ukraine (8)
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