| 2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Mokdong Ice Rink |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Dates | 10–12 March |
| Competitors | 160 from 34 nations |
The 2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held from 10 to 12 March 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2] Seoul were originally scheduled to host the 2020 Championships, but they were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  South Korea * | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Pietro Sighel Italy | 41.166 | Steven Dubois Canada | 41.223 | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands | 41.243 |
| 1000 m | Park Ji-won South Korea | 1:27.741 | Stijn Desmet Belgium | 1:27.974 | Steven Dubois Canada | 1:28.069 |
| 1500 m | Park Ji-won South Korea | 2:17.792 | Pietro Sighel Italy | 2:17.898 | Pascal Dion Canada | 2:17.986 |
| 5000 m relay | China Li Wenlong Lin Xiaojun Liu Guanyi Zhong Yuchen Song Jiahua | 7:04.412 | Italy Andrea Cassinelli Tommaso Dotti Pietro Sighel Luca Spechenhauser Thomas Nadalini | 7:04.484 | South Korea Hong Kyung-hwan Lee June-seo Lim Yong-jin Park Ji-won Lee Dong-hyun | 7:04.884 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 41.977 | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | 42.450 | Selma Poutsma Netherlands | 42.567 |
| 1000 m | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 1:29.361 | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 1:29.679 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 1:29.794 |
| 1500 m | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | 2:31.349 | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 2:31.448 | Kim Boutin Canada | 2:31.575 |
| 3000 m relay | Netherlands Selma Poutsma Suzanne Schulting Yara van Kerkhof Xandra Velzeboer Michelle Velzeboer | 4:09.056 | South Korea Choi Min-jeong Kim Geon-hee Kim Gil-li Shim Suk-hee Lee So-youn | 4:09.151 | Canada Kim Boutin Claudia Gagnon Courtney Sarault Renée Steenge Rikki Doak | 4:09.372 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 m relay | Netherlands Teun Boer Suzanne Schulting Jens van 't Wout Xandra Velzeboer Itzhak de Laat Selma Poutsma | 2:41.646 | China Gong Li Li Wenlong Lin Xiaojun Zang Yize Wang Xinran Zhong Yuchen | 2:41.821 | Italy Andrea Cassinelli Arianna Sighel Pietro Sighel Arianna Valcepina Chiara Betti | 2:41.907 |
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