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| 2024 Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
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| Location | Laval, Canada |
| Dates | 4–5 November 2023 |
| Competitors | 64 from 9 nations |
The 2024 Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships was the third edition of the Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships, which was held from 4 to 5 November 2023 in Laval, Canada. Skaters from 9 countries participated in the competition.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres [1] | Steven Dubois  Canada | 40.149 | Jordan Pierre-Gilles Canada | 40.183 | Andrew Heo  United States | 40.299 |
| 1000 metres [2] | William Dandjinou Canada | 1:28.338 | Park Ji-won  South Korea | 1:28.664 | Yui Matsubayashi  Japan | 1:28.939 |
| 1500 metres [3] | Park Ji-won South Korea | 2:33.158 | Steven Dubois Canada | 2:33.228 | Kim Gun-woo South Korea | 2:33.324 |
| 5000 metres relay [4] | South Korea Jang Sung-woo Kim Gun-woo Lee Jeong-min Park Ji-won Seo Yi-ra | 7:13.143 |  China Li Wenlong Liu Guanyi Liu Jinxun Zhu Yiding Zhong Yuchen | 7:13.463 | Canada Jérôme Courtemanche William Dandjinou Steven Dubois Jordan Pierre-Gilles | 7:13.556 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres [5] | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 42.760 | Park Ji-won South Korea | 44.192 | Shim Suk-hee South Korea | 45.873 |
| 1000 metres [6] | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 1:28.706 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 1:29.208 | Danae Blais Canada | 1:30.613 |
| 1500 metres [7] | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 2:26.191 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 2:26.657 | Danae Blais Canada | 2:26.765 |
| 3000 metres relay [8] | Canada Danae Blais Florence Brunelle Cynthia Mascitto Courtney Sarault Karina Montminy | 4:14.513 | South Korea Lee So-youn Park Ji-won Park Ji-yun Shim Suk-hee Kim A-lang | 4:14.567 |  Kazakhstan Alina Azhgalieva Yana Khan Malika Yermek Madina Zhanbussinova Olga Tikhonova | 4:16.200 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 metre relay [9] | Canada Florence Brunelle Steven Dubois Jordan Pierre-Gilles Courtney Sarault William Sohier | 2:39.752 |  United States Andrew Heo Marcus Howard Kristen Santos-Griswold Julie Letai | 2:40.243 | China Hao Weiying Li Wenlong Liu Guanyi Song Jiarui Zhang Yuting Zhong Yuchen | 2:40.306 |
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada* | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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