| 2024 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Dates | 15–17 March |
| Nations | 36 |
The 2024 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held from 15 to 17 March 2024 at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [1] A total of 36 nations competed. [2]
All times are local (UTC+1). [3]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 15 March | 12:00 | Qualifying |
| 16 March | 14:23 | 1500 m women |
| 1500 m men | ||
| 15:47 | 500 m women | |
| 500 m men | ||
| 17 March | 15:22 | 1000 m women |
| 1000 m men | ||
| 16:04 | 2000 m mixed relay | |
| 16:37 | 3000 m relay women | |
| 5000 m relay men |
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Netherlands* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 South Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Lin Xiaojun China | 41.592 | Denis Nikisha Kazakhstan | 41.676 | Jordan Pierre-Gilles Canada | 52.289 |
| 1000 m | William Dandjinou Canada | 1:25.534 | Pietro Sighel Italy | 1:25.555 | Luca Spechenhauser Italy | 1:26.026 |
| 1500 m | Sun Long China | 2:23.009 | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands | 2:23.260 | Brendan Corey Australia | 2:23.428 |
| 5000 m relay | China Lin Xiaojun Liu Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sun Long Li Wenlong | 7:18.468 | South Korea Hwang Dae-heon Kim Gun-woo Lee Jeong-min Seo Yi-ra Park Ji-won | 7:18.641 | Poland Łukasz Kuczyński Michał Niewiński Félix Pigeon Diané Sellier | 7:19.103 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Kim Boutin Canada | 42.626 | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 42.833 | Kristen Santos-Griswold  United States | 42.929 |
| 1000 m | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 1:42.717 | Kim Gil-li South Korea | 1:43.049 | Arianna Fontana Italy | 1:43.074 |
| 1500 m | Kim Gil-li South Korea | 2:21.192 | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 2:21.413 | Corinne Stoddard United States | 2:22.244 |
| 3000 m relay | Netherlands Selma Poutsma Yara van Kerkhof Michelle Velzeboer Xandra Velzeboer Suzanne Schulting | 4:07.788 | United States Eunice Lee Julie Letai Kristen Santos-Griswold Corinne Stoddard | 4:08.061 | Canada Danaé Blais Kim Boutin Rikki Doak Renée Steenge Courtney Sarault | 4:12.675 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 m relay | China Fan Kexin Gong Li Lin Xiaojun Liu Shaoang Sun Long Wang Ye | 2:37.697 | Italy Chiara Betti Andrea Cassinelli Arianna Sighel Pietro Sighel Gloria Ioriatti | 2:37.747 | United States Andrew Heo Marcus Howard Kristen Santos-Griswold Corinne Stoddard | 2:39.369 |
A total of 36 nations competed. [2]
Australia 
Austria 
Belgium 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Bulgaria Canada China 
Croatia 
Czech Republic 
France 
Great Britain 
Germany 
Hong Kong 
Hungary 
India 
Ireland Italy 
Japan Kazakhstan Korea Republic 
Latvia 
Luxembourg 
Mongolia Netherlands 
Norway 
New Zealand Poland 
Serbia 
Singapore 
Slovenia 
Slovakia 
Switzerland 
Thailand 
Turkey 
Ukraine United States 
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