2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 10 and 12, 2000 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Min Ryoung  South Korea | 68 points | Éric Bédard .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 63 points | Li Jiajun  China | 60 points |
| 500 m | Éric Bédard Canada | 42.009 | Daniel Weinstein  United States | 42.058 | Satoru Terao  Japan | 42.157 |
| 1000 m | Li Jiajun China | 1:31.098 | An Yulong China | 1:31.212 | Daniel Weinstein United States | 1:33.228 |
| 1500 m | Min Ryoung South Korea | 2:23.098 | Éric Bédard Canada | 2:23.200 | Satoru Terao Japan | 2:23.286 |
| 3000 m | Min Ryoung South Korea | 5:02.496 | Li Jiajun China | 5:02.934 | Daniel Weinstein United States | 5:03.416 |
| 5000 m relay | China | 7:09.387 | Japan | 7:09.705 |  Italy | 7:09.709 |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Yang Yang (A) China | 89 points | An Sang-mi South Korea | 52 points | Yang Yang (S) China | 47 points |
| 500 m | Evgenia Radanova  Bulgaria | 44.626 | Yang Yang (S) China | 44.704 | An Sang-mi South Korea | 46.523 |
| 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 1:40.363 | Yang Yang (S) China | 1:40.683 | Joo Min-jin South Korea | 1:40.742 |
| 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 2:32.707 | Park Hye-won South Korea | 2:32.829 | Joo Min-jin South Korea | 2:33.175 |
| 3000 m | An Sang-mi South Korea | 5:24.272 | Yang Yang (A) China | 5:27.445 | Annie Perreault Canada | 5:30.222 |
| 3000 m relay | China | 4:28.267 | South Korea | 4:28.388 | Canada | 4:35.417 |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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