2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 7 and 9, 2008 in Gangneung, South Korea. 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* | Apolo Anton Ohno  United States | 68 points | Lee Ho-suk  South Korea | 63 points | Song Kyung-taek South Korea | 62 points |
| 500 m | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 42.568 | Charles Hamelin  Canada | 42.625 | Song Kyung-taek South Korea | 42.632 |
| 1000 m | Lee Ho-suk South Korea | 1:26.462 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 1:26.528 | Song Kyung-taek South Korea | 1:26.615 |
| 1500 m | Song Kyung-taek South Korea | 2:18.916 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea | 2:18.971 | Charles Ryan LeVeille United States | 2:19.066 |
| 3000 m | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea | 4:53.620 | Charles Ryan LeVeille United States | 4:54.732 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 5:00.838 |
| 5000 m relay | South Korea Sung Si-bak Lee Seung-hoon Lee Ho-suk Song Kyung-taek Kwak Yoon-gy | 6:51.148 | Canada Charles Hamelin François Hamelin Marc-Andre Monette Steve Robilliard Jean-François Monette | 6:52.318 |  United Kingdom Jon Eley Tom Iveson Paul Stanley Paul Worth | 6:56.765 |
* 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* | Wang Meng  China | 107 points | Zhou Yang China | 76 points | Yang Shin-young South Korea | 37 points |
| 500 m | Wang Meng China | 43.888 | Liu Qiuhong China | 43.973 | Kalyna Roberge Canada | 44.018 |
| 1000 m | Wang Meng China | 1:32.527 | Zhou Yang China | 1:32.595 | Kalyna Roberge Canada | 1:32.636 |
| 1500 m | Wang Meng China | 2:22.819 | Yang Shin-young South Korea | 2:22.904 | Zhou Yang China | 2:23.191 |
| 3000 m | Zhou Yang China | 5:46.063 | Jung Eun-ju South Korea | 5:46.465 | Katherine Reutter United States | 5:46.518 |
| 3000 m relay | South Korea Jung Eun-ju Yang Shin-young Park Seung-hi Kim Min-jung Shin Sae-bom | 4:16.261 | Canada Amanda Overland Tania Vicent Jessica Gregg Anne Maltais Kalyna Roberge | 4:20.254 | China Liu Qiuhong Wang Meng Meng Xiaoxue Zhou Yang Fu Tian Yu | 4:23.022 |
* 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 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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