2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 7 and 9 March 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![]() |
68 points | Lee Ho-suk![]() |
63 points | Song Kyung-taek![]() |
62 points |
500 m | Apolo Anton Ohno![]() |
42.568 | Charles Hamelin![]() |
42.625 | Song Kyung-taek![]() |
42.632 |
1000 m | Lee Ho-suk![]() |
1:26.462 | Apolo Anton Ohno![]() |
1:26.528 | Song Kyung-taek![]() |
1:26.615 |
1500 m | Song Kyung-taek![]() |
2:18.916 | Lee Ho-suk![]() |
2:18.971 | Charles Leveille![]() |
2:19.066 |
5000 m relay | ![]() Lee Ho-suk Lee Seung-hoon Song Kyung-taek Sung Si-bak Kwak Yoon-gy |
6:51.148 | ![]() François Hamelin Jean-François Monette Marc-André Monette Steve Robillard Charles Hamelin |
6:52.318 | ![]() 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![]() |
107 points | Zhou Yang![]() |
76 points | Yang Shin-young![]() |
37 points |
500 m | Wang Meng![]() |
43.888 | Liu Qiuhong![]() |
43.973 | Kalyna Roberge![]() |
44.018 |
1000 m | Wang Meng![]() |
1:32.527 | Zhou Yang![]() |
1:32.595 | Kalyna Roberge![]() |
1:32.636 |
1500 m | Wang Meng![]() |
2:22.819 | Yang Shin-young![]() |
2:22.904 | Zhou Yang![]() |
2:23.191 |
3000 m relay | ![]() Jung Eun-ju Kim Min-jung Park Seung-hi Yang Shin-young Shin Sae-bom |
4:16.261 | ![]() Jessica Gregg Anne Maltais Amanda Overland Tania Vicent Kalyna Roberge |
4:20.254 | ![]() Fu Tianyu Liu Qiuhong Wang Meng Zhou Yang Meng Xiaoxue |
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
* Host nation (South Korea)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |