2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 29 and 31, 2001 in Jeonju, South Korea. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall* Li Jiajun
  China
68 points Apolo Anton Ohno
  United States
63 points
(1st in 3000m)
Marc Gagnon
  Canada
63 points
(2nd in 3000m)
500 m Li Jiajun
  China
43.433 Jonathan Guilmette
  Canada
43.465 Maurizio Carnino
  Italy
44.691
1000 m Li Jiajun
  China
1:32.034 Apolo Anton Ohno
  United States
1:32.160 Min Ryoung
  South Korea
1:32.269
1500 m Marc Gagnon
  Canada
2:20.325 Min Ryoung
  South Korea
Satoru Terao
  Japan
2:20.677 N/A
3000 m Apolo Anton Ohno
  United States
5:36.664 Marc Gagnon
  Canada
5:36.831 Jonathan Guilmette
  Canada
5:37.322
5000 m relay   United States 7:15.885   Canada 7:16.458   China 7:25.312

In the final of the Men's 1500 m, Min Ryoung and Terao Satoru crossed the finish line at the same time, thus both were awarded silver medals.

* 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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall* Yang Yang (A)
  China
123 points Wang Chunlu
  China
81 points Evgenia Radanova
  Bulgaria
50 points
500 m Wang Chunlu
  China
45.779 Yang Yang (A)
  China
45.872 Yang Yang (S)
  China
45.949
1000 m Yang Yang (A)
  China
1:45.664 Wang Chunlu
  China
1:45.734 Yang Yang (S)
  China
1:45.773
1500 m Yang Yang (A)
  China
2:40.448 Evgenia Radanova
  Bulgaria
2:40.625 Marie-Ève Drolet
  Canada
2:40.643
3000 m Yang Yang (A)
  China
5:43.454 Wang Chunlu
  China
5:43.549 Evgenia Radanova
  Bulgaria
5:43.650
3000 m relay   China 4:25.927   South Korea 4:25.976   Bulgaria 4:27.597

* 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

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)94316
2  United States (USA)2204
3  Canada (CAN)1337
4  South Korea (KOR)0213
5  Bulgaria (BUL)0134
6  Japan (JPN)0101
7  Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (7 entries)12131136
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