2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 5 and 8, 2009 in Vienna, Austria. 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 | |||
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Overall* | Lee Ho-suk | 89 points | J.R. Celski | 65 points | Charles Hamelin | 47 points |
500 m | Charles Hamelin | 41.680 | Kwak Yoon-gy | 41.739 | Olivier Jean | 41.855 |
1000 m | Lee Ho-suk | 1:33.060 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 1:33.262 | J.R. Celski | 1:33.478 |
1500 m | Lee Ho-suk | 2:20.967 | Kwak Yoon-gy | 2:21.078 | J.R. Celski | 2:21.133 |
3000 m | J.R. Celski | 4:48.444 | Lee Ho-suk | 4:50.114 | Charles Hamelin | 4:50.833 |
5000 m relay | 6:51.400 | 6:51.957 | 6:52.433 |
* 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 leader after the first 1000m in the 3000m Super-Final is awarded extra 5 points. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Overall* | Wang Meng | 81 points | Kim Min-jung | 76 points | Zhou Yang | 63 points |
500 m | Wang Meng | 43.182 | Liu Qiuhong | 43.358 | Jessica Gregg | 43.437 |
1000 m | Wang Meng | 1:29.878 | Kim Min-jung | 1:29.974 | Shin Sae-bom | 1:30.901 |
1500 m | Kim Min-jung | 2:21.432 | Zhou Yang | 2:21.935 | Shin Sae-bom | 2:22.012 |
3000 m | Zhou Yang | 4:58.955 | Kim Min-jung | 4:59.332 | Shin Sae-bom | 4:59.935 |
3000 m relay | 4:10.531 | 4:11.837 | 4:12.506 |
* 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 leader after the first 1000m in the 3000m Super-Final is awarded extra 5 points. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |