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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Lee Ho-suk  South Korea | 89 points | J.R. Celski  United States | 65 points | Charles Hamelin  Canada | 47 points |
| 500 m | Charles Hamelin Canada | 41.680 | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea | 41.739 | Olivier Jean Canada | 41.855 |
| 1000 m | Lee Ho-suk South Korea | 1:33.060 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 1:33.262 | J.R. Celski United States | 1:33.478 |
| 1500 m | Lee Ho-suk South Korea | 2:20.967 | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea | 2:21.078 | J.R. Celski United States | 2:21.133 |
| 3000 m | J.R. Celski United States | 4:48.444 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea | 4:50.114 | Charles Hamelin Canada | 4:50.833 |
| 5000 m relay | United States | 6:51.400 |  China | 6:51.957 |  Japan | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Wang Meng China | 81 points | Kim Min-jung South Korea | 76 points | Zhou Yang China | 63 points |
| 500 m | Wang Meng China | 43.182 | Liu Qiuhong China | 43.358 | Jessica Gregg Canada | 43.437 |
| 1000 m | Wang Meng China | 1:29.878 | Kim Min-jung South Korea | 1:29.974 | Shin Sae-bom South Korea | 1:30.901 |
| 1500 m | Kim Min-jung South Korea | 2:21.432 | Zhou Yang China | 2:21.935 | Shin Sae-bom South Korea | 2:22.012 |
| 3000 m | Zhou Yang China | 4:58.955 | Kim Min-jung South Korea | 4:59.332 | Shin Sae-bom South Korea | 4:59.935 |
| 3000 m relay | China | 4:10.531 | South Korea | 4:11.837 | Canada | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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