1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were the first ever championships and took place between April 9 and 11, 1976 in Champaign, Illinois. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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Venue | University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign, Illinois | ||||||||||||
Dates | 9–11 April | ||||||||||||
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Medalist women | |||||||||||||
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Results
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Overall* | Alan Rattray USA | Gaetan Boucher Canada | Andre Chabrerie France | |||
500 m[1] | Alan Rattray USA | 45.870 | Gaetan Boucher Canada | - | Bob Fenn USA | - |
1000 m[2] | Alan Rattray USA | 1:45.780 | Gaetan Boucher Canada | - | Philip Walker GBR | - |
1500 m[3] | Alan Rattray USA | 2:27.310 | Colin Coates Australia | - | Jack Mortell USA | - |
3000 m[4] | Andre Chabrerie France | 5:34.200 | Pat Maxwell USA | - | Jack Mortell USA | - |
3000 m[5] | USA | 4:41.010 | GBR | 4:43.470 | Belgium | 4:44.600 |
5000 m[6] | USA | 7:53.200 | GBR | 7:54.050 | Belgium | - |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth 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 | |||
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Overall* | Celeste Chlapaty USA | Kathy Vogt Canada | Peggy Hartrich USA | |||
500 m[7] | Kathy Vogt Canada | 50.570 | Celeste Chlapaty USA | - | Peggy Hartrich USA | - |
1000 m[8] | Celeste Chlapaty USA | 1:50.390 | Denise Chlapaty USA | - | Margaret Hanson Canada | - |
1500 m[9] | Celeste Chlapaty USA | 2:40.120 | Kathy Vogt Canada | - | Peggy Hartrich USA | - |
3000 m[10] | Celeste Chlapaty USA | 6:06.310 | Kathy Vogt Canada | - | Peggy Hartrich USA | - |
3000 m relay[11] | USA | 4:42.490 | Canada | 4:49.470 |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth 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 |
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1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 nations) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
References
- "1976 World Championships - men's 500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 1000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 1500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 3000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 3000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 5000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 1000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 1500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 3000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 3000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.