2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 17 and 19, 2004 in Gothenburg, Sweden. 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* Ahn Hyun-soo
 South Korea
102 points Song Suk-woo
 South Korea
68 points Li Jiajun
 China
29 points
500 m Song Suk-woo
 South Korea
42.599 Li Haonan
 China
42.667 Li Ye
 China
43.420
1000 m Ahn Hyun-soo
 South Korea
1:26.813 Li Jiajun
 China
1:27.162 Fabio Carta
 Italy
1:28.002
1500 m Ahn Hyun-soo
 South Korea
2:16.376 Jonathan Guilmette
 Canada
2:16.418 Song Suk-woo
 South Korea
2:16.657
3000 m Ahn Hyun-soo
 South Korea
5:03.670 Song Suk-woo
 South Korea
5:09.807 Li Ye
 China
5:10.089
5000 m relay  South Korea
Ahn Hyun-soo
Song Suk-woo
Cho Nam-kyu
Kim Hyun-kon
6:48.133  China
Sui Baoku
Li Jiajun
Li Haonan
Li Ye
6:49.232  Italy
Roberto Serra
Nicola Franceschina
Nicola Rodigari
Fabio Carta
6:49.563

* 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* Choi Eun-kyung
 South Korea
84 points Wang Meng
 China
60 points Byun Chun-sa
 South Korea
55 points
500 m Wang Meng
 China
45.332 Marta Capurso
 Italy
45.482 Choi Eun-kyung
 South Korea
45.516
1000 m Choi Eun-kyung
 South Korea
1:34.724 Byun Chun-sa
 South Korea
1:34.806 Fu Tian Yu
 China
1:35.033
1500 m Choi Eun-kyung
 South Korea
2:28.048 Wang Meng
 China
2:28.299 Alanna Kraus
 Canada
2:29.573
3000 m Byun Chun-sa
 South Korea
5:58.035 Fu Tian Yu
 China
5:58.344 Marta Capurso
 Italy
5:58.448
3000 m relay  South Korea
Ko Gi-hyun
Kim Min-jee
Choi Eun-kyung
Byun Chun-sa
4:20.985  China
Cheng Xiao Lei
Fu Tian Yu
Liu Xiaoying
Wang Meng
4:21.112  Italy
Mara Zini
Katia Zini
Catia Borrello
Marta Capurso
DQ

In the final of the Women's 3000 m relay, the Italian team was disqualified.

* 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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea (KOR)113317
2 China (CHN)17412
3 Italy (ITA)0145
4 Canada (CAN)0112
Totals (4 nations)12121236
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