2007 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2007 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 9 and 11, 2007 in Milan, Italy. 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 | 81 points | Charles Hamelin  Canada | 63 points | Apolo Anton Ohno  United States | 60 points |
| 500 m | Charles Hamelin Canada | 41.449 | François-Louis Tremblay Canada | 41.514 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 41.625 |
| 1000 m | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 1:27.177 | Charles Hamelin Canada | 1:27.217 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 1:27.465 |
| 1500 m | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 2:33.793 | Nicola Rodigari  Italy | 2:33.841 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 3:22.818 |
| 3000 m | Song Kyung-taek South Korea | 4:52.853 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 4:55.414 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 4:56.139 |
| 5000 m relay | South Korea Sung Si-bak Song Kyung-taek Kim Hyun-kon Ahn Hyun-soo | 6:55.399 | Canada Charles Hamelin Olivier Jean François-Louis Tremblay Jean-François Monette | 6:56.130 | United States Apolo Anton Ohno Jordan Malone Travis Jayner Ryan Bedford | 6:58.702 |
* 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* | Jin Sun-yu South Korea | 89 points (1st in 3000m) |
Jung Eun-ju South Korea | 89 points (2nd in 3000m) |
Kalyna Roberge Canada | 43 points |
| 500 m | Kalyna Roberge Canada | 45.329 | Arianna Fontana Italy | 45.394 | Jung Eun-ju South Korea | 47.865 |
| 1000 m | Jin Sun-yu South Korea | 1:31.622 | Jung Eun-ju South Korea | 1:31.777 | Zhou Yang  China | 1:31.810 |
| 1500 m | Jung Eun-ju South Korea | 2:22.303 | Jin Sun-yu South Korea | 2:22.381 | Byun Chun-sa South Korea | 2:22.520 |
| 3000 m | Jin Sun-yu South Korea | 5:44.247 | Jung Eun-ju South Korea | 5:44.387 | Zhou Yang China | 5:45.101 |
| 3000 m relay | South Korea Jeon Ji-soo Byun Chun-sa Jung Eun-ju Jin Sun-yu | 4:14.450 | China Zhu Mi Lei Fu Tian Yu Zhou Yang Cheng Xiao Lei | 4:17.268 | Canada Kalyna Roberge Amanda Overland Anne Maltais Annik Plamondon | 4:18.748 |
* 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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