The 1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held from 17 to 19 March 1995 in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall in Gjøvik

Gjøvik

is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. They were the twentieth World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a senior international short track speed skating competition held once a year to determine the World Champion in individual distances, relays and Overall Classification...

 and the first to be held in Norway. It consisted of ten events, five for men and five for women, including one relay each. The overall winner of the men's races was South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

's Chae Ji-Hoon

Chae Ji-Hoon

Chae Ji-Hoon is a retired South Korean short track speed skater-Playing career:...

, who won three of the men's four individual events, with the last gold going to Canada's Marc Gagnon

Marc Gagnon

Marc Gagnon is a French Canadian short track speed skater. He is a four-time Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic gold medals....

. In the women's' events, South Korea's Chun Lee-Kyung

Chun Lee-kyung

Chun Lee-Kyung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995-1997...

 won ahead of China's Wang Chunlu

Wang Chunlu

Wang Chunlu is a Chinese short track speed skater. She won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She had also already won a relay silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, at the age of 19.-External links:*...

, with both winning two individual races. The men's relay was won by Canada, while the women's' relay was won by China. The overall medal table was topped by South Korea with five first places and twelve medals overall.

Originally the event was planned to take place at Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Hamar, the same venue which hosted short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Short Track results-500m:-1,000m:This unique race was one of the most unusual in the short history of short track speed skating. The bronze medal was won by an athlete that was not even in the final race. Derrick Campbell of Canada was obstructed by the Briton Nicky...

. However, because Storhamar

Storhamar Dragons

The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...

 was at scheduled time playing play-offs in the Norwegian Ice Hockey Championship

GET-ligaen

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, it was in December 1994 decided to move the tournament to Gjøvik. The events were held in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, the world's largest room within a mountain. It was opened in 1993 for the 1994 Winter Olympics

1994 Winter Olympics

The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...

, where it had hosted 16 ice hockey matches

Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics was held at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer, Norway. The competition, held from February 12 to February 27, was won by Sweden and Canada as runner-up.-Final rankings:Source:* Gold -...

. The hall is located within walking distance of the city center of Gjøvik, and has a capacity for 5,500 spectators.

The championship opened on Friday 17 March with the 1500 meter races, and was followed by the 500 meter races the following day. The remaining events were held on 19 March. It is the only time the world championship has been held in Norway. There were set six world records during the championship. Chae Ji-Hoon

Chae Ji-Hoon

Chae Ji-Hoon is a retired South Korean short track speed skater-Playing career:...

's time 4:56.29 in the men's 3000 meter and Chun Lee-Kyung

Chun Lee-kyung

Chun Lee-Kyung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995-1997...

 at 5:02.18 in the women's 3000 meter. Kim Yun-Mi set the record on the women's 500 meter at 45.33 in an introductory race, while Frederic Blackburn

Frédéric Blackburn

Frédéric Blackburn is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.In 1992 he won a silver medal in the 1000 metre short track event...

 set a world record at 2:19.71 in the semi-final of the 1500 meter. Both the relay teams also set world records: Canada with the men's record at 7:09.76 and the China with the women's at 4:26.68.

Men

500 m	Chae Ji-Hoon Chae Ji-Hoon Chae Ji-Hoon is a retired South Korean short track speed skater-Playing career:...  South Korea	43.98	Mirko Vuillermin Mirko Vuillermin Mirko Vuillermin is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.Vuillermin was born in Aosta....  Italy	44.25	Maurizio Carnino Maurizio Carnino Maurizio Carnino is an Italian short track speed skater and speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, in the 2002 Winter Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics.He was born in Turin....  Italy	44.40
1000 m	Marc Gagnon Marc Gagnon Marc Gagnon is a French Canadian short track speed skater. He is a four-time Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic gold medals....  Canada	1:35.38	Frederic Blackburn Frédéric Blackburn Frédéric Blackburn is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.In 1992 he won a silver medal in the 1000 metre short track event...  Canada	1:35.42	Maurizio Carnino Maurizio Carnino Maurizio Carnino is an Italian short track speed skater and speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, in the 2002 Winter Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics.He was born in Turin....  Italy	1:35.57
1500 m	Chae Ji-Hoon Chae Ji-Hoon Chae Ji-Hoon is a retired South Korean short track speed skater-Playing career:...  South Korea	2:30.47	Eric Flaim Eric Flaim Eric Joseph Flaim is a former US speed skater.-Biography:Eric Flaim began skating at the age of 5 on the tiny pond next to his home on Fairwood Drive, Pembroke...  United States	2:30.52	Lee Jun-Ho  South Korea	2:31.11
3000 m	Chae Ji-Hoon Chae Ji-Hoon Chae Ji-Hoon is a retired South Korean short track speed skater-Playing career:...  South Korea	4:56.29	Song Jae-Kun Song Jae-Kun Song Jae-Kun is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Ki-Hoon Kim, Lee Joon-Hoo and Moo Ji-Soo....  South Korea	4:58.97	Frederic Blackburn Frédéric Blackburn Frédéric Blackburn is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.In 1992 he won a silver medal in the 1000 metre short track event...  Canada	5:03.39
5000 m	Canada	7:09.76 (WR World record A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond... )	Italy	7:11.44	Japan	7:11.71
Overall	Chae Ji-Hoon Chae Ji-Hoon Chae Ji-Hoon is a retired South Korean short track speed skater-Playing career:...  South Korea	15 points	Marc Gagnon Marc Gagnon Marc Gagnon is a French Canadian short track speed skater. He is a four-time Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic gold medals....  Canada	6 points	Frederic Blackburn Frédéric Blackburn Frédéric Blackburn is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.In 1992 he won a silver medal in the 1000 metre short track event...  Canada Song Jae-Kun Song Jae-Kun Song Jae-Kun is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Ki-Hoon Kim, Lee Joon-Hoo and Moo Ji-Soo....  South Korea	5 points

Women

500 m	Wang Chunlu Wang Chunlu Wang Chunlu is a Chinese short track speed skater. She won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She had also already won a relay silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, at the age of 19.-External links:*...  Mainland China	45.72	Isabelle Charest Isabelle Charest Isabelle Charest is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics....  Canada	45.80	Kim Yun-Mi  South Korea	45.82
1000 m	Wang Chunlu Wang Chunlu Wang Chunlu is a Chinese short track speed skater. She won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She had also already won a relay silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, at the age of 19.-External links:*...  Mainland China	1:45.21	Chun Lee-Kyung Chun Lee-kyung Chun Lee-Kyung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995-1997...  South Korea	1:45.39	Kim So-Hee  South Korea	1:45.47
1500 m	Chun Lee-Kyung Chun Lee-kyung Chun Lee-Kyung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995-1997...  South Korea	2:46.73	Kim So-Hee  South Korea	2:46.75	Wang Chunlu Wang Chunlu Wang Chunlu is a Chinese short track speed skater. She won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She had also already won a relay silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, at the age of 19.-External links:*...  Mainland China	2:46.99
3000 m	Chun Lee-Kyung Chun Lee-kyung Chun Lee-Kyung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995-1997...  South Korea	5:02.18	Kim Yun-Mi  South Korea	5:06.54	Evgenia Radanova Evgenia Radanova Evgenia Radanova is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She is the world record holder in the 500 m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001...  Kingdom of Bulgaria	5:07.93
3000 m relay	Mainland China	4:24.68 (WR World record A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond... )	Italy	4:24.75	Japan	4:26.57
Overall	Chun Lee-Kyung Chun Lee-kyung Chun Lee-Kyung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995-1997...  South Korea	13 points	Wang Chunlu Wang Chunlu Wang Chunlu is a Chinese short track speed skater. She won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She had also already won a relay silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, at the age of 19.-External links:*...  Mainland China	12 points	Kim Yun-Mi  South Korea	6 points

Medal table

Place	Country				Total
1		5	4	3	12
2		3	0	1	4
3		2	2	1	5
4		0	3	2	5
5		0	1	0	1
6		0	0	2	2
7		0	0	1	1