1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
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The 1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 19 and March 21, 1999 in Sofia
, Bulgaria
. The World Championships are organised by the ISU
which also run world cups and championships in speed skating
and figure skating
.
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. The World Championships are organised by the ISU
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
which also run world cups and championships in speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
and figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
.
Men
| 500 m | Li Jiajun Li JiaJun Li Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001....  Mainland China |
42.565 | Apolo Anton Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno is an American short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist in the Winter Olympics. He is the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time....  United States |
42.679 | Fabio Carta Fabio Carta Fabio Carta is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1998, the 2002, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.-1998 Olympics:...  Italy |
43.072 |
| 1000 m | Terao Satoru Japan |
1:30.913 | Kim Dong-Sung Kim Dong-Sung Kim Dong-Sung is a former South Korean short track speed skater. He won a gold medal in 1000m race and silver medal in 5000m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics...  South Korea |
1:31.242 | Andrew Quinn Andrew Quinn Andrew Quinn is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tulla and has been a member of the Clare senior inter-county team since 2001.-Playing career:...  Canada |
1:31.935 |
| 1500 m | Fabio Carta Fabio Carta Fabio Carta is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1998, the 2002, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.-1998 Olympics:... Italy |
2:27.533 | Terao Satoru Japan |
2:27.673 | Li Jiajun Li JiaJun Li Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001.... Mainland China |
2:27.883 |
| 3000 m | Li Jiajun Li JiaJun Li Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001.... Mainland China |
5:11.544 | Terao Satoru Japan |
5:11.663 | Fabio Carta Fabio Carta Fabio Carta is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1998, the 2002, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.-1998 Olympics:... Italy |
5:11.673 |
| 5000 m relay |
Mainland China |
7:07.395 | South Korea |
7:09.725 | Canada |
7:13.806 |
| Overall* | Li Jiajun Li JiaJun Li Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001.... Mainland China |
81 Points | Terao Satoru Japan |
76 Points | Fabio Carta Fabio Carta Fabio Carta is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1998, the 2002, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.-1998 Olympics:... Italy |
60 Points |
Women
| 500 m | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team... Mainland China |
44.640 | 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 |
44.789 | Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang is a Chinese Olympic speed skater.Yang Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. By coincidence, she had a contemporary on the Chinese short track team also named Yang Yang... Mainland China |
44.889 |
| 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team... Mainland China |
1:37.440 | Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang is a Chinese Olympic speed skater.Yang Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. By coincidence, she had a contemporary on the Chinese short track team also named Yang Yang... Mainland China |
1:37.547 | Kim Moon-Jung South Korea |
1:37.675 |
| 1500 m | Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang is a Chinese Olympic speed skater.Yang Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. By coincidence, she had a contemporary on the Chinese short track team also named Yang Yang... Mainland China |
2:34.645 | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team... Mainland China |
2:34.825 | Kim Moon-Jung South Korea |
2:34.997 |
| 3000 m | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team... Mainland China |
5:48.541 | Kim Moon-Jung South Korea |
5:48.573 | Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang is a Chinese Olympic speed skater.Yang Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. By coincidence, she had a contemporary on the Chinese short track team also named Yang Yang... Mainland China |
5:49.381 |
| 3000 m relay |
Mainland China |
4:23.725 | Italy |
4:25.131 | Kingdom of Bulgaria |
4:25.930 |
| Overall* | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team... Mainland China |
123 points | Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang (S) Yang Yang is a Chinese Olympic speed skater.Yang Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. By coincidence, she had a contemporary on the Chinese short track team also named Yang Yang... Mainland China |
81 points | Kim Moon-Jung South Korea |
47 points |
Medal table
| Place | Country |  |
 |
 ] |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |