2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
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The 2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 29 and March 31, 2001 in Jeonju, South Korea
. The World Championships are organised by the ISU
which also run world cups and championships in speed skating
and figure skating
.
Jeonju
Jeonju is a city in South Korea, and the capital of Jeollabuk-do, or North Jeolla Province. It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.- History :...
. 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 |
43.433 | Jonathan Guilmette Jonathan Guilmette Jonathan Guilmette is a Canadian short track speed skater who won silver in the 5000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...  Canada |
43.465 | 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 |
44.691 |
| 1000 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 |
1:32.034 | 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 |
1:32.160 | Min Ryoung Min Ryoung Min Ryoung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. He is the 2000 Overall World Champion.-2002 Winter Olympics:...  South Korea |
1:32.269 |
| 500 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 |
2:20.325 | Min Ryoung Min Ryoung Min Ryoung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. He is the 2000 Overall World Champion.-2002 Winter Olympics:... South KoreaTerao Satoru  Japan |
2:20.677 | N/A | N/A |
| 3000 m | 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 |
5:36.664 | 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 |
5:36.831 | Jonathan Guilmette Jonathan Guilmette Jonathan Guilmette is a Canadian short track speed skater who won silver in the 5000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... Canada |
5:37.322 |
| 5000 m relay |
United States |
7:15.885 | Canada |
7:16.458 | Mainland China |
7:25.312 |
| 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 |
68 points | 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 |
63 points (1st in 3000m) | 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 |
63 points (2nd in 3000m) |
| b style="color:red;">† In the final of the Men's 1500 m, Min Ryoung and Terao Satoru crossed the finish line at the same time, thus both were awarded silver medals. |
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 |
45.779 | 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 |
45.872 | 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 |
45.949 |
| 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 |
1:45.664 | 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 |
1:45.734 | 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 |
1:45.773 |
| 1500 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 |
2:40.448 | 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 |
2:40.625 | Marie-Eve Drolet Marie-Eve Drolet Marie-Eve Drolet is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.... Canada |
2:40.643 |
| 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 |
5:43.454 | 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 |
5:43.549 | 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 |
5:43.650 |
| 3000 m relay |
Mainland China |
4:25.927 | South Korea |
4:25.976 | Kingdom of Bulgaria |
4:27.597 |
| 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 | 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 |
81 points | 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 |
50 points |
Medal table
| Place | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |