2005 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2005 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 9 and 11, 2005 in Beijing, China. 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 |
89 points | Apolo Anton Ohno  United States |
68 points | François-Louis Tremblay  Canada |
60 points |
| 500 m | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
42.106 | Charles Hamelin Canada |
42.135 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
42.185 |
| 1000 m | Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
1:30.066 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
1:30.206 | Li Jiajun  China |
1:30.641 |
| 1500 m | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
2:14.396 | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
2:14.992 | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea |
2:15.244 |
| 3000 m | Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
5:13.719 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
5:15.326 | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea |
5:16.206 |
| 5000 m relay | Canada Charles Hamelin François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte Steve Robillard |
6:39.990 | South Korea Seo Ho-jin Song Kyung-taek Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Seung-hoon |
6:40.020 | United States Apolo Anton Ohno Shani Davis Jordan Malone Alex Izykowski |
6:52.072 |
* 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 |
76 points | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea |
63 points | Kang Yun-mi South Korea |
60 points |
| 500 m | Yang Yang (A) China |
45.038 | Wang Meng China |
45.129 | Fu Tian Yu China |
45.232 |
| 1000 m | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea |
1:31.085 | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
1:31.232 | Wang Meng China |
1:31.343 |
| 1500 m | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
2:20.461 | Kang Yun-mi South Korea |
2:20.743 | Wang Meng China |
2:20.876 |
| 3000 m | Kang Yun-mi South Korea |
5:21.039 | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
5:21.072 | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea |
5:21.081 |
| 3000 m relay† | Canada Alanna Kraus Kalyna Roberge Chantale Sevigny Tania Vicent |
4:20.767 | China Yang Yang (A) Wang Meng Fu Tian Yu Cheng Xiao Lei |
4:30.654 |  France Stéphanie Bouvier Myrtille Gollin Celine Lecompere Choi Min-kyung |
4:24.974 |
† In the final of the Women's 3000 m relay, the South Korean and Japanese teams were disqualified, thus the French team was awarded the bronze medal from its time in the heats.
* 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 (KOR) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
