1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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Venue | University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign, Illinois | ||||||||||||
Dates | 9–11 April | ||||||||||||
Medalist men | |||||||||||||
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Medalist women | |||||||||||||
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The 1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were the first ever championships and took place between April 9 and 11, 1976 in Champaign, Illinois. 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 | |||
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Overall* | Alan Rattray USA |
Gaetan Boucher Canada |
Andre Chabrerie France |
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500 m[1] | Alan Rattray USA |
45.870 | Gaetan Boucher Canada |
- | Bob Fenn USA |
- |
1000 m[2] | Alan Rattray USA |
1:45.780 | Gaetan Boucher Canada |
- | Philip Walker GBR |
- |
1500 m[3] | Alan Rattray USA |
2:27.310 | Colin Coates Australia |
- | Jack Mortell USA |
- |
3000 m[4] | Andre Chabrerie France |
5:34.200 | Pat Maxwell USA |
- | Jack Mortell USA |
- |
3000 m[5] | USA | 4:41.010 | GBR | 4:43.470 | Belgium | 4:44.600 |
5000 m[6] | USA | 7:53.200 | GBR | 7:54.050 | Belgium | - |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth 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 | |||
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Overall* | Celeste Chlapaty USA |
Kathy Vogt Canada |
Peggy Hartrich USA |
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500 m[7] | Kathy Vogt Canada |
50.570 | Celeste Chlapaty USA |
- | Peggy Hartrich USA |
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1000 m[8] | Celeste Chlapaty USA |
1:50.390 | Denise Chlapaty USA |
- | Margaret Hanson Canada |
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1500 m[9] | Celeste Chlapaty USA |
2:40.120 | Kathy Vogt Canada |
- | Peggy Hartrich USA |
- |
3000 m[10] | Celeste Chlapaty USA |
6:06.310 | Kathy Vogt Canada |
- | Peggy Hartrich USA |
- |
3000 m relay[11] | USA | 4:42.490 | Canada | 4:49.470 |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth 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 |
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1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 entries) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
References
- ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 1000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 1500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 3000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 3000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 5000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 1000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 1500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 3000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 3000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.