2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
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The 2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 10 and March 12, 2000 in Sheffield, England
. The World Championships are organised by the ISU
which also run world cups and championships in speed skating
and figure skating
.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
. 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 | Éric Bédard Éric Bédard Éric Bédard is a Canadian short track speed skater who has won 4 Olympic medals . He participated in three individual events at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished fourth in the 500 meters. He also led a team into the 5000 meter relay, winning the silver medal...  Canada |
42.009 | Daniel Weinstein United States |
42.058 | Terao Satoru Japan |
42.157 |
| 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 |
1:31.098 | An Yulong An Yulong An Yulong is a Chinese short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 5000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. He also skated for the bronze medal-winning relay team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-External links:*... Mainland China |
1:31.212 | Daniel Weinstein United States |
1:33.228 |
| 1500 m | 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 |
2:23.098 | Éric Bédard Éric Bédard Éric Bédard is a Canadian short track speed skater who has won 4 Olympic medals . He participated in three individual events at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished fourth in the 500 meters. He also led a team into the 5000 meter relay, winning the silver medal... Canada |
2:23.200 | Terao Satoru Japan |
2:23.286 |
| 3000 m | 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 |
5:02.496 | 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 |
5:02.934 | Daniel Weinstein United States |
5:03.416 |
| 5000 m relay |
Mainland China |
7:09.387 | Japan |
7:09.705 |  Italy |
7:09.709 |
| Overall* | 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 |
68 points | Éric Bédard Éric Bédard Éric Bédard is a Canadian short track speed skater who has won 4 Olympic medals . He participated in three individual events at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished fourth in the 500 meters. He also led a team into the 5000 meter relay, winning the silver medal... Canada |
63 points | 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 |
60 points |
Women
| 500 m | 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 |
44.626 | 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 |
44.704 | An Sang-Mi An Sang-Mi An Sang-Mi is a retired South Korean short track speed skater.She who won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics, together with teammates Chun Lee-Kyung, Won Hye-Kyung and Kim Yun-Mi.... South Korea |
46.523 |
| 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 |
1:40.363 | 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 |
1:40.683 | Joo Min-Jin Joo Min-Jin Joo Min-Jin is a retired South Korean short track speed skater.She who won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics, together with teammates Choi Eun-Kyung, Park Hye-Won and Choi Min-Kyung.-External links:*... South Korea |
1:40.742 |
| 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 |
2:32.707 | Park Hye-Won Park Hye-Won Park Hye-Won is a retired South Korean short track speed skater.-Early career:Park started skating at the age of 10... South Korea |
2:32.829 | Joo Min-Jin Joo Min-Jin Joo Min-Jin is a retired South Korean short track speed skater.She who won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics, together with teammates Choi Eun-Kyung, Park Hye-Won and Choi Min-Kyung.-External links:*... South Korea |
2:33.175 |
| 3000 m | An Sang-Mi An Sang-Mi An Sang-Mi is a retired South Korean short track speed skater.She who won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics, together with teammates Chun Lee-Kyung, Won Hye-Kyung and Kim Yun-Mi.... South Korea |
5:24.272 | 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 |
5:27.445 | Annie Perreault Annie Perreault Annie Perreault is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.... Canada |
5:30.222 |
| 3000 m relay |
Mainland China |
4:28.267 | South Korea |
4:28.388 | Canada |
4:35.417 |
| 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 |
89 points | An Sang-Mi An Sang-Mi An Sang-Mi is a retired South Korean short track speed skater.She who won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics, together with teammates Chun Lee-Kyung, Won Hye-Kyung and Kim Yun-Mi.... South Korea |
52 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 |
47 points |
Medal table
| Place | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |