The men's 500 metre at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 11 and March 13, 2011 at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England...

took place 12 March at the Sheffield Arena.

Preliminaries

Top two athletes from each heat and the next two fastest thirds qualified for heats.
Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Song Weilong Song Weilong Song Weilong is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...		43.449	Q
2	Maxime Chataignier		43.709	Q
3	Daisuke Uemura		44.043
4	Pierre Boda		44.252

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Hamelin is a 3 time Olympic medalist having won 2 gold and 1 silver during the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics...		42.586	Q
2	Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne is a British speed skater who competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. He qualified for the semi finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final qualifying position....		42.689	Q
3			43.922	q
4	Edin Brankovic		45.673

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Noh Jin-Kyu Noh Jin-Kyu Noh Jin-Kyu is a South Korean short track speed skater. During his first season at the senior level at the age of 18, he became the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:...		43.405	Q
2	Dariusz Kulesza		44.042	Q
3	Bence Olah		44.608
4	Edoardo Reggiani		1:02.458

Heat 7

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Olivier Jean Olivier Jean Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the...		43.064	Q
2	Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet is a French speed skater. He is the 2010-2011 Overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Champion and the 2011 European Champion. He represents France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		43.424	Q
3	Liu Pan To Barton		45.554
4	Jonathan Lopez		49.129

Heat 9

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	John Eley		42.910	Q
2	Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		42.945	Q
3	Kiril Pandov		44.140
4			44.835

Heat 11

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Simon Cho Simon Cho Simon Cho is an American short track speed skater who was a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Early life:...		43.799	Q
2	Jeremy Masson		44.487	Q
3	Yang-Chun Wang		46.572
4			46.614

Heat 13

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.He was born in Tirano....		43.815	Q
2			44.230	Q
3	Um Cheon-Ho Um Cheon-Ho Um Cheon-Ho is a South Korean short track speed skater.-External links:*Profile from...		46.261
4	Jose Ignacio Fazio		47.546

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Francois Hamelin François Hamelin François Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec, currently residing in Montreal. He is the younger brother of acclaimed Canadian short tracker Charles Hamelin...		43.449	Q
2	Travis Jayner Travis Jayner Travis Jayner is a Canadian-born American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He earned a bronze medal in the 5000-meter relay with teammates Apolo Ohno, J.R...		43.709	Q
3			44.043
4	Peter Jelen		44.252

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Bartosz Konopko		42.967	Q
2	Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...		43.131	Q
3	Assen Pandov		43.627	q
4	Yauheni Ryzhou		45.313

Heat 6

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt is a Dutch short track speed skater.Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of the Speed Skating World Cup meetings in Bormio and Den Haag in November 2005...		43.854	Q
2	Yuzo Takamido Yuzo Takamido is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He won a silver medal in 5000 metre relay at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.-References:...		43.940	Q
3			45.336
4	Andrej Valach		45.405

Heat 8

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Sjinkie Knegt Sjinkie Knegt Brenna Knegt is a Dutch short-track speed-skater. He is set compete for Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500m.- References :...		43.857	Q
2			44.173	Q
3	Jekabs Saulitis		45.207
4	Álvaro Peña		46.320

Heat 10

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Robert Seifert		43.070	Q
2	Jeff Simon Jeff Simon Jeffrey Simon is an American short track speed skater and three-time bronze medallist at the World Championships....		43.117	Q
3			44.237
4	Csaba Burjan		44.756

Heat 12

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:...		44.157	Q
2	Paul Herrmann		44.159	Q
3			45.625
4	Jakov Domitrek		47.608

Heats

Top 2 Athletes from each heat and the next 2 fastest thirds qualified for quarterfinals.
Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet is a French speed skater. He is the 2010-2011 Overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Champion and the 2011 European Champion. He represents France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		43.384	Q
2	Bartosz Konopko		43.561	Q
3			43.714
4	Simon Cho Simon Cho Simon Cho is an American short track speed skater who was a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Early life:...			ADV

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.He was born in Tirano....		43.759	Q
2	Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...		43.893	Q
3			44.865
4	Jeff Simon Jeff Simon Jeffrey Simon is an American short track speed skater and three-time bronze medallist at the World Championships....			PEN

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			42.806	Q
2	Olivier Jean Olivier Jean Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the...		42.941	Q
3	Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:...		43.068	q
4	Jeremy Masson		43.695

Heat 7

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Robert Seifert		43.099	Q
2	Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt is a Dutch short track speed skater.Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of the Speed Skating World Cup meetings in Bormio and Den Haag in November 2005...		43.197	Q
3	Vladislav Bykanov		44.960
4	Noh Jin-Kyu Noh Jin-Kyu Noh Jin-Kyu is a South Korean short track speed skater. During his first season at the senior level at the age of 18, he became the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:...		1:16.644

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		42.580	Q
2	Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Hamelin is a 3 time Olympic medalist having won 2 gold and 1 silver during the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics...		42.678	Q
3	Dariusz Kulesza		44.227
4	Yuzo Takamido Yuzo Takamido is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He won a silver medal in 5000 metre relay at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.-References:...		44.264

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			42.883	Q
2	John Eley		42.949	Q
3	Paul Herrmann		43.063	q
4	Ruslan Zakharov		43.405

Heat 6

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Travis Jayner Travis Jayner Travis Jayner is a Canadian-born American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He earned a bronze medal in the 5000-meter relay with teammates Apolo Ohno, J.R...		44.029	Q
2	Song Weilong Song Weilong Song Weilong is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...		44.156	Q
3	Kiril Pandov		44.755	ADV
–	Sjinkie Knegt Sjinkie Knegt Brenna Knegt is a Dutch short-track speed-skater. He is set compete for Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500m.- References :...			PEN

Quarterfinals

Top 2 Athletes from each heat qualified for Semifinals.
Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		42.237	Q
2	Simon Cho Simon Cho Simon Cho is an American short track speed skater who was a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Early life:...		42.364	Q
3			42.451
4	Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.He was born in Tirano....		42.748

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Francois Hamelin François Hamelin François Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec, currently residing in Montreal. He is the younger brother of acclaimed Canadian short tracker Charles Hamelin...		42.638	Q
2			42.697	Q
3			42.795
4	Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:...		42.917

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Hamelin is a 3 time Olympic medalist having won 2 gold and 1 silver during the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics...		42.736	Q
2	Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt is a Dutch short track speed skater.Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of the Speed Skating World Cup meetings in Bormio and Den Haag in November 2005...		43.320	Q
3	Paul Herrmann		44.630
4	Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...		1:01.288	ADV
–	Travis Jayner Travis Jayner Travis Jayner is a Canadian-born American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He earned a bronze medal in the 5000-meter relay with teammates Apolo Ohno, J.R...			PEN

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Olivier Jean Olivier Jean Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the...		42.757	Q
2	John Eley		42.959	Q
3	Song Weilong Song Weilong Song Weilong is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...		43.304
4			43.579
5	Kiril Pandov		1:37.704

Semifinals

Top 2 Athletes from each heat qualified for the Final.
Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Simon Cho Simon Cho Simon Cho is an American short track speed skater who was a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Early life:...		42.625	Q
2	Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...		42.737	Q
3	John Eley		1:11.002
4			1:13.490

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt is a Dutch short track speed skater.Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of the Speed Skating World Cup meetings in Bormio and Den Haag in November 2005...		43.364	Q
2	Olivier Jean Olivier Jean Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the...		43.896	Q
3	Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		44.303
4	Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet is a French speed skater. He is the 2010-2011 Overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Champion and the 2011 European Champion. He represents France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		44.516	ADV
–	Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Hamelin is a 3 time Olympic medalist having won 2 gold and 1 silver during the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics...			PEN

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Simon Cho Simon Cho Simon Cho is an American short track speed skater who was a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Early life:...		42.307
	Olivier Jean Olivier Jean Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the...		42.429
	Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		42.493
4	Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...		42.523
5			58.500