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| 1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–11 April | ||||||||||||
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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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Alan Rattray |
Gaetan Boucher |
Andre Chabrerie |
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| 500 m[1] | Alan Rattray |
45.870 | Gaetan Boucher |
- | Bob Fenn |
- |
| 1000 m[2] | Alan Rattray |
1:45.780 | Gaetan Boucher |
- | Philip Walker |
- |
| 1500 m[3] | Alan Rattray |
2:27.310 | Colin Coates |
- | Jack Mortell |
- |
| 3000 m[4] | Andre Chabrerie |
5:34.200 | Pat Maxwell |
- | Jack Mortell |
- |
| 3000 m relay [5] | 4:41.010 | 4:43.470 | 4:44.600 | |||
| 5000 m relay [6] | 7:53.200 | 7:54.050 | - | |||
* 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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Celeste Chlapaty |
Kathy Vogt |
Peggy Hartrich |
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| 500 m[7] | Kathy Vogt |
50.570 | Celeste Chlapaty |
- | Peggy Hartrich |
- |
| 1000 m[8] | Celeste Chlapaty |
1:50.390 | Denise Chlapaty |
- | Margaret Hanson |
- |
| 1500 m[9] | Celeste Chlapaty |
2:40.120 | Kathy Vogt |
- | Peggy Hartrich |
- |
| 3000 m[10] | Kathy Vogt |
6:06.310 | Peggy Hartrich |
- | Celeste Chlapaty |
- |
| 3000 m relay[11] | 4:42.490 | 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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | |