2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 17 and 19, 2004 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.

## Results

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### Men

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Overall*  | Ahn Hyun-soo
South Korea | 102 points  | Song Suk-woo
South Korea | 68 points  | Li Jiajun
China | 29 points
500 m  | Song Suk-woo
South Korea | 42.599  | Li Haonan
China | 42.667  | Li Ye
China | 43.420
1000 m  | Ahn Hyun-soo
South Korea | 1:26.813  | Li Jiajun
China | 1:27.162  | Fabio Carta
Italy | 1:28.002
1500 m  | Ahn Hyun-soo
South Korea | 2:16.376  | Jonathan Guilmette
Canada | 2:16.418  | Song Suk-woo
South Korea | 2:16.657
3000 m  | Ahn Hyun-soo
South Korea | 5:03.670  | Song Suk-woo
South Korea | 5:09.807  | Li Ye
China | 5:10.089
5000 m relay  |  South Korea
Ahn Hyun-soo
Song Suk-woo
Cho Nam-kyu
Kim Hyun-kon | 6:48.133  |  China
Sui Baoku
Li Jiajun
Li Haonan
Li Ye | 6:49.232  |  Italy
Roberto Serra
Nicola Franceschina
Nicola Rodigari
Fabio Carta | 6:49.563

* 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

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Overall*  | Choi Eun-kyung
South Korea | 84 points  | Wang Meng
China | 60 points  | Byun Chun-sa
South Korea | 55 points
500 m  | Wang Meng
China | 45.332  | Marta Capurso
Italy | 45.482  | Choi Eun-kyung
South Korea | 45.516
1000 m  | Choi Eun-kyung
South Korea | 1:34.724  | Byun Chun-sa
South Korea | 1:34.806  | Fu Tian Yu
China | 1:35.033
1500 m  | Choi Eun-kyung
South Korea | 2:28.048  | Wang Meng
China | 2:28.299  | Alanna Kraus
Canada | 2:29.573
3000 m  | Byun Chun-sa
South Korea | 5:58.035  | Fu Tian Yu
China | 5:58.344  | Marta Capurso
Italy | 5:58.448
3000 m relay† |  South Korea
Ko Gi-hyun
Kim Min-jee
Choi Eun-kyung
Byun Chun-sa | 4:20.985  |  China
Cheng Xiao Lei
Fu Tian Yu
Liu Xiaoying
Wang Meng
| 4:21.112  |  Italy
Mara Zini
Katia Zini
Catia Borrello
Marta Capurso
| DQ

† In the final of the Women's 3000 m relay, the Italian team was disqualified.

* 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

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  South Korea (KOR)| 11| 3| 3| 17
2|  China (CHN)| 1| 7| 4| 12
3|  Italy (ITA)| 0| 1| 4| 5
4|  Canada (CAN)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Totals (4 entries)| 12| 12| 12| 36

## External links

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* ISU Results

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