title: 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
text: # 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place from 11 to 13 March 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the 41st World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (South Korea)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
  | 2 | South Korea (KOR)* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
  | 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
  | 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 6 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Overall | Han Tianyu China | 68 pts | Charles Hamelin Canada | 48 pts | Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary | 41 pts |
  | 500 m | Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary | 41.485 | Wu Dajing China | 41.550 | Liu Shaoang Hungary | 41.994 |
  | 1000 m | Charles Hamelin Canada | 1:24.436 | Samuel Girard Canada | 1:24.787 | Wu Dajing China | 1:24.868 |
  | 1500 m | Han Tianyu China | 2:17.355 | Liu Shaoang Hungary | 2:17.470 | Park Se-yeong South Korea | 2:17.582 |
  | 5000 m relay | China Shi Jingnan Wu Dajing Han Tianyu Xu Hongzhi | 7:05.539 | Canada Charle Cournoyer Alexander Fathoullin Samuel Girard Charles Hamelin | 7:05.622 | South Korea Kwak Yoon-Gy Seo Yi-ra Park Ji-won Park Se-yeong Kim Joon-chun | 7:05.652 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Overall | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 66 pts | Marianne St-Gelais Canada | 63 pts | Elise Christie Great Britain | 47 pts |
  | 500 m | Fan Kexin China | 43.258 | Marianne St-Gelais Canada | 43.317 | Qu Chunyu China | 43.389 |
  | 1000 m | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 1:31.903 | Elise Christie Great Britain | 1:31.980 | Kasandra Bradette Canada | 1:32.607 |
  | 1500 m | Marianne St-Gelais Canada | 2:36.844 | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 2:37.073 | Elise Christie Great Britain | 2:37.123 |
  | 3000 m relay | South Korea Noh Do-hee Shim Suk-hee Choi Min-jeong Lee Eun-byul Kim A-lang | 4:19.545 | Canada Marianne St-Gelais Valérie Maltais Audrey Phaneuf Kasandra Bradette Namasthée Harris-Gauthier | 4:20.193 | Russia Sofia Prosvirnova Ekaterina Efremenkova Emina Malagich Evgeniya Zakharova | 4:24.945 |
  