title: 2002 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
text: # 2002 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 2002 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between April 5 and 7, 2002 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Overall* | Kim Dong-sung South Korea | 136 points | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 42 points | Fabio Carta Italy | 34 points |
  | 500 m | Kim Dong-sung South Korea | 41.930 | Fabio Carta Italy | 42.044 | Ron Biondo USA | 42.195 |
  | 1000 m | Kim Dong-sung South Korea | 1:31.361 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 1:31.435 | Éric Bédard Canada | 1:31.632 |
  | 1500 m | Kim Dong-sung South Korea | 2:21.736 | Jonathan Guilmette Canada | 2:31.595 | Rusty Smith USA | 2:31.706 |
  | 3000 m | Kim Dong-sung South Korea | 5:19.041 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 5:19.170 | Fabio Carta Italy | 5:20.145 |
  | 5000 m relay | South Korea | 7:10.751 | Canada | 7:10.756 | China | 7:11.330 |
  
  * 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
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Overall* | Yang Yang (A) China | 105 points | Ko Gi-hyun South Korea | 63 points | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 55 points |
  | 500 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 44.460 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 44.586 | Fu Tian Yu China | 44.676 |
  | 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 1:34.732 | Ko Gi-hyun South Korea | 1:34.734 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 1:35.185 |
  | 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 2:31.630 | Ko Gi-hyun South Korea | 2:31.666 | Amélie Goulet-Nadon Canada | 2:32.234 |
  | 3000 m | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea | 5:17.678 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 5:22.718 | Ko Gi-hyun South Korea | 5:34.285 |
  | 3000 m relay | South Korea | 4:18.599 | China | 4:19.516 | Canada | 4:19.587 |
  
  * 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
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
  | 2 | China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
  | 3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
  