title: 2002 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
text: # 2002 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
  
  The 2002 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 12th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, which took place on 29–30 March 2001 in Milwaukee, United States.
  
  Teams were divided into two brackets of four: the best team from each bracket qualified directly for the final, while the two next teams entered for the repechage round and the last was eliminated. The best two teams in the repechage round qualified for the final. Thus, the final consisted of four teams. Each team was represented by four athletes at both 500 m and 1000 m as well as by two athletes at 3000 m. There were four heats at both 500 m and 1000 m, whereby each heat consisted of athletes representing different countries. There was one heat at 3000 m.
  
  ## Medal winners
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men | China Liu Yingbao Guo Wei Li Ye Li Jiajun Li Haonan | Canada Jonathan Guilmette François-Louis Tremblay Éric Bédard Mathieu Turcotte Jean-François Monette | South Korea An Jung-hyun Ahn Hyun-soo Oh Se-jong Lee Seung-jae Kim Dong-sung |
  | Women | South Korea Ko Gi-hyun Choi Min-kyung Joo Min-jin Choi Eun-kyung Park Hye-won | China Wang Chunlu Yang Yang (A) Fu Tianyu Liu Xiaoying Wang Wei | Canada Marie-Ève Drolet Alanna Kraus Annie Perreault Amélie Goulet-Nadon Tania Vicent |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Nation | Total |
  | - | - | - |
  | | China | 36 |
  | | Canada | 34 |
  | | South Korea | 34 |
  | 4 | Italy | 13 |
  | 5 | United States | Rep. |
  | 6 | Japan | Rep. |
  | 7 | Belgium | DNQ |
  | 8 | United Kingdom | DNQ |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Rank | Nation | Total |
  | - | - | - |
  | | South Korea | 36 |
  | | China | 35 |
  | | Canada | 30 |
  | 4 | United States | 18 |
  | 5 | Italy | Rep. |
  | 6 | Bulgaria | Rep. |
  | 7 | Japan | DNQ |
  | 8 | Russia | DNQ |
  