title: 2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
text: # 2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 24 January 2016 in Sochi, Russia.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Russia)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
  | 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  | 3 | Russia (RUS)* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
  | 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 6 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
  
  ### Men's events
  
  The results of the Championships:
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 metres | Sjinkie Knegt (NED) | 41.920 | Semen Elistratov (RUS) | 42.005 | Dmitry Migunov (RUS) | 42.645 |
  | 1000 metres | Semen Elistratov (RUS) | 1:33.000 | Sándor Liu Shaolin (HUN) | 1:33.060 | Dmitry Migunov (RUS) | 1:33.067 |
  | 1500 metres | Semen Elistratov (RUS) | 2:24.034 | Sándor Liu Shaolin (HUN) | 2:24.463 | Freek van der Wart (NED) | 2:24.601 |
  | 5000 metre relay | Netherlands Daan Breeuwsma Sjinkie Knegt Freek van der Wart Dennis Visser Adwin Snellink | 7:12.495 | Hungary Csaba Burján Viktor Knoch Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu Bence Oláh | 7:12.634 | Great Britain Josh Cheetham Richard Shoebridge Paul Stanley Jack Whelbourne | 7:17.390 |
  | Overall Classification | Semen Elistratov (RUS) | 91 pts. | Sándor Liu Shaolin (HUN) | 50 pts. | Vincent Jeanne (FRA) | 44 pts. |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 metres | Elise Christie (GBR) | 43.923 | Lara van Ruijven (NED) | 45.106 | Veronique Pierron (FRA) | 45.492 |
  | 1000 metres | Elise Christie (GBR) | 1:33.285 | Suzanne Schulting (NED) | 1:33.347 | Anna Seidel (GER) | 1:33.440 |
  | 1500 metres | Elise Christie (GBR) | 2:39.510 | Jorien ter Mors (NED) | 2:39.591 | Suzanne Schulting (NED) | 2:39.662 |
  | 3000 metre relay | Netherlands Suzanne Schulting Jorien ter Mors Yara van Kerkhof Lara van Ruijven Rianne de Vries | 4:12.556 | Russia Ekaterina Konstantinova Emina Malagich Ekaterina Strelkova Evgeniya Zakharova Tatiana Borodulina | 4:14.949 | Italy Cecilia Maffei Lucia Peretti Arianna Valcepina Elena Viviani Federica Tombolato | 4:15.219 |
  | Overall Classification | Elise Christie (GBR) | 112 pts. | Charlotte Gilmartin (GBR) | 47 pts. | Suzanne Schulting (NED) | 42 pts. |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  * Austria
  * Belgium
  * Belarus
  * Bosnia and Herzegovina
  * Bulgaria
  * Croatia
  * Czech Republic
  * France
  * Germany
  * Great Britain
  * Hungary
  * Italy
  * Latvia
  * Netherlands
  * Norway
  * Poland
  * Russia
  * Serbia
  * Slovakia
  * Slovenia
  * Spain
  * Sweden
  * Switzerland
  * Turkey
  * Ukraine
  