title: 1997 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
text: # 1997 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
  
  The 1997 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships was the 7th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships which took place on 4–6 April 1997 in Seoul, South Korea. The qualifying competition took place on 4 April 1997 for 7 nations in the men's event and 6 nations in the women's event. Three best nations qualified for the final event.
  
  ## Medal winners
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men | South Korea Kim Dong-sung Lee Ho-eung Kim Sun-tae Lee Jun-hwan Jun Suk-ju | Japan Satoru Terao Hitoshi Uematsu Yugo Shinohara Naoya Tamura Jun Uematsu | Italy Orazio Fagone Maurizio Carnino Mirko Vuillermin Michele Antonioli Nicola Franceschina |
  | Women | South Korea Won Hye-kyung Chun Lee-kyung An Sang-mi Kim Yun-mi Choi Min-kyung | Canada Nathalie Lambert Isabelle Charest Christine Boudrias Catherine Dussault Annie Perreault | Japan Ayako Tsubaki Ikue Teshigawara Sachi Ozawa Nobuko Yamada Chikage Tanaka |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Nation | Total |
  | - | - | - |
  | | South Korea | 57 |
  | | Japan | 40 |
  | | Italy | 39 |
  | 4 | Canada | 38 |
  | 5 | China | 29 |
  | 6 | Hungary | 17 |
  | 7 | Netherlands | 15 |
  | 8 | Australia | Qual. comp. |
  | 9 | United States | Qual. comp. |
  | 10 | Kazakhstan | Qual. comp. |
  | 11 | South Africa | Qual. comp. |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Rank | Nation | Total |
  | - | - | - |
  | | South Korea | 59 |
  | | Canada | 45 |
  | | Japan | 40 |
  | 4 | China | 33 |
  | 5 | Netherlands | 25 |
  | 6 | Italy | 22 |
  | 7 | Austria | 11 |
  | 8 | United States | Qual. comp. |
  | 9 | Ukraine | Qual. comp. |
  | 10 | Australia | Qual. comp. |
  