1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
# 1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 19 and 21, 1999 in Sofia, Bulgaria. 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* | Li Jiajun China | 81 Points | Satoru Terao Japan | 76 Points | Fabio Carta Italy | 60 Points |
| 500 m | Li Jiajun China | 42.565 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 42.679 | Fabio Carta Italy | 43.072 |
| 1000 m | Satoru Terao Japan | 1:30.913 | Kim Dong-sung South Korea | 1:31.242 | Andrew Quinn Canada | 1:31.935 |
| 1500 m | Fabio Carta Italy | 2:27.533 | Satoru Terao Japan | 2:27.673 | Li Jiajun China | 2:27.883 |
| 3000 m | Li Jiajun China | 5:11.544 | Satoru Terao Japan | 5:11.663 | Fabio Carta Italy | 5:11.673 |
| 5000 m relay | China | 7:07.395 | South Korea | 7:09.725 | Canada | 7:13.806 |

* 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 | 123 points | Yang Yang (S) China | 81 points | Kim Moon-jung South Korea | 47 points |
| 500 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 44.640 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 44.789 | Yang Yang (S) China | 44.889 |
| 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 1:37.440 | Yang Yang (S) China | 1:37.547 | Kim Moon-jung South Korea | 1:37.675 |
| 1500 m | Yang Yang (S) China | 2:34.645 | Yang Yang (A) China | 2:34.825 | Kim Moon-jung South Korea | 2:34.997 |
| 3000 m | Yang Yang (A) China | 5:48.541 | Kim Moon-jung South Korea | 5:48.573 | Yang Yang (S) China | 5:49.381 |
| 3000 m relay | China | 4:23.725 | Italy | 4:25.131 | Bulgaria | 4:25.930 |

* 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 | China (CHN) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
