2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
# 2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 17 and 19, 2004 in Gothenburg, Sweden. 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* | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 102 points | Song Suk-woo South Korea | 68 points | Li Jiajun China | 29 points |
| 500 m | Song Suk-woo South Korea | 42.599 | Li Haonan China | 42.667 | Li Ye China | 43.420 |
| 1000 m | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 1:26.813 | Li Jiajun China | 1:27.162 | Fabio Carta Italy | 1:28.002 |
| 1500 m | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 2:16.376 | Jonathan Guilmette Canada | 2:16.418 | Song Suk-woo South Korea | 2:16.657 |
| 3000 m | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 5:03.670 | Song Suk-woo South Korea | 5:09.807 | Li Ye China | 5:10.089 |
| 5000 m relay | South Korea Ahn Hyun-soo Song Suk-woo Cho Nam-kyu Kim Hyun-kon | 6:48.133 | China Sui Baoku Li Jiajun Li Haonan Li Ye | 6:49.232 | Italy Roberto Serra Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari Fabio Carta | 6:49.563 |

* 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* | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea | 84 points | Wang Meng China | 60 points | Byun Chun-sa South Korea | 55 points |
| 500 m | Wang Meng China | 45.332 | Marta Capurso Italy | 45.482 | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea | 45.516 |
| 1000 m | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea | 1:34.724 | Byun Chun-sa South Korea | 1:34.806 | Fu Tian Yu China | 1:35.033 |
| 1500 m | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea | 2:28.048 | Wang Meng China | 2:28.299 | Alanna Kraus Canada | 2:29.573 |
| 3000 m | Byun Chun-sa South Korea | 5:58.035 | Fu Tian Yu China | 5:58.344 | Marta Capurso Italy | 5:58.448 |
| 3000 m $relay^†$ | South Korea Ko Gi-hyun Kim Min-jee Choi Eun-kyung Byun Chun-sa | 4:20.985 | China Cheng Xiao Lei Fu Tian Yu Liu Xiaoying Wang Meng | 4:21.112 | Italy Mara Zini Katia Zini Catia Borrello Marta Capurso | DQ |

$^†$ In the final of the Women's 3000 m relay, the Italian team was disqualified.

* 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) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
