The 2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 24 and 26 February in Melbourne, Australia at the Medibank Icehouse. This is the first time which the Championship was held during the summer and in the Southern Hemisphere.[1] The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
| 2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 The logo of the 2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Medibank Icehouse |
| Dates | 24–26 February |
| Competitors | 130 from 28 nations |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 |  China | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Park Se-yeong South Korea | 84 pts | Lee Hyo-been South Korea | 81 pts | Han Tianyu China | 63 pts |
| 500 metres | Lee Hyo-been South Korea | 42.108 | Han Tianyu China | 42.308 | Alexandre St-Jean Canada | 42.461 |
| 1000 metres | Park Se-yeong South Korea | 1:27.571 | Chen Dequan China | 1:27.596 | Lee Hyo-been South Korea | 1:27.685 |
| 1500 metres | Park Se-yeong South Korea | 2:20.059 | Lee Hyo-been South Korea | 2:20.087 | John-Henry Krueger United States | 2:21.480 |
| 3000 metre relay | South Korea Kim Do-kyoum Kim Joon-chun Lee Hyo-been Park Se-yeong | 4:02.440 | China Chen Dequan Chen Guang Han Tianyu Xu Fu | 4:02.922 | United States Adam Callister Claude Gilbert John-Henry Krueger James Rodowsky | 4:06.420 |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Shim Suk-hee South Korea | 115 pts | Hwang Hyun-sun South Korea | 76 pts | Ahn Se-jung South Korea | 42 pts |
| 500 metres | Shim Suk-hee South Korea | 44.202 | Agnė Sereikaitė Lithuania | 44.998 | Xue Wang China | 45.035 |
| 1000 metres | Shim Suk-hee South Korea | 1:30.208 JWR |
Hwang Hyun-sun South Korea | 1:30.314 | Xue Wang China | 1:30.465 |
| 1500 metres | Shim Suk-hee South Korea | 2:21.987 | Hwang Hyun-sun South Korea | 2:22.069 | Ahn Se-jung South Korea | 2:22.183 |
| 3000 metre relay | South Korea Ahn Se-jung Cheon Hee-jung Hwang Hyun-sun Shim Suk-hee | 4:14.800 | China Guo Yihan Han Yutong Ji Xue Wang Xue | 4:17.711 | Russia Ekaterina Baranok Ekaterina Strelkova Yulia Kichapova Evgeniya Zakharova | 4:23.275 |
Participating nations
editAthletes from 28 countries participated in these championships, which is a decrease of five nations from the last year's competition.[2] Malaysia[3] and Singapore made their debut appearance.
Argentina (1)
Australia (7)
Austria (2)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (1)- Canada (8)
- China (8)
Chinese Taipei (6)
Czech Republic (2)
Germany (4)
Great Britain (4)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (7)
Italy (8)
Japan (8)
Kazakhstan (8)
Latvia (2)- Lithuania (1)
Malaysia (6)
Netherlands (6)
New Zealand (4)
Poland (2)
Romania (3)- Russia (8)
Singapore (2)- South Korea (8)
Turkey (4)- United States (8)
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Event Info". Retrieved 2012-02-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Entries". Retrieved 2012-02-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Isam Communication No. 063[permanent dead link]