1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were the first ever championships and took place between April 9 and 11, 1976 in Champaign, Illinois. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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Venue | University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign, Illinois | ||||||||||||
Dates | 9–11 April | ||||||||||||
Medalist men | |||||||||||||
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Medalist women | |||||||||||||
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Results
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Overall* | Alan Rattray | Gaetan Boucher | Andre Chabrerie | |||
500 m[1] | Alan Rattray | 45.870 | Gaetan Boucher | - | Bob Fenn | - |
1000 m[2] | Alan Rattray | 1:45.780 | Gaetan Boucher | - | Philip Walker | - |
1500 m[3] | Alan Rattray | 2:27.310 | Colin Coates | - | Jack Mortell | - |
3000 m[4] | Andre Chabrerie | 5:34.200 | Pat Maxwell | - | Jack Mortell | - |
3000 m[5] | 4:41.010 | 4:43.470 | 4:44.600 | |||
5000 m[6] | 7:53.200 | 7:54.050 | - |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth 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 | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Overall* | Celeste Chlapaty | Kathy Vogt | Peggy Hartrich | |||
500 m[7] | Kathy Vogt | 50.570 | Celeste Chlapaty | - | Peggy Hartrich | - |
1000 m[8] | Celeste Chlapaty | 1:50.390 | Denise Chlapaty | - | Margaret Hanson | - |
1500 m[9] | Celeste Chlapaty | 2:40.120 | Kathy Vogt | - | Peggy Hartrich | - |
3000 m[10] | Celeste Chlapaty | 6:06.310 | Kathy Vogt | - | Peggy Hartrich | - |
3000 m relay[11] | 4:42.490 | 4:49.470 |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth 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 |
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1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals (6 nations) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
References
- "1976 World Championships - men's 500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 1000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 1500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 3000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 3000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - men's 5000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 1000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 1500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 3000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "1976 World Championships - women's 3000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.