The 1998 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 20 and 22, 1998, in Vienna, Austria. The event was hosted by Steffl Arena.
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Marc Gagnon  Canada |
Fabio Carta  Italy |
Kim Dong-sung  South Korea |
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| 500 m | Feng Kai  China |
42.458 | Éric Bédard Canada |
42.675 | Yuan Ye China |
42.724 |
| 1000 m | Marc Gagnon Canada |
1:34.117 | Satoru Terao  Japan |
1:34.123 | Fabio Carta Italy |
1:34.193 |
| 1500 m | Marc Gagnon Canada |
2:16.929 | Fabio Carta Italy |
2:17.046 | Kim Dong-sung South Korea |
2:17.341 |
| 3000 m | Kim Dong-sung South Korea |
5:15.007 | Michele Antonioli Italy |
5:18.609 | Fabio Carta Italy |
5:21.546 |
| 5000 m relay | Canada Derrick Campbell Mathieu Turcotte Marc Gagnon François Drolet Éric Bédard |
7:01,557 | South Korea Kim Dong-sung Chae Ji-hoon Lee Jun-hwan Lee Ho-eung Kim Sun-tae |
7:01.738 | China Li Jiajun Feng Kai Yuan Ye An Yulong |
7:02.455 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Yang Yang (A) China |
Wang Chunlu China Chun Lee-kyung South Korea |
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| 500 m | Wang Chunlu China |
45.087 | Annie Perreault Canada |
45.180 | Marinella Canclini Italy |
45.266 |
| 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) China |
1:33.562 | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea |
1:33.584 | Kim Yun-mi South Korea |
1:34.198 |
| 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) China |
2:26.063 | Wang Chunlu China |
2:26.347 | Evgenia Radanova  Bulgaria |
2:26.501 |
| 3000 m | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea |
5:19.340 | Yang Yang (A) China |
5:20.057 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria |
5:20.387 |
| 3000 m relay | China Wang Chunlu Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Sun Dandan Qin Na |
4:21.122 | South Korea Won Hye-kyung Chun Lee-kyung Kim Yun-mi An Sang-mi |
4:23.135 |  United States Sarah Lang Caroline Hallisey Amy Peterson Erin Porter |
4:28.251 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
