The 2005 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 9 and 11 March 2005 in Beijing, China. 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 | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
89 points | Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
68 points | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
60 points |
| 500 m | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
42.106 | Charles Hamelin Canada |
42.135 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
42.185 |
| 1000 m | Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
1:30.066 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
1:30.206 | Li Jiajun China |
1:30.641 |
| 1500 m | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
2:14.396 | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
2:14.992 | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea |
2:15.244 |
| 5000 m relay | Canada Charles Hamelin Steve Robillard François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte |
6:39.990 | South Korea Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Seung-hoon Seo Ho-jin Song Kyung-taek Lee Jae-kyung |
6:40.020 | United States Shani Davis Alex Izykowski Jordan Malone Apolo Anton Ohno |
6:52.072 |
* 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 | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
76 points | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea |
63 points | Kang Yun-mi South Korea |
60 points |
| 500 m | Yang Yang China |
45.038 | Wang Meng China |
45.129 | Fu Tianyu China |
45.232 |
| 1000 m | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea |
1:31.085 | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
1:31.232 | Wang Meng China |
1:31.343 |
| 1500 m | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
2:20.461 | Kang Yun-mi South Korea |
2:20.743 | Wang Meng China |
2:20.876 |
| 3000 m relay | Canada Alanna Kraus Chantale Sévigny Kalyna Roberge Tania Vicent Amanda Overland |
4:20.767 | China Cheng Xiaolei Fu Tianyu Wang Meng Yang Yang |
4:30.654 |  FranceStéphanie Bouvier Choi Min-kyung Myrtille Gollin Celine Lecompere |
4:24.974 |
In the final of the Women's 3000 m relay, the South Korean and Japanese teams were disqualified, thus the French team was awarded the bronze medal from its time in the heats.
* 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
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | China* | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
