The 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 5 and 8 March 2009 in Vienna, Austria. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
Results Men Overall* Lee Ho-suk 89 points J. R. Celski 65 points Charles Hamelin 47 points 500 m Charles Hamelin 41.680 Kwak Yoon-gy 41.739 Olivier Jean 41.855 1000 m Lee Ho-suk 1:33.060 Apolo Anton Ohno 1:33.262 J. R. Celski 1:33.478 1500 m Lee Ho-suk 2:20.967 Kwak Yoon-gy 2:21.078 J. R. Celski 2:21.133 5000 m relay Ryan BedfordJ. R. CelskiJordan MaloneApolo Ohno 6:51.400 Han JialiangLiu XianweiSong WeilongSui Baoku 6:51.957 Takahiro FujimotoFumihiko KakubariSatoshi SakashitaYuzo Takamido 6:52.433 * 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 leader after the first 1000m in the 3000m Super-Final is awarded extra 5 points. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Women Overall* Wang Meng 81 points Kim Min-jung 76 points Zhou Yang 63 points 500 m Wang Meng 43.182 Liu Qiuhong 43.358 Jessica Gregg 43.437 1000 m Wang Meng 1:29.878 Kim Min-jung 1:29.974 Shin Sae-bom 1:30.901 1500 m Kim Min-jung 2:21.432 Zhou Yang 2:21.935 Shin Sae-bom 2:22.012 3000 m relay Liu QiuhongWang MengZhang HuiZhou YangFu Tianyu 4:10.531 Jung Ba-raKim Min-jungShin Sae-bomYang Shin-youngJung Eun-ju 4:11.837 Jessica GreggJessica HewittValérie MaltaisKalyna RobergeAnne Maltais 4:12.506 * 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 leader after the first 1000m in the 3000m Super-Final is awarded extra 5 points. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Medal table
External links Official Site ISU Results Results book