List of Olympic medalists in short track speed skating
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Short track speed skating is a sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. The first Winter Olympics, held in 1924, included speed skating, but the first official short track speed skating events were not held until the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.[1] Before 1992, short track speed skating events were held at the 1988 Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport. At those games, events for both men and women were held in five disciplines: 500 metre, 1000 metre, 1500 metre, 3000 metre and the relay (3000 metres for women, 5000 metres for men). The Netherlands, United Kingdom and South Korea won two gold medals each, with Canada, Italy, Japan and China picking up a gold medal each. The results of those demonstration events are not considered official and are not included in this list.[2] At the 1992 Winter Olympics, there were four medal events: men's 1000 metres, men's 5000 metre relay, women's 500 metres and women's 3000 metre relay. Men's 500 metres and women's 1000 metres was added in 1994. The men's and women's 1500 metres were added in 2002[3] and all eight events have been held at every Olympic Games since.[2]
Viktor Ahn of Russia (born in Seoul, Korea) is the most decorated short-tracker in Olympics, having won six gold medals, and two bronze. South Korean Chun Lee-Kyung has also won four gold medals (the first one to have done so, in 1998), as well as a bronze medal. Viktor Ahn has the most Olympic medals of any short-track speed skater. Tania Vincient of Canada is the oldest athlete to medal; she was 34 in 2010 when she won a silver medal in the 3000 metre relay.[4] Kim Yoon-Mi of South Korea is the youngest; she was 13 when she won a gold in the same event.[5]
At the 1992 Winter Olympics, South Korea's Kim Ki-hoon became the first short track speed skater to win two gold medals, by winning gold medals in both of the available events (1000m, 5000m relay). In 1994 Kim (1000m) and American Cathy Turner (500m) became the first to successfully defend their respective Olympic title; Kim thus became the first short-tracker to win three Olympic gold medals. Since then Chun Lee-Kyung of South Korea (1000m, 1994-1998) and Wang Meng of China (500m, 2006-2010) also defended an individual Olympic title. In 1998, Chun and Yang Yang (S) of China became the first short-tracker to win three medals in one Olympic. By helping South Korea to defend 3000m relay title as well as defending her 1000m gold medal, Chun became the first (and thus far, only) athlete to successfully defend two Olympic titles. In 2006, South Korea's Jin Sun-Yu and then Ahn Hyun-Soo became the first two short-trackers to have won three gold medals in one Olympic. Ahn also won a bronze medal in the same Games, becoming the first (and thus far, only) short-tracker to win four medals in one Olympic. In 2010, Wang became the first (and thus far, only) athlete to have won three individual gold medals in the sport.
South Korean short track speed skaters have won a combined 37 medals, including 19 golds, more than any other nation in both measures. South Korea is also the only country to have won at least one gold medal at every Olympics in which short-track speed skating has been held; Canada and China shares with South Korea the honour of being the only nations to have athletes win a medal at every Olympics in the sport. As of the 2010 Winter Olympics, 120 medals (40 of each color) have been awarded and have been won by short track speed skaters from 11 National Olympic Committees (NOC).
| Table of contents | |
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| Men |
500 m • 1000 m • 1500 m • 5000 m relay |
| Women |
500 m • 1000 m • 1500 m • 3000 m relay |
Men
500 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Lillehammer |
 Chae Ji-Hoon (KOR) |
 Mirko Vuillermin (ITA) |
 Nicky Gooch (GBR) |
| 1998 Nagano |
 Takafumi Nishitani (JPN) |
 An Yulong (CHN) |
Hitoshi Uematsu (JPN) |
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
 Marc Gagnon (CAN) |
Jonathan Guilmette (CAN) |
 Rusty Smith (USA) |
| 2006 Turin |
Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) |
François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) |
22x20px Ahn Hyun-Soo (KOR) |
| 2010 Vancouver |
Charles Hamelin (CAN) |
22x20px Sung Si-Bak (KOR) | François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) |
| 2014 Sochi |
 Viktor Ahn (RUS) |
Wu Dajing (CHN) |
Charle Cournoyer (CAN) |
1000 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Albertville |
Kim Ki-hoon (KOR) |
Frédéric Blackburn (CAN) |
Lee Joon-Ho (KOR) |
| 1994 Lillehammer |
Kim Ki-hoon (KOR) |
Chae Ji-Hoon (KOR) |
Marc Gagnon (CAN) |
| 1998 Nagano |
22x20px Kim Dong-Sung (KOR) | Li Jiajun (CHN) |
Éric Bédard (CAN) |
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
 Steven Bradbury (AUS) |
Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) |
Mathieu Turcotte (CAN) |
| 2006 Turin |
22x20px Ahn Hyun-Soo (KOR) | 22x20px Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) | Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) |
| 2010 Vancouver |
22x20px Lee Jung-Su (KOR) | 22x20px Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) | Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) |
| 2014 Sochi |
Viktor Ahn (RUS) |
Vladimir Grigorev (RUS) |
 Sjinkie Knegt (NED) |
1500 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) |
Li Jiajun (CHN) |
Marc Gagnon (CAN) |
| 2006 Turin |
22x20px Ahn Hyun-Soo (KOR) | 22x20px Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) | Li Jiajun (CHN) |
| 2010 Vancouver |
22x20px Lee Jung-Su (KOR) | Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) |
J. R. Celski (USA) |
| 2014 Sochi |
Charles Hamelin (CAN) |
Han Tianyu (CHN) |
Viktor Ahn (RUS) |
5000 metre relay
Women
500 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Albertville |
Cathy Turner (USA) |
Li Yan (CHN) |
 Hwang Ok-Sil (PRK) |
| 1994 Lillehammer |
Cathy Turner (USA) |
Zhang Yanmei (CHN) |
Amy Peterson (USA) |
| 1998 Nagano |
Annie Perreault (CAN) |
Yang Yang (S) (CHN) |
22x20px Chun Lee-Kyung (KOR) |
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Yang Yang (A) (CHN) |
 Evgenia Radanova (BUL) |
Wang Chunlu (CHN) |
| 2006 Turin |
Wang Meng (CHN) |
Evgenia Radanova (BUL) |
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher (CAN) |
| 2010 Vancouver |
Wang Meng (CHN) |
Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) |
Arianna Fontana (ITA) |
| 2014 Sochi |
Li Jianrou (CHN) |
Arianna Fontana (ITA) |
 Park Seung-Hi (KOR) |
1000 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Lillehammer |
Chun Lee-kyung (KOR) |
Nathalie Lambert (CAN) |
Kim So-hui (KOR) |
| 1998 Nagano |
22x20px Chun Lee-kyung (KOR) | Yang Yang (S) (CHN) |
22x20px Won Hye-kyung (KOR) |
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Yang Yang (A) (CHN) |
22x20px Ko Gi-hyun (KOR) | Yang Yang (S) (CHN) |
| 2006 Turin |
22x20px Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | Wang Meng (CHN) |
Yang Yang (A) (CHN) |
| 2010 Vancouver |
Wang Meng (CHN) |
Katherine Reutter (USA) |
22x20px Park Seung-hi (KOR) |
| 2014 Sochi |
Park Seung-hi (KOR) |
Fan Kexin (CHN) |
Shim Suk-hee (KOR) |
1500 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
22x20px Ko Gi-hyun (KOR) | 22x20px Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) |
| 2006 Turin |
22x20px Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 22x20px Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | Wang Meng (CHN) |
| 2010 Vancouver |
Zhou Yang (CHN) |
22x20px Lee Eun-byul (KOR) | 22x20px Park Seung-hi (KOR) |
| 2014 Sochi |
Zhou Yang (CHN) |
22x20px Shim Suk-hee (KOR) | Arianna Fontana (ITA) |
3000 metre relay
Statistics
At 31 years and 191 days, Vladimir Grigorev became the oldest man to win a short track Olympic medal, winning silver at the 1000m event, at the 2014 Olympics on 15 February 2014.[6] On 21 February 2014, he won the gold in the 5000m relay, upping the oldest male shorttrack athlete record for both medals and gold medals.[7]
Athlete medal leaders
Include athletes with at least four medals of any colour.
| Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor Ahn |
South Korea (KOR) Russia (RUS) |
2002–2006 2014 |
6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | United States (USA) |
2002–2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Wang Meng | China (CHN) |
2006–2010 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Chun Lee-Kyung | South Korea (KOR) |
1994–1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Marc Gagnon | Canada (CAN) |
1994–2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yang Yang (A) | China (CHN) |
1998–2006 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| François-Louis Tremblay | Canada (CAN) |
2002–2010 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Park Seung-hi | South Korea (KOR) |
2010–2014 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Lee Ho-Suk | South Korea (KOR) |
2006–2014 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Yang Yang (S) | China (CHN) |
1994–2002 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Li Jiajun | China (CHN) |
1998–2006 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Arianna Fontana | Italy (ITA) |
2006–2014 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Charles Hamelin | Canada (CAN) |
2006–2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Choi Eun-Kyung | South Korea (KOR) |
2002–2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Éric Bédard | Canada (CAN) |
1998–2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cathy Turner | United States (USA) |
1992–1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Medals per year
- Key
- Numbers in bold indicate the highest medal count at that year's Olympic Games.
| Nation | 24–88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (AUS) |
– | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Bulgaria (BUL) |
– | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | |
| Canada (CAN) |
3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | |
| China (CHN) |
1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) |
– | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) |
– | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
 Japan (JPN) |
1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Netherlands (NED) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| North Korea (PRK) |
1 | – | – | – | 1 | ||||
| Russia (RUS) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| South Korea (KOR) |
3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 42 | |
 Unified Team (EUN) |
1 | 1 | |||||||
| United States (USA) |
2 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
References
- General
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- Men's: 500m 1000m 1500m 5000m relay
- Women's: 500m 1000m 1500m 3000m relay
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- Specific
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External links
- Short Track Speed Skating - Olympics at Sports-reference.com
- Olympic Review and Revue Olympique. LA84 Foundation
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