# 2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place from 8 to 10 March 2013 at the Főnix Hall in Debrecen, Hungary. They were the 38th World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and the first to be held in Hungary.

## Schedule

The preliminary schedule of the event is the following:
| Date | Time | Program |
| 7 March | All day | Official training |
| 7 March | 19:00 | Official draw |
| 8 March | TBA | Opening ceremony |
| 8 March | 12:30 | 1500 m ladies/men |
| 8 March | Followed by | Awards ceremony |
| 8 March | 15:20 | 3000 m relay ladies semifinals |
| 9 March | 12:30 | 500 m ladies/men |
| 9 March | Followed by | Awards ceremony |
| 9 March | 16:35 | 5000 m relay men semifinals |
| 10 March | 11:00 | 1000 m ladies/men |
| 10 March | Followed by | Awards ceremony |
| 10 March | 14:57 | 3000 m Super finals ladies/men |
| 10 March | 15:33 | 3000 m relay ladies final |
| 10 March | 15:43 | 5000 m relay men final |
| 10 March | Followed by | Awards ceremony |

## Results

* 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 each race, to determine to the overall world champion. Points are only awarded to the athletes that have taken part in the final of each race. The leader after the first 1000 m in the 3000 m super-final is awarded extra 5 points. Relays do not count for the overall classification.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Overall* | Sin Da-woon South Korea | 89 pts | Kim Yun-jae South Korea | 55 pts | Charles Hamelin Canada | 39 pts |
| 500 m | Liang Wenhao China | 41.090 | Victor Ahn Russia | 41.283 | Freek van der Wart Netherlands | 41.504 |
| 1000 m | Sin Da-woon South Korea | 1:26.035 | Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands | 1:25.798 | Charles Hamelin Canada | 1:25.546 |
| 1500 m | Sin Da-woon South Korea | 2:27.062 | Kim Yun-jae South Korea | 2:27.101 | Charles Hamelin Canada | 2:27.209 |
| 5000 m relay | Canada Olivier Jean Charle Cournoyer Michael Gilday Charles Hamelin | 6:51.379 | Russia Victor Ahn Vyacheslav Kurginyan Semen Elistratov Vladimir Grigorev | 6:51.953 | Netherlands Daan Breeuwsma Niels Kerstholt Sjinkie Knegt Freek van der Wart | 6:52.187 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Overall* | Wang Meng China | 68 pts | Park Seung-hi South Korea | 58 pts | Shim Suk-hee South Korea | 55 pts |
| 500 m | Wang Meng China | 43.177 | Park Seung-hi South Korea | 43.850 | Fan Kexin China | 44.202 |
| 1000 m | Wang Meng China | 1:31.460 | Jorien ter Mors Netherlands | 1:31.609 | Elise Christie Great Britain | 1:31.593 |
| 1500 m | Park Seung-hi South Korea | 2:23.634 | Shim Suk-hee South Korea | 2:23.755 | Marianne St-Gelais Canada | 2:24.694 |
| 3000 m relay | China Wang Meng Fan Kexin Zhou Yang Liu Qiuhong Li Jianrou | 4:14.104 | Canada Marianne St-Gelais Valérie Maltais Jessica Hewitt Marie-Ève Drolet | 4:15.106 | Japan Biba Sakurai Ayuko Ito Sayuri Shimizu Yui Sakai | 4:15.680 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |