# 2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 9 and 11, 2012 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also runs world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Program |
| 9 March | 13:00 | 1500 m women |
| 9 March | 13:00 | 1500 m men |
| 9 March | 13:00 | 3000 m women semifinal |
| 10 March | 13:00 | 500 m women |
| 10 March | 13:00 | 500 m men |
| 10 March | 13:00 | 3000 m men semifinal |
| 11 March | 13:00 | 1000 m women |
| 11 March | 13:00 | 1000 m men |
| 11 March | 13:00 | 3000 m women |
| 11 March | 13:00 | 3000 m men |
| 11 March | 13:00 | 3000 m relay women |
| 11 March | 13:00 | 5000 m relay men |

## 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 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 1000m in the 3000m Super-Final is awarded extra 5 points. Relays do not count for the Overall Classification.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Overall* | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea | 102 points | Noh Jin-kyu South Korea | 76 points | Olivier Jean Canada | 52 points |
| 500 m details | Olivier Jean Canada | 41.077 | Charles Hamelin Canada | 41.186 | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea | 41.479 |
| 1000 m details | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea | 1:27.772 | Noh Jin-kyu South Korea | 1:34.463 | Charles Hamelin Canada | 1:55.181 |
| 1500 m details | Noh Jin-kyu South Korea | 2:15.661 | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea | 2:15.755 | Sin Da-woon South Korea | 2:15.861 |
| 5000 m relay details | Canada Guillaume Bastille François-Louis Tremblay Olivier Jean Liam McFarlane Charles Hamelin* | 6:42.570 | Netherlands Niels Kerstholt Daan Breeuwsma Freek van der Wart Sjinkie Knegt | 6:42.626 | South Korea Kwak Yoon-gy Lee Ho-suk Noh Jin-kyu Sin Da-woon Lee Jung-su* | 6:42.629 |
* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

### Ladies

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Overall* | Li Jianrou China | 60 points | Valérie Maltais Canada | 47 points | Arianna Fontana Italy | 44 points |
| 500 m details | Fan Kexin China | 44.438 | Arianna Fontana Italy | 44.467 | Lana Gehring United States | 44.815 |
| 1000 m details | Cho Ha-ri South Korea | 1:31.283 | Li Jianrou China | 1:31.325 | Valérie Maltais Canada | 1:31.350 |
| 1500 m details | Li Jianrou China | 2:23.217 | Liu Qiuhong China | 2:23.411 | Marie-Ève Drolet Canada | 2:23.474 |
| 3000 m relay details | China Liu Qiuhong Kong Xue Fan Kexin Li Jianrou Xiao Han* | 4:16.303 | United States Lana Gehring Jessica Smith Emily Scott Tamara Frederick | 4:17.223 | South Korea Cho Ha-ri Choi Jung-won Son Soo-min Lee Eun-byul Kim Dam-min* | 4:17.240 |
* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

## Medal table

* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | China (CHN)* | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |