# World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a junior short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country. Skaters perform individual races in the 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 1500 meters super final and a team effort in the 3000 meters relay. Until 2018 there was an overall winner for both the girl's and the boy's categories, but this was discontinued in 2019.

## Summary

| Edition | Year | Host | Events |
| 1 | 1994 | Seoul | 8 |
| 2 | 1995 | Calgary | 8 |
| 3 | 1996 | Courmayeur | 11 |
| 4 | 1997 | Marquette | 10 |
| 5 | 1998 | St. Louis | 10 |
| 6 | 1999 | Montreal | 10 |
| 7 | 2000 | Székesfehérvár | 10 |
| 8 | 2001 | Warsaw | 12 |
| 9 | 2002 | Chuncheon | 12 |
| 10 | 2003 | Budapest | 12 |
| 11 | 2004 | Beijing | 12 |
| 12 | 2005 | Belgrade | 12 |
| 13 | 2006 | Miercurea Ciuc | 12 |
| 14 | 2007 | Mladá Boleslav | 12 |
| 15 | 2008 | Bolzano | 12 |
| 16 | 2009 | Sherbrooke | 12 |
| Edition | Year | Host | Events |
| 17 | 2010 | Taipei | 12 |
| 18 | 2011 | Courmayeur | 12 |
| 19 | 2012 | Melbourne | 12 |
| 20 | 2013 | Warsaw | 12 |
| 21 | 2014 | Erzurum | 12 |
| 22 | 2015 | Osaka | 12 |
| 23 | 2016 | Sofia | 12 |
| 24 | 2017 | Innsbruck | 12 |
| 25 | 2018 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 12 |
| 26 | 2019 | Montreal | 8 |
| 27 | 2020 | Bormio | 8 |
| 28 | 2022 | Gdańsk | 8 |
| 29 | 2023 | Dresden | 8 |
| 30 | 2024 | Gdańsk | 9 |
| 31 | 2025 | Calgary | 9 |
* 2021 Edition in Salt Lake City was cancelled.

## Medalists – boys (overall)

| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1994 | Seoul | Lee Seung-chan | Lee Jun-hwan | Tony Goskowicz |
| 1995 | Calgary | Lee Sang-jun | Patrice Lapointe Lee Seung-chan Jonathan Guilmette | none |
| 1996 | Courmayeur | Jean-François Monette Lee Sang-jun | none | Naoya Tamura |
| 1997 | Marquette | Kim Dong-sung | Rusty Smith | Daniel Weinstein |
| 1998 | St. Louis | François-Louis Tremblay Lee Seung-jae | none | Andrew Lahey |
| 1999 | Montreal | Apolo Anton Ohno | An Jung-hyun | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 2000 | Székesfehérvár | Min Ryoung | Nicola Rodigari | Andrew Lahey |
| 2001 | Warsaw | Lee Seung-jae | Guo Wei | Min Ryoung |
| 2002 | Chuncheon | Ahn Hyun-soo | Seo Ho-jin | Guo Wei |
| 2003 | Budapest | Lee Ho-suk | Kim Hyun-kon | Sung Si-bak |
| 2004 | Beijing | Lee Ho-suk | Kwon Ki-deok | Jon Eley |
| 2005 | Belgrade | Lee Ho-suk | Kim Hyun-kon | Kwak Yoon-gy |
| 2006 | Miercurea Ciuc | Lee Jung-su | Maxime Chataignier | Kim Jae-han |
| 2007 | Mladá Boleslav | Shin Woo-chul | Lee Jung-su | Jang Won-hoon |
| 2008 | Bolzano | Kim Yun-jae | Lee Jung-su | Lee Han-bin |
| 2009 | Sherbrooke | Um Cheon-ho | You Dong-kun | J. R. Celski |
| 2010 | Taipei | Noh Jin-kyu | Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu | Park Se-yeong |
| 2011 | Courmayeur | Seo Yi-ra | Jack Whelbourne | Wu Dajing |
| 2012 | Melbourne | Park Se-yeong | Lee Hyo-been | Han Tianyu |
| 2013 | Warsaw | Park Se-yeong | Han Tianyu | Lee Hyo-been |
| 2014 | Erzurum | Lee Mun-hyeon | Lee Hyo-been | Sándor Liu Shaolin |
| 2015 | Osaka | Kim Da-gyeom | Park Ji-won | Sándor Liu Shaolin |
| 2016 | Sofia | Ren Ziwei | Lim Yong-jin | Ma Wei |
| 2017 | Innsbruck | Shaoang Liu | Kim Si-Un | Kazuki Yoshinaga |
| 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki | Hong Kyung-hwan | Lee June-seo | Park Jang-hyuk |

## Medalists – girls (overall)

| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1994 | Seoul | Kim So-hee | Won Hye-kyung | Su Xiaohua |
| 1995 | Calgary | Kim Yun-mi | Won Hye-kyung | Catherine Dussault Ikue Teshigawara |
| 1996 | Courmayeur | Ikue Teshigawara | Erin Porter | Kim Moon-jung Hong Ro-sa |
| 1997 | Marquette | Won Hye-kyung An Sang-mi | none | Julie Goskowicz |
| 1998 | St. Louis | Joo Min-jin | Kim Moon-jung | Kristina Vuteva |
| 1999 | Montreal | Joo Min-jin | Kim Moon-jung | Marta Capurso |
| 2000 | Székesfehérvár | Marie-Ève Drolet | Choi Min-kyung | Park Hye-rim |
| 2001 | Warsaw | Marie-Ève Drolet | Ko Gi-hyun | Choi Min-kyung |
| 2002 | Chuncheon | Kim Min-jee | Wang Meng | Cho Ha-ri |
| 2003 | Budapest | Byun Chun-sa | Kang Yun-mi | Kim Min-jee |
| 2004 | Beijing | Kang Yun-mi | Jung Eun-ju | Hur Hee-been |
| 2005 | Belgrade | Park Sun-young | Jeon Ji-soo | Kalyna Roberge |
| 2006 | Miercurea Ciuc | Jung Eun-ju | Choi Jung-won | Zhou Yang |
| 2007 | Mladá Boleslav | Yang Shin-young | Shin Sae-bom | Park Seung-hi |
| 2008 | Bolzano | Noh Ah-reum | Lee Eun-byul | Zhang Qichao |
| 2009 | Sherbrooke | Noh Ah-reum | Lee Eun-byul | Lee Mi-yeon |
| 2010 | Taipei | Choi Ji-hyun | Lee Mi-yeon | Song Jae-won |
| 2011 | Courmayeur | Cheon Hee-jung | Ahn Se-jung | Martina Valcepina |
| 2012 | Melbourne | Shim Suk-hee | Hwang Hyun-sun | Ahn Se-jung |
| 2013 | Warsaw | Noh Do-hee | Kim A-lang | Han Yutong |
| 2014 | Erzurum | Noh Do-hee | Ahn Se-jung | Choi Min-jeong |
| 2015 | Osaka | Kong Sang-jeong | Kim Ji-yoo | Son Ha-kyung |
| 2016 | Sofia | Qu Chunyu | Suzanne Schulting | Lee Yu-bin |
| 2017 | Innsbruck | Lee Yu-bin | Seo Whi-min | Sofia Prosvirnova |
| 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki | Kim Ji-yoo | Courtney Lee Sarault | Maame Biney |

## Medals (2010–2024)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 98 | 64 | 43 | 205 |
| 2 | China | 22 | 24 | 31 | 77 |
| 3 | Canada | 7 | 20 | 10 | 37 |
| 4 | Hungary | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | United States | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | Russia | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | Japan | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 149 | 149 | 148 | 446 |
* No bronze medal was awarded in the men's 500 metre event in 2011 Edition, because the other two skaters were disqualified.