2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships
| 2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
 The logo of the 2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
| Venue | Medibank Icehouse, Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 24–26, 2012 |
| Competitors | 100 from 29 nations |
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The 2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between February 24 and 26, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia at the Medibank Icehouse.[1] The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Lee Hyo Been South Korea (KOR) | 42.108 | Han Tianyu China (CHN) | 42.308 | Alexandre St Jean Canada (CAN) | 42.461 |
| 1000 metres | Park Se-yeong South Korea (KOR) | 1:27.571 | Dequan Chen China (CHN) | 1:27.596 | Lee Hyo Been South Korea (KOR) | 1:27.685 |
| 1500 metres | Park Se-yeong South Korea (KOR) | 2:20.059 | Lee Hyo Been South Korea (KOR) | 2:20.087 | John-Henry Krueger United States (USA) | 2:21.480 |
| 1500 metres super final | Tianyu Han China (CHN) | 2:38.889 | John-Henry Krueger United States (USA) | 2:39.045 | Lee Hyo Been South Korea (KOR) | 2:39.052 |
| 3000 metre relay | South Korea | 4:00.649 | China | 4:02.922 | United States | 4:06.420 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Suk Hee Shim South Korea (KOR) | 44.113 | Agnė Sereikaitė Lithuania (LTU) | 44.765 | Xue Wang China (CHN) | 44.975 |
| 1000 metres | Suk Hee Shim South Korea (KOR) | 1:30.208 | Hyun Sun Hwang South Korea (KOR) | 1:30.314 | Xue Wang China (CHN) | 1:30.465 |
| 1500 metres | Suk Hee Shim South Korea (KOR) | 2:21.987 | Hyun Sun Hwang South Korea (KOR) | 2:22.069 | Se Jung Ahn South Korea (KOR) | 2:22.183 |
| 1500 metres super final | Hyun Sun Hwang South Korea (KOR) | 2:39.144 | Se Jung Ahn South Korea (KOR) | 2:39.265 | Suk Hee Shim South Korea (KOR) | 2:39.394 |
| 3000 metre relay | South Korea | 4:11.997 | China | 4:17.711 |  Russia | 4:23.275 |
Medal table
| Place | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | China |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | United States |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lithuania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Russia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
Athletes from 29 countries participated in these championships, which is a decrease of four nations from the last year's competition.[2] Malaysia[3] and Singapore will make their debut appearance.
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