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 |
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| 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. This is the first time which the Championship was held during the summer and in the Southern Hemisphere.[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 |  |
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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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