2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships

LocationJapan Nobeyama, Japan
Start date24 March 2001
End date25 March 2001

The 2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 11th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, which took place on 24-25 March 2001 in Nobeyama, Japan.

New competition format was used. Teams were divided into two brackets of four: the best team from each bracket qualified directly for the final, while the two next teams entered for the repechage round and the last was eliminated. The best two teams in the repechage round qualified for the final. Thus, the final consisted of four teams. Each team was represented by four athletes at both 500 m and 1000 m as well as by two athletes at 3000 m. There were four heats at both 500 m and 1000 m, whereby each heat consisted of athletes representing different countries. There was one heat at 3000 m.

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
 Canada
Jonathan Guilmette
François-Louis Tremblay
Éric Bédard
Marc Gagnon
Mathieu Turcotte
 China
Li Ye
Li Jiajun
An Yulong
Feng Kai
Li Haonan
 South Korea
Lee Jae-kyung
An Jung-hyun
Lee Seung-jae
Min Ryoung
Oh Se-jong
Women
 China
Wang Chunlu
Yang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (S)
Sun Dandan
Zhang Juju
 South Korea
Choi Eun-kyung
Joo Min-jin
Jeon Da-hye
Park Hye-rim
Park Hye-won
 Canada
Alanna Kraus
Tania Vicent
Marie-Ève Drolet
Amélie Goulet-Nadon
Melanie Gagnon

Results

Men

Rank Nation Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada 35
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China 31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea 26
4  Japan 24
5  United States Rep.
6  Italy
7  United Kingdom DNQ
8  Netherlands

Women

Rank Nation Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China 43
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 26
4  Bulgaria 22
5  Japan Rep.
6  Italy
7  United States DNQ
8  Netherlands