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The 1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were the first ever championships and took place between April 9 and 11, 1976 in Champaign, Illinois. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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Venue | University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign, Illinois | ||||||||||||
Dates | 9–11 April | ||||||||||||
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Medalist women | |||||||||||||
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Overall* | Alan Rattray USA | Gaetan Boucher Canada | Andre Chabrerie France | |||
500 m[1] | Alan Rattray USA | 45.870 | Gaetan Boucher Canada | - | Bob Fenn USA | - |
1000 m[2] | Alan Rattray USA | 1:45.780 | Gaetan Boucher Canada | - | Philip Walker GBR | - |
1500 m[3] | Alan Rattray USA | 2:27.310 | Colin Coates Australia | - | Jack Mortell USA | - |
3000 m[4] | Andre Chabrerie France | 5:34.200 | Pat Maxwell USA | - | Jack Mortell USA | - |
3000 m relay [5] | GBR | 4:41.010 | USA | 4:43.470 | Belgium | 4:44.600 |
5000 m relay [6] | USA | 7:53.200 | GBR | 7:54.050 | Belgium | - |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Overall* | Celeste Chlapaty USA | Kathy Vogt Canada | Peggy Hartrich USA | |||
500 m[7] | Kathy Vogt Canada | 50.570 | Celeste Chlapaty USA | - | Peggy Hartrich USA | - |
1000 m[8] | Celeste Chlapaty USA | 1:50.390 | Denise Chlapaty USA | - | Margaret Hanson Canada | - |
1500 m[9] | Celeste Chlapaty USA | 2:40.120 | Kathy Vogt Canada | - | Peggy Hartrich USA | - |
3000 m[10] | Kathy Vogt Canada | 6:06.310 | Peggy Hartrich USA | - | Celeste Chlapaty USA | - |
3000 m relay[11] | USA | 4:42.490 | Canada | 4:49.470 |
* First place is awarded 5 points, second is awarded 3 points, third is awarded 2 points, fourth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 entries) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
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