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Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics

 
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Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating
Governing body ISU
Events 8 (men: 4; women: 4)
Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976
1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998
2002 2006
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics
Medalists • Records

Short track speed skating has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Prior to that, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 games. The sport has been dominated by teams from Asia and North America, namely South Korea (IOC code KOR), China (CHN), Canada (CAN) and the United States (USA). Those four countries have won 81 of 96 medals awarded since 1998. Also, of the 33 total medals won by Korean athletes (both North and South) in Winter Olympics events, 30 have been won in short track speed skating events. Similarly, 20 of China's 33 Winter Olympics medals are from the sport.

Events

= official event , (d) = demonstration event

Event 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006
Men's 500 metres (d)  
Men's 1000 metres (d)
Men's 1500 metres (d)      
Men's 3000 metres (d)          
Men's 5000 metre relay (d)
Women's 500 metres (d)
Women's 1000 metres (d)  
Women's 1500 metres (d)      
Women's 3000 metres (d)          
Women's 3000 metre relay (d)
Total 10 4 6 6 8 8

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  South Korea (KOR) 17 7 5 29
2  Canada (CAN) 5 8 7 20
3  United States (USA) 4 3 5 12
4  China (CHN) 3 10 7 20
5  Italy (ITA) 1 2 1 4
6  Japan (JPN) 1 0 2 3
7  Australia (AUS) 1 0 1 2
8  Bulgaria (BUL) 0 2 1 3
9  Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 1 1
 North Korea (PRK) 0 0 1 1
 Unified Team (EUN) 0 0 1 1

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