2003 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships Explained

Date Start:15 March 2003
Date End:16 March 2003
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
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Next:2004 St. Petersburg

The 2003 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 13th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, which took place on 15-16 March 2003 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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

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Jonathan Guilmette
Jean-François Monette
Éric Bédard
Jeff Scholten
Mathieu Turcotte

Ahn Hyun-soo
Lee Seung-jae
Oh Se-jong
Song Suk-woo
Yeo Jun-hyung

Li Ye
Guo Wei
Li Jiajun
Sui Baoku
Li Haonan
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Kim Min-jung
Choi Eun-kyung
Ko Gi-hyun
Cho Ha-ri
Kim Min-jee

Wang Meng
Fu Tianyu
Wang Chunlu
Yang Yang (A)
Liu Xiaoying

Evelina Rodigari
Katia Zini
Mara Zini
Catia Borrello
Marta Capurso

Results

Men

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Women

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