2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships Explained

Date Start:15 March 2008
Date End:16 March 2008
Location: Harbin, China
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The 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships was the 18th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, which took place on 15-16 March 2008 in Harbin, China.

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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Apolo Anton Ohno
J.P. Kepka
Charles Leveille
Jordan Malone
Jeff Simon

Steve Robillard
Jean-François Monette
Charles Hamelin
Marc-André Monette
François Hamelin

Song Kyung-Taek
Sung Si-Bak
Lee Ho-Suk
Kwak Yoon-Gy
Lee Seung-Hoon
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Wang Meng
Fu Tianyu
Zhou Yang
Liu Qiuhong
Zhao Nannan

Kim Min-Jung
Jung Eun-Ju
Park Seung-Hi
Shin Sae-Bom
Yang Shin-Young

Amanda Overland
Anne Maltais
Tania Vicent
Jessica Gregg
Kalyna Roberge

Results

Men

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Women

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