| Event: | 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships |
| Venue: | Sheffield Arena |
| Dates: | 11–13 March |
| Competitors: | 124 |
| Nations: | 31 |
| Prev: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2012 |
The 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 11 and 13 March 2011 at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England. The World Championships were organised by the ISU which also runs world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
| Date | Time | Program |
|---|---|---|
| 11 March | 17:35 | 1500 m women |
| 17:40 | 1500 m men | |
| 12 March | 17:10 | 500 m women |
| 17:15 | 500 m men | |
| 13 March | 15:35 | 1000 m women |
| 15:40 | 1000 m men | |
| 16:20 | 3000 m women | |
| 16:30 | 3000 m men | |
| 16:55 | 3000 m relay women | |
| 17:05 | 5000 m relay men |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The leader after the first 1000m in the 3000m Super-Final is awarded extra 5 points. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
| Overall* | Noh Jin-kyu | 102 points | Charles Hamelin | 50 points | Liang Wenhao | 47 points | ||
| 500 m | Simon Cho | 42.307 | Olivier Jean | 42.429 | Liang Wenhao | 42.493 | ||
| 1000 m | Noh Jin-kyu | 1:28.552 | Charles Hamelin | 1:28.663 | Liang Wenhao | 1:29.203 | ||
| 1500 m | Noh Jin-kyu | 2:18.291 | Charles Hamelin | 2:18.676 | Jeff Simon | 2:18.725 | ||
| 5000 m relay | valign=top | 6:52.731 | Robert Becker Paul Herrmann Christoph Milz Robert Seifert Torsten Kröger | 6:54.693 | Kyle Carr Travis Jayner Anthony Lobello Jeff Simon Simon Cho | 7:01.659 |
| Overall* | Cho Ha-ri | 81 points | Katherine Reutter | 68 points | Arianna Fontana | 57 points | |||
| 500 m | Fan Kexin | 44.620 | Arianna Fontana | 44.687 | Liu Qiuhong | 44.784 | |||
| 1000 m | Cho Ha-ri | 1:38.895 | Arianna Fontana | 1:40.306 | Katherine Reutter | 2:23.268 | |||
| 1500 m | Katherine Reutter | 2:33.978 | Park Seung-hi | 2:34.218 | Cho Ha-ri | 2:34.336 | |||
| 3000 m relay | Fan Kexin Li Jianrou Liu Qiuhong Zhang Hui Xiao Han | 4:16.295 | valign=top | 4:17.725 | valign=top | 4:18.043 |
7 nations won at least one medal, which represents the highest total ever.
Each nation can enter up to a maximum of 2 athletes per event, the nations listed below can enter up to three athletes per gender for that respective gender.[1]
124 athletes from 31 nations will compete.[2]