1976 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
| 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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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.
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Alan Rattray  | 
Gaetan Boucher  | 
Andre Chabrerie  | 
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| 500 m[1] | Alan Rattray  | 
45.870 | Gaetan Boucher  | 
- | Bob Fenn  | 
- | 
| 1000 m[2] | Alan Rattray  | 
1:45.780 | Gaetan Boucher  | 
- | Philip Walker  | 
- | 
| 1500 m[3] | Alan Rattray  | 
2:27.310 | Colin Coates  | 
- | Jack Mortell  | 
- | 
| 3000 m[4] | Andre Chabrerie  | 
5:34.200 | Pat Maxwell  | 
- | Jack Mortell  | 
- | 
| 3000 m relay [5] | 4:41.010 | 4:43.470 | 4:44.600 | |||
| 5000 m relay [6] | 7:53.200 | 7:54.050 | - | |||
* 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.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Celeste Chlapaty  | 
Kathy Vogt  | 
Peggy Hartrich  | 
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| 500 m[7] | Kathy Vogt  | 
50.570 | Celeste Chlapaty  | 
- | Peggy Hartrich  | 
- | 
| 1000 m[8] | Celeste Chlapaty  | 
1:50.390 | Denise Chlapaty  | 
- | Margaret Hanson  | 
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| 1500 m[9] | Celeste Chlapaty  | 
2:40.120 | Kathy Vogt  | 
- | Peggy Hartrich  | 
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| 3000 m[10] | Kathy Vogt  | 
6:06.310 | Peggy Hartrich  | 
- | Celeste Chlapaty  | 
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| 3000 m relay[11] | 4:42.490 | 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.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | |
References
- ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 1000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 1500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 3000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 3000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - men's 5000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 1000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 1500m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 3000m finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 - ^ "1976 World Championships - women's 3000m relay finals". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
 
