The 1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 19 and 21, 1999 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
Results Men Overall* Li Jiajun 81 Points Satoru Terao 76 Points Fabio Carta 60 Points 500 m Li Jiajun 42.565 Apolo Anton Ohno 42.679 Fabio Carta 43.072 1000 m Satoru Terao 1:30.913 Kim Dong-sung 1:31.242 Andrew Quinn 1:31.935 1500 m Fabio Carta 2:27.533 Satoru Terao 2:27.673 Li Jiajun 2:27.883 3000 m Li Jiajun 5:11.544 Satoru Terao 5:11.663 Fabio Carta 5:11.673 5000 m relay 7:07.395 7:09.725 7:13.806
* 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 relays do not count for the overall classification.
Women Overall* Yang Yang (A) 123 points Yang Yang (S) 81 points Kim Moon-jung 47 points 500 m Yang Yang (A) 44.640 Evgenia Radanova 44.789 Yang Yang (S) 44.889 1000 m Yang Yang (A) 1:37.440 Yang Yang (S) 1:37.547 Kim Moon-jung 1:37.675 1500 m Yang Yang (S) 2:34.645 Yang Yang (A) 2:34.825 Kim Moon-jung 2:34.997 3000 m Yang Yang (A) 5:48.541 Kim Moon-jung 5:48.573 Yang Yang (S) 5:49.381 3000 m relay 4:23.725 4:25.131 4:25.930
* 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 relays do not count for the overall classification.
Medal table
External links ISU Results