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World Speed Skating Records (Short Track)

(As of Nov. 11, 2005)

Distance Time Skater Place Date
Men
500 m 41.184Jean-Francois Monette, CanadaCalgary, CanadaOct. 18, 2003
1,000 m 1:24.674 Jiajun Li, ChinaBormio, ItalyFeb. 14, 2004
1,500 m 2:10.639Hyun-Soo Ahn, South KoreaMarquette, Mich.Oct. 24, 2003
3,000 m 4:32.646Hyun-Soo Ahn, South KoreaBeijing, ChinaDec. 7, 2003
5,000 m
relay		6:39.990CanadaBeijing, ChinaMarch 13, 2005
Women
500 m 43.671Evgenia Radanova, BulgariaCalgary, CanadaOct. 19, 2001
1,000 m 1:30.037Sun-Yu Jin, South KoreaBormio, ItalyNov. 11, 2005
1,500 m 2:18.861Eun-Ju Jung, South KoreaBeijing, ChinaJan. 11, 2004
3,000 m 5:01.976Eun-Kyung Choi, South KoreaCalgary, CanadaOct. 22, 2000
3,000 m
relay		4:11.742Republic of KoreaCalgary, CanadaOct. 19, 2003

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