Short track speed skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
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Short track speed skating
at the 2003 Winter Asian Games
took place in the Misawa Ice Arena located in Misawa City
, Aomori Prefecture
, Japan
with ten events contested — five each for men and women.
(Host nation highlighted)
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
at the 2003 Winter Asian Games
2003 Winter Asian Games
The 5th Asian Winter Games took place from February 1 to February 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.-Venues:The venues for the 2003 Winter Asiad were distributed all over Aomori Prefecture.*Ajigasawa Town:...
took place in the Misawa Ice Arena located in Misawa City
Misawa, Aomori
is a city located in eastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 42,399 and a density of 353 persons per km²...
, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
with ten events contested — five each for men and women.
Medal summary
| Men's 500m |  Li JiajunLi JiaJun Li Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001.... China (CHN) |
 Takafumi NishitaniTakafumi Nishitani is a Japanese short track speed skater. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:... Japan (JPN) |
 Song Suk-WooSong Suk-Woo Song Suk-Woo is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 5000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Men's 1000m | Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun-Soo is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. One of the most accomplished Short Track Speed Skaters of all time, Ahn won three gold medals and a bronze medal in 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy, becoming the most successful athlete there... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Li Ye China (CHN) |
Satoru Terao Japan (JPN) |
| Men's 1500m | Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun-Soo is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. One of the most accomplished Short Track Speed Skaters of all time, Ahn won three gold medals and a bronze medal in 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy, becoming the most successful athlete there... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Li Jiajun Li JiaJun Li Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001.... China (CHN) |
Lee Seung Jae Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Men's 3000m | Song Suk-Woo Song Suk-Woo Song Suk-Woo is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 5000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Lee Seung Jae Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Li Jiajun Li JiaJun Li Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001.... China (CHN) |
| Men's 5000-metre relay | Team Korea (KOR) |
Team China (CHN) |
Team Japan (JPN) |
| Women's 500m | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team... China (CHN) |
Wang Meng China (CHN) |
 Ri Hyang MiDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) |
| Women's 1000m | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team... China (CHN) |
Fu Tianyu China (CHN) |
Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri is a short track speed skater who competes for South Korea. She is the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Women's 1500m | Choi Eun-Kyung Choi Eun-Kyung Choi Eun-Kyung is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004.... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri is a short track speed skater who competes for South Korea. She is the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Ko Gi-Hyun Ko Gi-Hyun Ko Gi-Hyun is a South Korean short track speed skater. Ko remains the second youngest individual gold medalist after Tara Lipinski in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, winning gold in women's 1500 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt lake city, United States, at 15 years and 277... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Women's 3000m | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team... China (CHN) |
Choi Eun-Kyung Choi Eun-Kyung Choi Eun-Kyung is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004.... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Kim Min-Jee Kim Min-Jee Kim Min-Jee is a South Korean short track speed skater.-External links:* , from http://www.worldshorttrack.com; retrieved 2010-03-12.... Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Women's 3000-metre relay | Team Korea (KOR) |
Team DPR Korea (PRK) |
Team Japan Japan at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Japan participated and hosted the 2003 Asian Winter Games held in Aomori Prefecture, from February 1, 2003 to February 8, 2003. This country garnered 24 gold medals securing its top spot in the medal tally.-Medal table:-References:... (JPN) |
Medal table
| 2003 Winter Asiad - Short Track Speed Skating medal count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
(Host nation highlighted)