2008 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
| 2008 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Ventspils, Latvia |
| Dates | 18–20 January |
The 2008 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 18 and 20 January 2008 in Ventspils, Latvia.
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Latvia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Latvia* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
 Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Russia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Jon Eley (GBR) |
42.945 | Nicola Rodigari (ITA) |
43.073 | Tyson Heung (GER) |
43.161 |
| 1000 metres | Niels Kerstholt (NED) |
1:26.625 | Haralds Silovs (LAT) |
1:26.659 | Gábor Galambos (HUN) |
1:27.192 |
| 1500 metres | Haralds Silovs (LAT) |
2:16.377 | Vyacheslav Kurginyan (RUS) |
2:16.471 | Ruslan Zakharov (RUS) |
2:16.545 |
| 5000 metre relay | Italy Fabio Carta Yuri Confortola Nicola Rodigari Roberto Serra Claudio Rinaldi |
6:57.853 | Great Britain Jon Eley Tom Iveson Paul Stanley Paul Worth Anthony Douglas |
6:58.408 | France Maxime Chataignier Thibaut Fauconnet Jeremy Masson Stéphane Périer |
6:59.256 |
| Overall Classification | Haralds Silovs (LAT) |
89 pts. | Niels Kerstholt (NED) |
47 pts. | Nicola Rodigari (ITA) |
42 pts. |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Annita van Doorn (NED) |
46.072 | Erika Huszár (HUN) |
46.076 | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) |
46.115 |
| 1000 metres | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) |
1:38.046 | Arianna Fontana (ITA) |
1:38.059 | Nina Evteeva (RUS) |
1:38.532 |
| 1500 metres | Arianna Fontana (ITA) |
2:28.559 | Nina Evteeva (RUS) |
2:28.990 | Kateřina Novotná (CZE) |
2:29.059 |
| 3000 metre relay | Great Britain Elise Christie Charlotte Gilmartin Sarah Lindsay Joanna Williams Alex Whelbourne |
4:23.172 | Bulgaria Daniela Ivanova Marina Georgieva-Nikolova Gergana Patsova Evgenia Radanova |
4:23.243 | Germany Tina Grassow Aika Klein Christin Priebst Susanne Rudolph |
4:23.417 |
| Overall Classification | Arianna Fontana (ITA) |
89 pts. | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) |
58 pts. | Nina Evteeva (RUS) |
47 pts. |
