VenuePalaghiaccio Braulio Bormio
LocationItaly Bormio, Italy
Start date26 March 1998
End date29 March 1998

The 1998 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 8th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships which took place on 26-29 March 1998 in Bormio, Italy.

All teams were represented by four athletes at 500 m and 1000 m as well as by two athletes at 3000 m. At 500 m and 1000 m, athletes were drafted into the heats of four. At 3000 m, athletes were drafted into two heats. All athletes in each heat were from different countries. The best four team advanced for the relay competition.

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
 Canada
Marc Gagnon
Derrick Campbell
Éric Bédard
François Drolet
Mathieu Turcotte
 South Korea
Chae Ji-hoon
Lee Jun-hwan
Lee Ho-eung
Kim Dong-sung
Kim Sun-tae
 Italy
Fabio Carta
Michele Antonioli
Nicola Franceschina
Maurizio Carnino
Nicola Rodigari
Women
 China
Wang Chunlu
Yang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (S)
Sun Dandan
Qin Na
 South Korea
Chun Lee-kyung
Won Hye-kyung
An Sang-mi
Kim Yun-mi
Choi Min-kyung
 Canada
Isabelle Charest
Christine Boudrias
Annie Perreault
Tania Vicent
Chantale Sevigny

Results

Men

Rank Nation Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada48
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy42
4  China34
5  Japan32
6  Germany18
7  Hungary14

Women

Rank Nation Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China61
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada42
4  Italy34
5  Netherlands20
6  Bulgaria19
7  Germany14
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