Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
| Speed skating at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |
 Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | M-Wave |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 8-20 |
| Competitors | 169 from 25 nations |
- For the short track speed skating events, see Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was held from 8 February to 20 February. Ten events were contested at M-Wave.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
The Netherlands dominated the Nagano speed skating events, winning five gold medals and eleven medals overall, their highest total in any Winter games, as of 2010. Bart Veldkamp's bronze medal was the first in speed skating for Belgium, and the first at the Winter Games for the country in 50 years. Lyudmila Prokasheva's bronze medal for Kazakhstan was that country's first in the sport as well, and Prokasheva became the first woman from Kazakhstan to earn an Olympic medal.
Gianni Romme and Marianne Timmer led the individual medal tables, with two gold each.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan (JPN) | 1:11.35 | Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada (CAN) | 1:11.84 | Kevin Overland Canada (CAN) | 1:11.86 |
| 1000 metres |
Ids Postma Netherlands (NED) | 1:10.64 (OR) |
Jan Bos Netherlands (NED) | 1:10.71 | Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan (JPN) | 1:11.00 |
| 1500 metres |
Ådne Søndrål Norway (NOR) | 1:47.87 WR | Ids Postma Netherlands (NED) | 1:48.13 | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands (NED) | 1:48.52 |
| 5000 metres |
Gianni Romme Netherlands (NED) | 6:22.20 WR | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands (NED) | 6:28.24 | Bart Veldkamp Belgium (BEL) | 6:28.31 |
| 10000 metres |
Gianni Romme Netherlands (NED) | 13:15.33 WR | Bob de Jong Netherlands (NED) | 13:25.76 | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands (NED) | 13:28.19 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Catriona Le May Doan Canada (CAN) | 1:16.60 | Susan Auch Canada (CAN) | 1:16.93 | Tomomi Okazaki Japan (JPN) | 1:17.10 |
| 1000 metres |
Marianne Timmer Netherlands (NED) | 1:16.51 WR | Chris Witty United States (USA) | 1:16.79 | Catriona Le May Doan Canada (CAN) | 1:17.37 |
| 1500 metres |
Marianne Timmer Netherlands (NED) | 1:57.58 WR | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany (GER) | 1:58.66 | Chris Witty United States (USA) | 1:58.97 |
| 3000 metres |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany (GER) | 4:07.29 (OR) |
Claudia Pechstein Germany (GER) | 4:08.47 | Anni Friesinger-Postma Germany (GER) | 4:09.44 |
| 5000 metres |
Claudia Pechstein Germany (GER) | 6:59.61 WR | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany (GER) | 6:59.65 | Lyudmila Prokasheva Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 7:11.14 |
Records
Five world records and twelve Olympic records were set in Nagano.[2][3]
| Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres | 9 February | Hiroyasu Shimizu (JPN) | 35.76 | OR | |
| 11 February | Hiroyasu Shimizu (JPN) | 35.59 | OR | ||
| Men's 1000 metres | 15 February | Ids Postma (NED) | 1:10.64 | OR | |
| Men's 1500 metres | 12 February | Ådne Søndrål (NOR) | 1:47.87 | OR | WR |
| Men's 5000 metres | 8 February | Gianni Romme (NED) | 6:22.20 | OR | WR |
| Men's 10000 metres | 17 February | Gianni Romme (NED) | 13:15.33 | OR | WR |
| Women's 500 metres | 13 February | Catriona Le May Doan (CAN) | 38.39 | OR | |
| 14 February | Catriona Le May Doan (CAN) | 38.21 | OR | ||
| Women's 1000 metres | 19 February | Marianne Timmer (NED) | 1:16.51 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 16 February | Marianne Timmer (NED) | 1:57.58 | OR | WR |
| Women's 3000 metres | 11 February | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (GER) | 4:07.29 | OR | |
| Women's 5000 metres | 20 February | Claudia Pechstein (GER) | 6:59.61 | OR | WR |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-five nations competed in the speed skating events at Nagano. New Zealand and Portugal made their Olympic speed skating debuts.
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References
- ↑ "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
Sports-Reference 1998 Olympics - Speed Skating
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