Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
| Women's 5000 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
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| Dates | February 20 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6:59.61 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |||||
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| 500 m | men | women | |||
| 1000 m | men | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | women | |||
| 3000 m | women | ||||
| 5000 m | men | women | |||
| 10000 m | men | ||||
The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the M-Wave.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
| World record |  Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (GER) | 7:03.26 | Calgary, Canada | 26 March 1994 |
| Olympic record |  Yvonne van Gennip (NED) | 7:14.13 | Calgary, Canada | 28 February 1988 |
The following new World and Olympic records was set during this competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February | Pair 2 | Tonny de Jong | Netherlands | 7:12.77 | OR | |
| 20 February | Pair 5 | Lyudmila Prokasheva |  Kazakhstan | 7:11.14 | OR | |
| 20 February | Pair 7 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | Germany | 6:59.65 | OR | WR |
| 20 February | Pair 8 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 6:59.61 | OR | WR |
Results
| Rank | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 6:59.61 | - | (WR) |
 | 7 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | Germany | 6:59.65 | +0.04 | |
 | 5 | Lyudmila Prokasheva | Kazakhstan | 7:11.14 | +11.53 | |
| 4 | 6 | Barbara de Loor | Netherlands | 7:11.81 | +12.20 | |
| 5 | 2 | Tonny de Jong | Netherlands | 7:12.77 | +13.16 | |
| 6 | 3 | Carla Zijlstra | Netherlands | 7:12.89 | +13.28 | |
| 7 | 5 | Kirstin Holum |  United States | 7:14.20 | +14.59 | |
| 8 | 6 | Emese Hunyady |  Austria | 7:15.23 | +15.62 | |
| 9 | 4 | Elena Belci |  Italy | 7:15.58 | +15.97 | |
| 10 | 7 | Jennifer Rodriguez | United States | 7:16.78 | +17.17 | |
| 11 | 1 | Mie Uehara |  Japan | 7:21.72 | +22.11 | |
| 12 | 3 | Svetlana Vysokova |  Russia | 7:22.18 | +22.58 | |
| 13 | 1 | Anette Tønsberg |  Norway | 7:28.39 | +28.78 | |
| 14 | 8 | Hieke Warnicke | Germany | 7:30.83 | +31.22 | |
| 15 | 2 | Nami Nemoto | Japan | 7:36.77 | +37.16 |
References
- 1 2 "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Retrieved January 29, 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.
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