Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
Women's 5000 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
Dates | February 20th, 1998 | |||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 9 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 6:59.61 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on February 20, at the M-Wave.[1][2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | ![]() | 7:03.26 | Calgary, Canada | 26 March 1994 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 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 |
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February 20 | Pair 2 | Tonny de Jong | ![]() | 7:12.77 | OR | |
February 20 | Pair 5 | Lyudmila Prokasheva | ![]() | 7:11.14 | OR | |
February 20 | Pair 7 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | ![]() | 6:59.65 | OR | WR |
February 20 | Pair 8 | Claudia Pechstein | ![]() | 6:59.61 | OR | WR |
Results
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Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Behind | Notes |
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![]() | 8 | O | Claudia Pechstein | ![]() | 6:59.61 | - | (WR) |
![]() | 7 | O | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | ![]() | 6:59.65 | +0.04 | |
![]() | 5 | O | Lyudmila Prokasheva | ![]() | 7:11.14 | +11.53 | |
4 | 6 | O | Barbara de Loor | ![]() | 7:11.81 | +12.20 | |
5 | 2 | O | Tonny de Jong | ![]() | 7:12.77 | +13.16 | |
6 | 3 | O | Carla Zijlstra | ![]() | 7:12.89 | +13.28 | |
7 | 5 | I | Kirstin Holum | ![]() | 7:14.20 | +14.59 | |
8 | 6 | I | Emese Hunyady | ![]() | 7:15.23 | +15.62 | |
9 | 4 | I | Elena Belci | ![]() | 7:15.58 | +15.97 | |
10 | 7 | I | Jennifer Rodriguez | ![]() | 7:16.78 | +17.17 | |
11 | 1 | O | Mie Uehara | ![]() | 7:21.72 | +22.11 | |
12 | 3 | I | Svetlana Vysokova | ![]() | 7:22.18 | +22.58 | |
13 | 1 | I | Anette Tønsberg | ![]() | 7:28.39 | +28.78 | |
14 | 8 | I | Heike Warnicke | ![]() | 7:30.83 | +31.22 | |
15 | 2 | I | Nami Nemoto | ![]() | 7:36.77 | +37.16 |
References
- ^ a b "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Women's 5,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "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.