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Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 8 February, at the M-Wave arena.[1][2]
Quick Facts Men's 5000 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, Venue ...
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Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
Dates | 8 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 6:22.20 | |||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | Gianni Romme (NED) | 6:30.63 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 7 December 1997 |
Olympic record | Johann Olav Koss (NOR) | 6:34.96 | Hamar, Norway | 13 February 1994 |
The following new world and olympic records was set during this competition.
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Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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8 February | Pair 12 | Bart Veldkamp | Belgium | 6:28.31 | OR | WR |
8 February | Pair 13 | Rintje Ritsma | Netherlands | 6:28.24 | OR | WR |
8 February | Pair 16 | Gianni Romme | Netherlands | 6:22.20 | OR | WR |
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- "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- "Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.