Netherlands at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Netherlands at the
1998 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC codeNED
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Nagano
Competitors22 (10 men, 12 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Carla Zijlstra (Speed skating)
Flag bearer (closing)Gianni Romme (Speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
11
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldIds PostmaSpeed skatingMen's 1000 metres
 GoldGianni RommeSpeed skatingMen's 5000 metres
 GoldGianni RommeSpeed skatingMen's 10000 metres
 GoldMarianne TimmerSpeed skatingWomen's 1000 metres
 GoldMarianne TimmerSpeed skatingWomen's 1500 metres
 SilverJan BosSpeed skatingMen's 1000 metres
 SilverIds PostmaSpeed skatingMen's 1500 metres
 SilverRintje RitsmaSpeed skatingMen's 5000 metres
 SilverBob de JongSpeed skatingMen's 10000 metres
 BronzeRintje RitsmaSpeed skatingMen's 1500 metres
 BronzeRintje RitsmaSpeed skatingMen's 10000 metres

Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Position Time Position Time Position Time Position
500 m Dave Versteeg 44.358 1 Q 43.377 1 Q 43.850 3 QB 42.933 6
1000 m Dave Versteeg 1:32.748 3 Did not advance
Women
Event Athlete Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Position Time Position Time Position Time Position
500 m Anke Jannie Landman 47.090 4 Did not advance
Melanie de Lange 48.598 3 Did not advance
Ellen Wiegers 56.250 3 Did not advance
1000 m Anke Jannie Landman 2:08.819 3 ADV 1:32.939 3 Did not advance
Ellen Wiegers 1:37.775 2 Q 1:36.343 3 Did not advance
3000 m relay Anke Jannie Landman
Melanie de Lange
Ellen Wiegers
Maureen de Lange		 4:28.018 3 QB 4:26.592 6

Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Event Athlete Round 1 Round 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Giant slalom Thedo Remmelink 1:02.01 15 1:05.24 8 2:07.25 10

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
500 m Jan Bos 36.66 20 36.11 6 1:12.77 12
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh 36.69 23 36.54 21 1:13.23 21
Ids Postma 1:18.68 41 37.81 37 1:56.49 38
Erben Wennemars 35.96 5 DNF – DNF –
1000 m Jan Bos 1:10.71 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Martin Hersman 1:12.00 12
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh 1:11.26 4
Ids Postma 1:10.64 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500 m Jan Bos 1:49.75 4
Martin Hersman 1:50.31 6
Ids Postma 1:48.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rintje Ritsma 1:48.52 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
5000 m Bob de Jong 6:31.37 4
Rintje Ritsma 6:28.24 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gianni Romme 6:22.20 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10,000 m Bob de Jong 13:25.76 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rintje Ritsma 13:28.19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gianni Romme 13:15.33 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Event Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
500 m Andrea Nuyt 39.62 15 1:18.32 37 1:57.94 37
Marianne Timmer 39.12 9 39.03 7 1:18.15 6
Marieke Wijsman 40.22 26 40.57 28 1:20.79 24
Sandra Zwolle 39.98 20 39.88 19 1:19.86 17
1000 m Annamarie Thomas 1:17.95 5
Marianne Timmer 1:16.51 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Marieke Wijsman 1:20.02 20
Sandra Zwolle 1:19.25 15
1500 m Tonny de Jong 2:03.19 18
Barbara de Loor 2:04.05 22
Annamarie Thomas 1:59.29 6
Marianne Timmer 1:57.58 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3000 m Tonny de Jong 4:19.54 16
Annamarie Thomas 4:14.38 8
Carla Zijlstra 4:16.43 9
5000 m Tonny de Jong 7:12.77 5
Barbara de Loor 7:11.81 4
Carla Zijlstra 7:12.89 6

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