Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6:22.20 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| 10,000 m | men | |
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]
Records
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.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 8 February | Pair 12 | Bart Veldkamp | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Results
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References
- "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.
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