1998 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
| World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 Olympic Oval (Calgary) | |
| Venue | Olympic Oval (Calgary) |
| Dates | 27–29 March 1998 |
The 1998 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 27 and 29 March 1998 in the Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada.
Schedule
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| March 27 | 5000 m men |
| 500 m women (1st) | |
| 500 m women (2nd) | |
| 3000 m women | |
| March 28 | 500 m men (1st) |
| 500 m men (2nd) | |
| 1500 m men | |
| 1000 m women | |
| 5000 m women | |
| March 29 | 1000 m men |
| 10000 m men | |
| 1500 m women |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [1] |
Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan |
1:10.18 35.36 34.82 |
Sylvain Bouchard.svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
1:10.68 35.47 35.21 |
Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada |
1:10.88 35.60 35.28 |
| 1000 m [2] |
Sylvain Bouchard Canada |
1:09.60 | Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada |
1:09.67 | Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan |
1:09.83 |
| 1500 m [3] |
Ådne Søndrål Norway |
1:46.43 | Ids Postma Netherlands |
1:47.08 | Roberto Sighel Italy |
1:47.47 |
| 5000 m [4] |
Gianni Romme Netherlands |
6:21.49 | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands |
6:25.55 | Bart Veldkamp.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
6:27.58 |
| 10000 m [5] |
Gianni Romme Netherlands |
13:08.71 | Bob de Jong Netherlands |
13:22.64 | Frank Dittrich Germany |
13:30.33 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [6] |
Catriona Le May Doan Canada |
1:15.59 37.88 37.71 |
Svetlana Zhurova Russia |
1:16.65 38.30 38.35 |
Tomomi Okazaki Japan |
1:16.68 38.27 38.41 |
| 1000 m [7] |
Chris Witty.png){kind=small} United States |
1:14.96 | Catriona Le May Doan Canada |
1:15.28 | Franziska Schenk Germany |
1:15.46 |
| 1500 m [8] |
Anni Friesinger Germany |
1:56.95 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany |
1:57.20 | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
1:57.30 |
| 3000 m [9] |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany |
4:01.67 | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
4:04.78 | Anni Friesinger Germany |
4:05.86 |
| 5000 m [10] |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany |
6:58.63 | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
7:02.95 | Carla Zijlstra Netherlands |
7:08.94 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
References
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 1000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 1500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 3000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1998 World Championship Single Distances 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.