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Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 1500 metres

|games = 1998 Winter

|image = Speed skating pictogram.svg

|image_size = 50px

|caption = Pictogram for speed skating

|venue = M-Wave

|dates = February 16, 1998

|competitors = 35

|nations = 15

|win_value = 1:57.58 WR

|longnames = yes

|gold = Marianne Timmer

|goldNOC = NED

|silver = Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann

|silverNOC = GER

|bronze = Chris Witty

|bronzeNOC = USA

|prev = 1994

|next = 2002

}}

{{Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics}}

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the M-Wave.{{cite web

|title=Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3

|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf

|publisher=LA84 Foundation

|work=Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee

|year=1998

|accessdate=January 29, 2014

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202657/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf

|archivedate=February 26, 2008

}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1998/SSK/womens-1500-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1998/SSK/womens-1500-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres |accessdate=3 February 2018 |work=sports-reference.com}}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:{{cite web

| title = ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records

| url = http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D103171&SportID%3D103&RecordtypeID%3D10&StadiumID%3D-1&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?328731

| work = International Skating Union

| accessdate = January 29, 2014}}{{cite web

| title = ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records

| url = http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D103171&SportID%3D103&RecordtypeID%3D3&StadiumID%3D-1&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?317012

| work = International Skating Union

| accessdate = January 29, 2014}}

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Catriona LeMay Doan|CAN}}

| world_mark = 1:57.87

| world_place = Calgary, Canada

| world_date = 29 November 1997

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Yvonne van Gennip|NED|1988 Winter}}

| olympic_mark = 2:00.68

| olympic_place = Calgary, Canada

| olympic_date = 27 February 1988

}}

The following new world record was set during this competition.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
16 FebruaryPair 12Marianne Timmer{{flagIOC|NED|1998 Winter}}1:57.58ORWR

Results

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankPairLaneNameCountryTimeBehindNotes
{{gold1}}12Ialign=left| Marianne Timmeralign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1998 Winter}}1:57.58-{{WR}}
{{silver2}}18Ialign=left| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemannalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1998 Winter}}1:58.66+1.08
{{bronze3}}15Oalign=left| Chris Wittyalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1998 Winter}}1:58.97+1.39
416Ialign=left| Emese Hunyadyalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1998 Winter}}1:59.19+1.61
514Oalign=left| Anni Friesingeralign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1998 Winter}}1:59.20+1.62
615Ialign=left| Annamarie Thomasalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1998 Winter}}1:59.29+1.71
717Oalign=left| Claudia Pechsteinalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1998 Winter}}1:59.46+1.88
817Ialign=left| Jennifer Rodriguezalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1998 Winter}}2:00.97+3.39
911Ialign=left| Svetlana Bazhanovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1998 Winter}}2:01.54+3.96
1012Oalign=left| Nataliya Polozkovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1998 Winter}}2:01.56+3.98
116Ialign=left| Lyudmila Prokashevaalign=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|1998 Winter}}2:01.65+4.07
127Ialign=left| Becky Sundstromalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1998 Winter}}2:01.81+4.23
1316Oalign=left| Catriona LeMay Doanalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1998 Winter}}2:02.19+4.61
144Ialign=left| Moira D'Andreaalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1998 Winter}}2:02.47+4.89
1510Oalign=left| Chiharu Nozakialign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1998 Winter}}2:02.78+5.20
168Oalign=left| Aki Tonoikealign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1998 Winter}}2:02.84+5.26
177Oalign=left| Anette Tønsbergalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1998 Winter}}2:03.03+5.45
1811Ialign=left| Tonny de Jongalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1998 Winter}}2:03.19+5.61
1910Ialign=left| Tatyana Trapeznikovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1998 Winter}}2:03.25+5.67
208Ialign=left| Varvara Baryshevaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1998 Winter}}2:03.34+5.76
2113Ialign=left| Mie Ueharaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1998 Winter}}2:03.37+5.79
229Oalign=left| Barbara de Looralign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1998 Winter}}2:04.05+6.47
239Ialign=left| Shiho Kusunosealign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1998 Winter}}2:04.38+6.80
2414Ialign=left| Ingrid Liepaalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1998 Winter}}2:04.60+7.02
253Oalign=left| Baeg Eun-bialign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1998 Winter}}2:05.23+7.65
264Oalign=left| Lee Gyeong-namalign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1998 Winter}}2:05.59+8.01
273Ialign=left| Krisztina Egyedalign=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1998 Winter}}2:05.79+8.21
285Ialign=left| Song Lialign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1998 Winter}}2:05.98+8.40
2913Oalign=left| Isabelle Doucetalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1998 Winter}}2:06.45+8.87
301Ialign=left| Emese Dörfler-Antalalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1998 Winter}}2:07.57+9.99
316Oalign=left| Li Xuesongalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1998 Winter}}2:08.05+10.47
322Ialign=left| Ilonda Lūsealign=left| {{flagIOC|LAT|1998 Winter}}2:08.71+11.13
332Oalign=left| Svitlana Konstantynovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|1998 Winter}}2:08.76+11.18
345Oalign=left| Mihaela Dascălualign=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1998 Winter}}2:08.77+11.19

References

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{{Footer Olympic Champions 1500m Speed Skating Women}}

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Category:Women's speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Category:Women's events at the 1998 Winter Olympics