Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueM-Wave
Dates17 February 1998
Competitors16 from 9 nations
Winning time13:15.33 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gianni Romme
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bob de Jong
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rintje Ritsma
 Netherlands
Speed skating at the
1998 Winter Olympics
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The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 17 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  Johann Olav Koss (NOR) 13:30.55 Hamar, Norway 20 February 1994
Olympic record  Johann Olav Koss (NOR) 13:30.55 Hamar, Norway 20 February 1994

The following new world record was set during this competition.

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
17 February Pair 7 Gianni Romme  Netherlands 13:15.33 OR WR

Results

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Name Country Time Time Behind Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 o Gianni Romme  Netherlands 13:15.33 - (WR)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 i Bob de Jong  Netherlands 13:25.76 +10.43
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 i Rintje Ritsma  Netherlands 13:28.19 +12.86
4 8 o Bart Veldkamp  Belgium 13:29.69 +14.36
5 6 o Kjell Storelid  Norway 13:35.95 +20.62
6 6 i Frank Dittrich  Germany 13:36.58 +21.25
7 3 o Lasse Sætre  Norway 13:42.94 +27.61
8 1 o K. C. Boutiette  United States 13:44.03 +28.70
9 4 i Roberto Sighel  Italy 13:46.85 +31.52
10 2 o Alexander Baumgärtel  Germany 13:48.44 +33.11
11 5 i René Taubenrauch  Germany 13:52.10 +36.77
12 3 i Marnix ten Kortenaar  Austria 13:52.30 +36.97
13 1 i Vadim Sayutin  Russia 13:54.57 +39.24
14 5 o Keiji Shirahata  Japan 13:57.45 +42.12
15 4 o Remi Hereide  Norway 14:09.90 +54.57
16 2 i Dave Tamburrino  United States 14:12.00 +56.67

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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