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The 1998-99 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament in short track speed skating. The season began on 25 September 1998 and ended on 6 December 1998.
Overall
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5000 m relay
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| 1000 m
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5000 m relay
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 29 | 13 | 13 | 55 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 15 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 8 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 nations) | 60 | 60 | 59 | 179 | |
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