Medal summary
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Ice sledge speed racing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of sixteen events, eight for men and eight for women.
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 9 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 |  Norway | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m LW10 | Yutaka Takeda Japan | Akio Okuhara Japan | Uno Frantzen  Norway |
| 100 m LW11 | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Yoshihisa Yamaguchi Japan | Lars Andresen Norway |
| 500 m LW10 | Yutaka Takeda Japan | Uno Frantzen Norway | Akio Okuhara Japan |
| 500 m LW11 | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Tadashi Kato Japan | Yoshihisa Yamaguchi Japan |
| 1000 m LW10 | Yutaka Takeda Japan | Uno Frantzen Norway | Toshiki Watanabe Japan |
| 1000 m LW11 | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Tadashi Kato Japan | Hiroyuki Nakamura Japan |
| 1500 m LW10 | Toshiki Watanabe Japan | Yutaka Takeda Japan | Uno Frantzen Norway |
| 1500 m LW11 | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Hiroyuki Nakamura Japan | Tadashi Kato Japan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m LW10 | Tone Edvardsen Norway | Miki Matsue Japan | Yoshie Kanai Japan |
| 100 m LW11 | Anne Mette Samdal Norway | Wakako Tsuchida Japan | Kyoko Okuyama Japan |
| 500 m LW10 | Miki Matsue Japan | Tone Edvardsen Norway | Yoshie Kanai Japan |
| 500 m LW11 | Anne Mette Samdal Norway | Wakako Tsuchida Japan | Kyoko Okuyama Japan |
| 1000 m LW10 | Miki Matsue Japan | Tone Edvardsen Norway | Yoshie Kanai Japan |
| 1000 m LW11 | Wakako Tsuchida Japan | Kyoko Okuyama Japan | Lene Tystad Norway |
| 1500 m LW10 | Miki Matsue Japan | Yoshie Kanai Japan | Tone Edvardsen Norway |
| 1500 m LW11 | Wakako Tsuchida Japan | Kyoko Okuyama Japan | Akemi Kuwahara Japan |
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