| Netherlands at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NED |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 22 (10 men, 12 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Carla Zijlstra (Speed skating) |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Gianni Romme (Speed skating) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ids Postma | Speed skating | Men's 1000 metres |
| Gold | Gianni Romme | Speed skating | Men's 5000 metres |
| Gold | Gianni Romme | Speed skating | Men's 10000 metres |
| Gold | Marianne Timmer | Speed skating | Women's 1000 metres |
| Gold | Marianne Timmer | Speed skating | Women's 1500 metres |
 Silver | Jan Bos | Speed skating | Men's 1000 metres |
| Silver | Ids Postma | Speed skating | Men's 1500 metres |
| Silver | Rintje Ritsma | Speed skating | Men's 5000 metres |
| Silver | Bob de Jong | Speed skating | Men's 10000 metres |
 Bronze | Rintje Ritsma | Speed skating | Men's 1500 metres |
| Bronze | Rintje Ritsma | Speed skating | Men's 10000 metres |
| Event | Athlete | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| 500 m | Dave Versteeg | 44.358 | 1 Q | 43.377 | 1 Q | 43.850 | 3 QB | 42.933 | 6 |
| 1000 m | Dave Versteeg | 1:32.748 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Event | Athlete | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| 500 m | Anke Jannie Landman | 47.090 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Melanie de Lange | 48.598 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ellen Wiegers | 56.250 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 1000 m | Anke Jannie Landman | 2:08.819 | 3 ADV | 1:32.939 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Ellen Wiegers | 1:37.775 | 2 Q | 1:36.343 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| 3000 m relay | Anke Jannie Landman Melanie de Lange Ellen Wiegers Maureen de Lange | 4:28.018 | 3 QB | 4:26.592 | 6 | ||||
Men
| Event | Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Giant slalom | Thedo Remmelink | 1:02.01 | 15 | 1:05.24 | 8 | 2:07.25 | 10 |
| Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Jan Bos | 36.66 | 20 | 36.11 | 6 | 1:12.77 | 12 |
| Jakko Jan Leeuwangh | 36.69 | 23 | 36.54 | 21 | 1:13.23 | 21 | |
| Ids Postma | 1:18.68 | 41 | 37.81 | 37 | 1:56.49 | 38 | |
| Erben Wennemars | 35.96 | 5 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| 1000 m | Jan Bos | 1:10.71 | | ||||
| Martin Hersman | 1:12.00 | 12 | |||||
| Jakko Jan Leeuwangh | 1:11.26 | 4 | |||||
| Ids Postma | 1:10.64 OR | | |||||
| 1500 m | Jan Bos | 1:49.75 | 4 | ||||
| Martin Hersman | 1:50.31 | 6 | |||||
| Ids Postma | 1:48.13 | | |||||
| Rintje Ritsma | 1:48.52 | | |||||
| 5000 m | Bob de Jong | 6:31.37 | 4 | ||||
| Rintje Ritsma | 6:28.24 | | |||||
| Gianni Romme | 6:22.20 WR | | |||||
| 10,000 m | Bob de Jong | 13:25.76 | | ||||
| Rintje Ritsma | 13:28.19 | | |||||
| Gianni Romme | 13:15.33 WR | | |||||
| Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Andrea Nuyt | 39.62 | 15 | 1:18.32 | 37 | 1:57.94 | 37 |
| Marianne Timmer | 39.12 | 9 | 39.03 | 7 | 1:18.15 | 6 | |
| Marieke Wijsman | 40.22 | 26 | 40.57 | 28 | 1:20.79 | 24 | |
| Sandra Zwolle | 39.98 | 20 | 39.88 | 19 | 1:19.86 | 17 | |
| 1000 m | Annamarie Thomas | 1:17.95 | 5 | ||||
| Marianne Timmer | 1:16.51 OR | | |||||
| Marieke Wijsman | 1:20.02 | 20 | |||||
| Sandra Zwolle | 1:19.25 | 15 | |||||
| 1500 m | Tonny de Jong | 2:03.19 | 18 | ||||
| Barbara de Loor | 2:04.05 | 22 | |||||
| Annamarie Thomas | 1:59.29 | 6 | |||||
| Marianne Timmer | 1:57.58 WR | | |||||
| 3000 m | Tonny de Jong | 4:19.54 | 16 | ||||
| Annamarie Thomas | 4:14.38 | 8 | |||||
| Carla Zijlstra | 4:16.43 | 9 | |||||
| 5000 m | Tonny de Jong | 7:12.77 | 5 | ||||
| Barbara de Loor | 7:11.81 | 4 | |||||
| Carla Zijlstra | 7:12.89 | 6 | |||||
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Australia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. A total number of 24 athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, short track speed skating, and snowboarding, which appeared for the first time at the Olympics. Freestyle skiers Kirstie Marshall and Jacqui Cooper were some of Australia's best gold medal hopes, but both missed the aerials finals. Zali Steggall won Australia's first individual Winter Olympics medal, gaining bronze in slalom.
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Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Ukraine competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
The United States competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. With Salt Lake City as the host of the 2002 Winter Olympics, a cultural segment of the city was shown at the closing ceremony.
Russia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
France competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Austria competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Italy competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Switzerland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Hungary competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Finland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Poland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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Latvia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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