| Women's 1500 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
| Dates | February 16 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:57.58 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | |
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the M-Wave. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Catriona LeMay Doan (CAN) | 1:57.87 | Calgary, Canada | 29 November 1997 |
| Olympic record |  Yvonne van Gennip (NED) | 2:00.68 | Calgary, Canada | 27 February 1988 |
The following new world record was set during this competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 16 February | Pair 12 | Marianne Timmer | Netherlands | 1:57.58 | OR | WR |
Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was held from 8 to 20 February. Ten events were contested at M-Wave.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.
The men's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the M-Wave arena.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 9 and 10 February, at the M-Wave.
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the M-Wave arena.
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 8 February, at the M-Wave arena.
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the M-Wave arena.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 14 February, at the M-Wave.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 19 February, at the M-Wave.
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the M-Wave.
The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the M-Wave.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on February 9, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 1 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 2 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
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