| Men's 1500 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:47.87 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 Men's 1500 Metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the M-Wave arena. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Rintje Ritsma (NED) | 1:48.88 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 20 December 1997 |
| Olympic record |  Johann Olav Koss (NOR) | 1:51.29 | Hamar, Norway | 16 February 1994 |
Due to the use of clap skates in comparison to the previous Olympics, the Olympic record got broken considerably and the following new world and olympic records were set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 12 February | Pair 2 | Christian Breuer |  Germany | 1:50.96 | OR | |
| 12 February | Pair 6 | Hiroyuki Noake |  Japan | 1:50.49 | OR | |
| 12 February | Pair 18 | K. C. Boutiette |  United States | 1:50.06 | OR | |
| 12 February | Pair 21 | Jan Bos |  Netherlands | 1:49.75 | OR | |
| 12 February | Pair 22 | Ådne Søndrål | Norway | 1:47.87 | OR | WR |
Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was held from 8 to 20 February. Ten events were contested at M-Wave. The Netherlands dominated the Nagano speed skating events, winning five gold medals and eleven medals overall, their highest total in any Winter games up until that point. Bart Veldkamp's bronze medal was the first in speed skating for Belgium, and the first at the Winter Games for the country in 50 years. Lyudmila Prokasheva's bronze medal for Kazakhstan was that country's first in the sport as well, and Prokasheva became the first woman from Kazakhstan to earn an Olympic medal.
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 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 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 16 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 February 20, at the M-Wave.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 5 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck.
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
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