| Women's 5000 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
| Dates | February 20th, 1998 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6:59.61 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 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on February 20, at the M-Wave. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Gunda Niemann-Kleemann (GER) | 7:03.26 | Calgary, Canada | 26 March 1994 |
| Olympic record |  Yvonne van Gennip (NED) | 7:14.13 | Calgary, Canada | 28 February 1988 |
The following new World and Olympic records was set during this competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 20 | Pair 2 | Tonny de Jong | Netherlands | 7:12.77 | OR | |
| February 20 | Pair 5 | Lyudmila Prokasheva |  Kazakhstan | 7:11.14 | OR | |
| February 20 | Pair 7 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann |  Germany | 6:59.65 | OR | WR |
| February 20 | Pair 8 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 6:59.61 | OR | WR |
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8 | O | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 6:59.61 | - | (WR) |
 | 7 | O | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | Germany | 6:59.65 | +0.04 | |
 | 5 | O | Lyudmila Prokasheva | Kazakhstan | 7:11.14 | +11.53 | |
| 4 | 6 | O | Barbara de Loor | Netherlands | 7:11.81 | +12.20 | |
| 5 | 2 | O | Tonny de Jong | Netherlands | 7:12.77 | +13.16 | |
| 6 | 3 | O | Carla Zijlstra | Netherlands | 7:12.89 | +13.28 | |
| 7 | 5 | I | Kirstin Holum |  United States | 7:14.20 | +14.59 | |
| 8 | 6 | I | Emese Hunyady |  Austria | 7:15.23 | +15.62 | |
| 9 | 4 | I | Elena Belci |  Italy | 7:15.58 | +15.97 | |
| 10 | 7 | I | Jennifer Rodriguez | United States | 7:16.78 | +17.17 | |
| 11 | 1 | O | Mie Uehara |  Japan | 7:21.72 | +22.11 | |
| 12 | 3 | I | Svetlana Vysokova |  Russia | 7:22.18 | +22.58 | |
| 13 | 1 | I | Anette Tønsberg |  Norway | 7:28.39 | +28.78 | |
| 14 | 8 | I | Heike Warnicke | Germany | 7:30.83 | +31.22 | |
| 15 | 2 | I | Nami Nemoto | Japan | 7:36.77 | +37.16 |
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 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 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 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 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 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 9 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on February 10, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
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 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 2 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
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