1998 Olympic Speed Skating Medalists

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

The long track oval measures 400 meters (1,312 feet). Distance laps: 500m (1¹/4 laps); 1,000m (2¹/2 laps); 1,500m (3³/4 laps); 3,000m (7¹/2 laps); 5,000 (12¹/2 laps); 10,000m (25 laps).

Medal breakdown (10 events): 11 medals— Netherlands (5-4-2); Six— Germany (2-3-1); Five— Canada (1-2-2); Three— Japan (1-0-2); Two— United States (0-1-1); One— Norway (1-0-0), Belgium (0-0-1) and Kazakhstan (0-0-1).