Netherlands at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Netherlands at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Netherlands – Flag bearers
IOC code  NED
NOC Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website www.sport.nl (Dutch)
At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano
Competitors 22 (10 men, 12 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer Carla Zijlstra (Opening)
Gianni Romme (Closing)
Medals
Rank: 6		 Gold
5		 Silver
4		 Bronze
2		 Total
11
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Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Postma, IdsIds Postma Speed skating Men's 1000 metres
 Gold Romme, GianniGianni Romme Speed skating Men's 5000 metres
 Gold Romme, GianniGianni Romme Speed skating Men's 10000 metres
 Gold Timmer, MarianneMarianne Timmer Speed skating Women's 1000 metres
 Gold Timmer, MarianneMarianne Timmer Speed skating Women's 1500 metres
 Silver Bos, JanJan Bos Speed skating Men's 1000 metres
 Silver Postma, IdsIds Postma Speed skating Men's 1500 metres
 Silver Ritsma, RintjeRintje Ritsma Speed skating Men's 5000 metres
 Silver de Jong, BobBob de Jong Speed skating Men's 10000 metres
 Bronze Ritsma, RintjeRintje Ritsma Speed skating Men's 1500 metres
 Bronze Ritsma, RintjeRintje Ritsma Speed skating Men's 10000 metres

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
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
Women
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

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
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
Women
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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