Netherlands at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Netherlands at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code  NED
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.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.

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

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

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

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 2nd
Martin Hersman 1:12.00 12
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh 1:11.26 4
Ids Postma 1:10.64 OR 1st
1500 m Jan Bos 1:49.75 4
Martin Hersman 1:50.31 6
Ids Postma 1:48.13 2nd
Rintje Ritsma 1:48.52 3rd
5000 m Bob de Jong 6:31.37 4
Rintje Ritsma 6:28.24 2nd
Gianni Romme 6:22.20 WR 1st
10,000 m Bob de Jong 13:25.76 2nd
Rintje Ritsma 13:28.19 3rd
Gianni Romme 13:15.33 WR 1st
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 1st
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 1st
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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