Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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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]
| Men's 1500 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 February 1998 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:47.87 WR | |||||||||
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Records
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 |
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| 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 |
