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Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue M-Wave
Dates 12 February
Competitors 45 from 18 nations
Winning time 1:47.87
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ådne Søndrål  Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ids Postma  Netherlands
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Rintje Ritsma  Netherlands
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1st, gold medalist(s) Ådne Søndrål  Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ids Postma  Netherlands
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Rintje Ritsma  Netherlands

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the M-Wave arena.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

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.

Sports-Reference - 1998 - Men's 1500 metres


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