1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
# 1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 23 and 25 January 1998 in Budapest, Hungary.

## Medal summary

### Medal table

* Host nation (Hungary)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 metres | Dave Versteeg (NED) | 42.648 | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 42.651 | Michele Antonioli (ITA) | 42.831 |
| 1000 metres | Nicky Gooch (GBR) | 1:32.480 | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 1:32.623 | Michele Antonioli (ITA) | 1:32.818 |
| 1500 metres | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 2:26.390 | Nicola Franceschina (ITA) | 2:26.622 | Dave Versteeg (NED) | 2:27.094 |
| 3000 metres | Michele Antonioli (ITA) | 5:29.078 | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 5:29.179 | Nicky Gooch (GBR) | 5:29.291 |
| 5000 metre relay | United Kingdom Robert Mitchell Nicky Gooch Matthew Jasper Matthew Rowe Dave Allardice | 7:09.168 | Italy Maurizio Carnino Fabio Carta Nicola Franceschina Michele Antonioli Diego Cattani | 7:11.402 | Netherlands Patrick Vergeer Dave Versteeg Alex Velzeboer Joost Smit Vincent Wolvers | 7:18.727 |
| Overall Classification | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 14 pts. | Dave Versteeg (NED) Michele Antonioli (ITA) | 9 pts. | | |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 metres | Barbara Baldissera (ITA) | 46.262 | Anke Jannie Landman (NED) | 46.334 | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 46.337 |
| 1000 metres | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 1:33.542 | Ellen Wiegers (NED) | 1:33.803 | Anke Jannie Landman (NED) | 1:33.991 |
| 1500 metres | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 2:25.291 | Ellen Wiegers (NED) | 2:25.690 | Anke Jannie Landman (NED) | 2:26.580 |
| 3000 metres | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 5:44.256 | Debbie Palmer (GBR) | 5:45.895 | Ellen Wiegers (NED) | 5:55.697 |
| 3000 metre relay | Italy Marinella Canclini Mara Zini Mara Urbani Evelina Rodigari Barbara Baldissera | 4:25.090 | Netherlands Ellen Wiegers Anke Jannie Landman Maureen de Lange Melanie de Lange | 4:26.246 | Germany Yvonne Kunze Katrin Weber Susanne Busch Anna Eckner | 4:26.903 |
| Overall Classification | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 17 pts. | Anke Jannie Landman (NED) Ellen Wiegers (NED) | 8 pts. | | |

## Participating nations

* Austria
* Belgium
* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
