Netherlands at the 1998 Winter Olympics
# Netherlands at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Ids Postma | Speed skating | Men's 1000 metres |
| Gold | Gianni Romme | Speed skating | Men's 5000 metres |
| Gold | Gianni Romme | Speed skating | Men's 10000 metres |
| Gold | Marianne Timmer | Speed skating | Women's 1000 metres |
| Gold | Marianne Timmer | Speed skating | Women's 1500 metres |
| Silver | Jan Bos | Speed skating | Men's 1000 metres |
| Silver | Ids Postma | Speed skating | Men's 1500 metres |
| Silver | Rintje Ritsma | Speed skating | Men's 5000 metres |
| Silver | Bob de Jong | Speed skating | Men's 10000 metres |
| Bronze | Rintje Ritsma | Speed skating | Men's 1500 metres |
| Bronze | Rintje Ritsma | Speed skating | Men's 10000 metres |

## Short track speed skating

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| 500 m | Anke Jannie Landman | 47.090 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 500 m | Melanie de Lange | 48.598 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 500 m | Ellen Wiegers | 56.250 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1000 m | Anke Jannie Landman | 2:08.819 | 3 ADV | 1:32.939 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1000 m | Ellen Wiegers | 1:37.775 | 2 Q | 1:36.343 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | 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 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Jan Bos | 36.66 | 20 | 36.11 | 6 | 1:12.77 | 12 |
| 500 m | Jakko Jan Leeuwangh | 36.69 | 23 | 36.54 | 21 | 1:13.23 | 21 |
| 500 m | Ids Postma | 1:18.68 | 41 | 37.81 | 37 | 1:56.49 | 38 |
| 500 m | Erben Wennemars | 35.96 | 5 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| 1000 m | Jan Bos | | | | | 1:10.71 | |
| 1000 m | Martin Hersman | | | | | 1:12.00 | 12 |
| 1000 m | Jakko Jan Leeuwangh | | | | | 1:11.26 | 4 |
| 1000 m | Ids Postma | | | | | 1:10.64 OR | |
| 1500 m | Jan Bos | | | | | 1:49.75 | 4 |
| 1500 m | Martin Hersman | | | | | 1:50.31 | 6 |
| 1500 m | Ids Postma | | | | | 1:48.13 | |
| 1500 m | Rintje Ritsma | | | | | 1:48.52 | |
| 5000 m | Bob de Jong | | | | | 6:31.37 | 4 |
| 5000 m | Rintje Ritsma | | | | | 6:28.24 | |
| 5000 m | Gianni Romme | | | | | 6:22.20 WR | |
| 10,000 m | Bob de Jong | | | | | 13:25.76 | |
| 10,000 m | Rintje Ritsma | | | | | 13:28.19 | |
| 10,000 m | Gianni Romme | | | | | 13:15.33 WR | |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Andrea Nuyt | 39.62 | 15 | 1:18.32 | 37 | 1:57.94 | 37 |
| 500 m | Marianne Timmer | 39.12 | 9 | 39.03 | 7 | 1:18.15 | 6 |
| 500 m | Marieke Wijsman | 40.22 | 26 | 40.57 | 28 | 1:20.79 | 24 |
| 500 m | Sandra Zwolle | 39.98 | 20 | 39.88 | 19 | 1:19.86 | 17 |
| 1000 m | Annamarie Thomas | | | | | 1:17.95 | 5 |
| 1000 m | Marianne Timmer | | | | | 1:16.51 OR | |
| 1000 m | Marieke Wijsman | | | | | 1:20.02 | 20 |
| 1000 m | Sandra Zwolle | | | | | 1:19.25 | 15 |
| 1500 m | Tonny de Jong | | | | | 2:03.19 | 18 |
| 1500 m | Barbara de Loor | | | | | 2:04.05 | 22 |
| 1500 m | Annamarie Thomas | | | | | 1:59.29 | 6 |
| 1500 m | Marianne Timmer | | | | | 1:57.58 WR | |
| 3000 m | Tonny de Jong | | | | | 4:19.54 | 16 |
| 3000 m | Annamarie Thomas | | | | | 4:14.38 | 8 |
| 3000 m | Carla Zijlstra | | | | | 4:16.43 | 9 |
| 5000 m | Tonny de Jong | | | | | 7:12.77 | 5 |
| 5000 m | Barbara de Loor | | | | | 7:11.81 | 4 |
| 5000 m | Carla Zijlstra | | | | | 7:12.89 | 6 |
