| Women's 5000 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
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| Venue | M-Wave | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 20 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:59.61 | ||||||||||||
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Claudia Pechstein |
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Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann |
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Lyudmila Prokasheva |
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The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the M-Wave.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new World and Olympic records was set during this competition.
Sports-Reference - 1998 - Women's 5000 metres