Short-track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Short Track Speed Skating
Games:	1998 Winter
Venue:	White Ring
Dates:	17–21 February
Num Events:	6
Competitors:	94
Nations:	18
Prev:	1994
Next:	2002

Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was held from 17 to 21 February. Six events were contested at the White Ring.^{[1] [2]}

Medal summary

Medal table

South Korea led the medal table with six, including three golds. Chun Lee-kyung led the individual medal table, with two golds and one bronze. The top men's medalist was Kim Dong-sung, who won one gold and one silver.

Men's events

500 metres		42.862		43.022		43.713
1000 metres		1:32.375		1:32.428		1:32.661
5000 metre relay		7:06.075		7:06.776		7:11.559

Women's events

500 metres		46.568		46.627		46.335
1000 metres		1:42.776		1:43.343		1:43.361
3000 metre relay		4:16.260		4:16.383		4:21.205

Participating NOCs

Eighteen nations competed in the short track events at Nagano. Belarus, the Germany, Poland and Ukraine made their short track debuts.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation. Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee . 1998 . 16 January 2014.
2. Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041400/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1998/STK/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 10 November 2019.