Short-track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay

The women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February at the White Ring.[1][2]

Women's 3000 metre relay
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueWhite Ring
Dates17 February
Competitors33 from 8 nations
Winning time4:16.260
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) South Korea
Chun Lee-kyung
Won Hye-kyung
An Sang-mi
Kim Yun-mi
2nd place, silver medalist(s) China
Yang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (S)
Wang Chunlu
Sun Dandan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada
Christine Boudrias
Isabelle Charest
Annie Perreault
Tania Vicent
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Results edit

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were held on 17 February. The top two teams in each semifinal qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place teams advanced to the B Final.[1]

Semifinal 1
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1  JapanIkue Teshigawara
Chikage Tanaka
Nobuko Yamada
Sachi Ozawa
4:24.087QA
2  CanadaChristine Boudrias
Isabelle Charest
Annie Perreault
Tania Vicent
4:24.152QA
3  NetherlandsAnke Jannie Landman
Maureen de Lange
Melanie de Lange
Ellen Wiegers
4:28.018QB
4  GermanySusanne Busch
Anne Eckner
Yvonne Kunze
Katrin Weber
4:38.776QB
Semifinal 2
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1  South KoreaChun Lee-kyung
Won Hye-kyung
An Sang-mi
Kim Yun-mi
4:21.510QA
2  ChinaYang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (S)
Wang Chunlu
Sun Dandan
4:22.342QA
3  North KoreaJong Ok-myong
Ho Jong-hae
Hwang Ok-sil
Han Ryon-hui
4:25.126QB
4  United StatesCaroline Hallisey
Amy Peterson
Erin Porter
Cathy Turner
4:33.352QB

Finals edit

The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while four others raced in Final B.[1]

Final A
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
 South KoreaChun Lee-kyung
Won Hye-kyung
An Sang-mi
Kim Yun-mi
4:16.260
 ChinaYang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (S)
Wang Chunlu
Sun Dandan
4:16.383
 CanadaChristine Boudrias
Isabelle Charest
Annie Perreault
Tania Vicent
4:21.205
4  JapanIkue Teshigawara
Chikage Tanaka
Nobuko Yamada
Sachi Ozawa
4:30.612
Final B
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
5  United StatesAmy Peterson
Erin Porter
Cathy Turner
Erin Gleason
4:26.253
6  NetherlandsAnke Jannie Landman
Maureen de Lange
Melanie de Lange
Ellen Wiegers
4:26.592
7  North KoreaJong Ok-myong
Ho Jong-hae
Hwang Ok-sil
Han Ryon-hui
4:27.030
8  GermanySusanne Busch
Anne Eckner
Yvonne Kunze
Katrin Weber
4:37.110

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2019.