The women's 5000 metres in

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at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in th ...

took place on 20 February, at the

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Records

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.

Results

References

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