Germany
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competed 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 the ...
in
Nagano Nagano may refer to:
Places
* Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture
*** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics
*** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano
*** Nagano Universi ...
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Japan
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Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men
;Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
;Men
;Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
;Women
;Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
:
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
:
2 One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men
:
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
:
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Curling
Men's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
Contestants
Women's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
Contestants
Figure skating
;Pairs
;Ice Dancing
Freestyle skiing
;Women
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.
Consolation round
*Team roster
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Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig (born 6 April 1970) is a South African-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltender coach and player development coach for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). With the excepti ...
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Josef Heiß
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Klaus Merk
Klaus Merk (born 26 April 1967) is a German ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano ...
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Mirko Lüdemann
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Erich Goldmann
Erich Goldmann (born April 7, 1976) is a German former professional ice hockey defenceman. Goldmann was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 8th round (212th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He played one game in the National Hockey League f ...
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Uwe Krupp
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* Uwe (given name)
* University of the West of England, Bristol
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* Uwe - Wreck in Blankenese
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Markus Wieland
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Daniel Kunce
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Brad Bergen
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Jochen Molling
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Lars Brüggemann
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Peter Draisaitl
Peter Draisaitl (born 7 December 1965) is a German former professional ice hockey centre, and head coach. He is the current head coach of Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL2. He was previously the head coach of Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks) of the Deu ...
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Jan Benda
Jan Benda (born 28 April 1972) is a Belgian-born German ice hockey coach and retired player. He appeared in a total of nine National Hockey League games for the Washington Capitals and participated in three Olympic Winter Games with the German na ...
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Mark MacKay
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Reemt Pyka
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Jochen Hecht
Jochen Thomas Hecht (born 21 June 1977) is a German ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player. He has been serving as assistant coach for Adler Mannheim since March 2022.
Hecht played 833 games in the National Hockey League ( ...
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Benoît Doucet
Benoit Doucet (born April 23, 1963) is a Canadian-German ice hockey coach and a former professional player.
He spent most of his professional playing career in Germany and represented the German Men's National Team at the 1994 and 1998 Olympic G ...
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Stefan Ustorf
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Thomas Brandl
Thomas Brandl (born 9 February 1969) is a German ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1992 Winter Olympics, the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs
Interna ...
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Andreas Lupzig
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Dieter Hegen
Dieter Hegen (born April 29, 1962 in Kaufbeuren, West Germany) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Eishockey-Bundesliga and its replacement the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Playing career
Hegen began playing for his hometown ...
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Jürgen Rumrich
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Marco Sturm
Marco Johann Sturm (born September 8, 1978) is a German professional ice hockey coach and former winger who played in the National Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He is currently the Head Coach of the Ontario Reign.
Sturm began his ca ...
*Head Coach:
George Kingston
Luge
;Men
(Men's) Doubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing
Men's team
Four participants per team.
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 5 km cross-country skiing
Short track speed skating
;Men
;Women
Ski jumping
;Men's team large hill
:
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.
Snowboarding
;Men's giant slalom
;Men's halfpipe
;Women's giant slalom
;Women's halfpipe
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
References
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results databaseOlympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Top Winter Olympics medal-winning nations
Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...