title: 1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
text: # 1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 23 and 25 January 1998 in Budapest, Hungary.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Hungary)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy (ITA) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
  | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
  | 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 metres | Dave Versteeg (NED) | 42.648 | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 42.651 | Michele Antonioli (ITA) | 42.831 |
  | 1000 metres | Nicky Gooch (GBR) | 1:32.480 | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 1:32.623 | Michele Antonioli (ITA) | 1:32.818 |
  | 1500 metres | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 2:26.390 | Nicola Franceschina (ITA) | 2:26.622 | Dave Versteeg (NED) | 2:27.094 |
  | 3000 metres | Michele Antonioli (ITA) | 5:29.078 | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 5:29.179 | Nicky Gooch (GBR) | 5:29.291 |
  | 5000 metre relay | United Kingdom Robert Mitchell Nicky Gooch Matthew Jasper Matthew Rowe Dave Allardice | 7:09.168 | Italy Maurizio Carnino Fabio Carta Nicola Franceschina Michele Antonioli Diego Cattani | 7:11.402 | Netherlands Patrick Vergeer Dave Versteeg Alex Velzeboer Joost Smit Vincent Wolvers | 7:18.727 |
  | Overall Classification | Fabio Carta (ITA) | 14 pts. | Dave Versteeg (NED) Michele Antonioli (ITA) | 9 pts. | | |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 metres | Barbara Baldissera (ITA) | 46.262 | Anke Jannie Landman (NED) | 46.334 | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 46.337 |
  | 1000 metres | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 1:33.542 | Ellen Wiegers (NED) | 1:33.803 | Anke Jannie Landman (NED) | 1:33.991 |
  | 1500 metres | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 2:25.291 | Ellen Wiegers (NED) | 2:25.690 | Anke Jannie Landman (NED) | 2:26.580 |
  | 3000 metres | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 5:44.256 | Debbie Palmer (GBR) | 5:45.895 | Ellen Wiegers (NED) | 5:55.697 |
  | 3000 metre relay | Italy Marinella Canclini Mara Zini Mara Urbani Evelina Rodigari Barbara Baldissera | 4:25.090 | Netherlands Ellen Wiegers Anke Jannie Landman Maureen de Lange Melanie de Lange | 4:26.246 | Germany Yvonne Kunze Katrin Weber Susanne Busch Anna Eckner | 4:26.903 |
  | Overall Classification | Marinella Canclini (ITA) | 17 pts. | Anke Jannie Landman (NED) Ellen Wiegers (NED) | 8 pts. | | |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  * Austria
  * Belgium
  * Belarus
  * Bulgaria
  * Denmark
  * France
  * Germany
  * Great Britain
  * Hungary
  * Israel
  * Italy
  * Lithuania
  * Netherlands
  * Norway
  * Poland
  * Romania
  * Russia
  * Sweden
  * Switzerland
  * Ukraine
  