Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the M-Wave arena.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new world record was set during this competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
| 17 February | Pair 7 | Gianni Romme | | 13:15.33 | OR | WR |
Results
| Rank | Pair | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes |
| 7 | Gianni Romme | | 13:15.33 | - | |
| 7 | Bob de Jong | | 13:25.76 | +10.43 | |
| 8 | Rintje Ritsma | | 13:28.19 | +12.86 | |
| 4 | 8 | Bart Veldkamp | | 13:29.69 | +14.36 | |
| 5 | 6 | Kjell Storelid | | 13:35.95 | +20.62 | |
| 6 | 6 | Frank Dittrich | | 13:36.58 | +21.25 | |
| 7 | 3 | Lasse Sætre | | 13:42.94 | +27.61 | |
| 8 | 1 | K. C. Boutiette | | 13:44.03 | +28.70 | |
| 9 | 4 | Roberto Sighel | | 13:46.85 | +31.52 | |
| 10 | 2 | Alexander Baumgärtel | | 13:48.44 | +33.11 | |
| 11 | 5 | René Taubenrauch | | 13:52.10 | +36.77 | |
| 12 | 3 | Marnix ten Kortenaar | | 13:52.30 | +36.97 | |
| 13 | 1 | Vadim Sayutin | | 13:54.57 | +39.24 | |
| 14 | 5 | Keiji Shirahata | | 13:57.45 | +42.12 | |
| 15 | 4 | Remi Hereide | | 14:09.90 | +54.57 | |
| 16 | 2 | Dave Tamburrino | | 14:12.00 | +56.67 | |
