1899 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

The 1899 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 4 and 5 February 1899 at the ice rinks Friedenauer Sportplatz & Westeisbahn in Berlin, Germany. The first day was skated at the ice rink Friedenauer Sportplatz (a 400 m ice rink). Due to the bad ice conditions the second day the distances were skated at the ice rink Westeisbahn (a 335 m ice rink).

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Gustaf Estlander
Did not start the 1898 World Championship
VenueFriedenauer Sportplatz & Westeisbahn, Berlin, Germany
Dates4–5 February
Competitors11 from 6 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peder Østlund  NOR

Peder Østlund, the defending champion, succeeded in defending his championship. He won three distances and became World champion.

Allround results

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Place Athlete Country 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m
  Peder Østlund   Norway 50.5 (1) 9:54.6 (1) 2:45.0 (1) 21:25.2 (3)
NC2 Johann Pichler   Austria 57.5 (4) 11:52.2 (4) 3:06.6 (3) 22:29.0 (5)
NC F. Toklas   German Empire 1:20.2 (7) 13:40.4 (5) 3:52.0 (5) NS
NC Jan Greve   Netherlands 55.0 (3) 10:54.4 (2) NF 20:36.2 (1)
NC Rudolf Schindler   German Empire 1:05.0 (6) 13:51.4 (6) NS NS
NC Julius Seyler   German Empire 51.5 (2) NF 2:48.2 (2) 21:25.0 (2)
NC Charles Edgington   United Kingdom 1:00.0 (5) NS 3:12.4 (4) 21:50.2 (4)
NC Nikolay Kryukov   Russia NF 11:40.0 (3) NS DQ
NC Gustaf Estlander   Finland NS NS NS NS
NC F. Behne   German Empire NS NS NS NS
NC Eduard Vollenvejder   Russia NS NS NS NS
* = Fell
NC = Not classified
NF = Not finished
NS = Not started
DQ = Disqualified

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

Rules

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Four distances have to be skated:

  • 500m
  • 1500m
  • 5000m
  • 10000m

One could only win the World Championships by winning at least three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won at least three distances.

Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 1899 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.