1899 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

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

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).

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

Allround results

Place Athlete Country 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

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

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