1894 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1894 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 10 and 11 February 1894 at the ice rink Saltsjöbanen in Stockholm, Sweden. 19 skaters from six countries participated.[1] It is the first World Allround Speed Skating Championships skated outside off Amsterdam. The Dutch skater Jaap Eden was the defending champion. No new champion was declared because none of the skaters won three distances.
| World Allround Speed Skating Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jaap Eden First official ISU-World Champion | |||||
| Venue | Saltsjöbanen, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Dates | 10–11 February 1894 | ||||
| Competitors | 19 from 6 nations | ||||
| Medalist men | |||||
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Allround results
| Place | Athlete | Country | 500m | 500m final |
5000m | 1500m | 1500m final |
10000m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC1 | Halvdan Nielsen |  Norway | 54.4 (9) | 10:01.0 (2) | 2:56.8 (7) | 19:43.8 (2) | ||
| NC2 | Sergey Puresev |  Russia | 55.8 (12) | 10:19.0 (3) | 2:52.6 (5) | 20:28.6 (4) | ||
| NC3 | Frithjof Ericson | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sweden | 56.6 (14) | 10:21.6 (4) | 3:02.4 (10) | 20:08.8 (3) | ||
| NC4 | Mauritz Callin | Sweden | 53.4 (8) | 10:22.6 (5) | 3:06.2 (13)* | 20:43.4 (6) | ||
| NC5 | John Larsson | Sweden | 55.0 (10) | 10:49.2 (9) | 2:58.8 (9) | 20:35.0 (5) | ||
| NC6 | Gustaf Johansson | Sweden | 55.4 (11) | 10:44.0 (8) | 2:58.6 (8) | 20:45.4 (7) | ||
| NC7 | James Aveling |  United Kingdom | 56.0 (13) | 11:02.8 (11) | 3:06.8 (15) | 21:51.0 (12) | ||
| NC8 | Fredrik Gölin | Sweden | 59.2 (17) | 10:54.2 (10) | 3:06.0 (12) | 21:48.4 (11) | ||
| NC | Einar Halvorsen | Norway | 51.8 (5) | 9:32.0 (1) | 2:45.8 (2) | 2:35.6 (1) | NS | |
| NC | Peder Østlund | Norway | 51.0 (2) | 52.2 (4) | 10:25.6 (6) | 2:48.4 (3) | 2:48.2 (3) | NS |
| NC | Sven Bodee | Sweden | 58.2 (16) | 10:31.0 (7) | NF | 20:55.0 (8) | ||
| NC | Josef Jahnzon | Sweden | 1:04.8 (18)* | 11:08.0 (11) | NS | NS | ||
| NC | Jaap Eden |  Netherlands | 51.4 (3) | 50.4 (2) | NF | 2:45.2 (1) | 2:36.2 (2) | 19:12.4 (1) |
| NC | Alfred Næss | Norway | 50.4 (1) | 51.4 (3) | NS | 2:55.4 (6) | NS | |
| NC | Oskar Fredriksen | Norway | 51.4 (3) | 50.4 (1) | NS | 2:49.8 (4) | 2:49.8 (4) | NF |
| NC | Gustaf Gustafsson | Sweden | 52.2 (6) | NS | 3:03.2 (11) | NS | ||
| NC | Helmer Langborg | Sweden | 53.0 (7) | NS | NS | NS | ||
| NC | Johan Lindstedt | Finland | 56.8 (15) | NS | 3:06.2 (13) | 21:17.6 (10) | ||
| NC | Gunnar Langborg | Sweden | NS | NS | NS | NF |
- * = Fell
- NC = Not classified
- NF = Not finished
- NS = Not started
- DQ = Disqualified
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]
Rules
Four distances had to be skated: 500, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m. One could earn the world title only by winning at least three of the four distances, otherwise the title would be vacant. The winner of the 500 and 1500 meter was decided by a skate off of the best four skaters of the distance. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.
References
- "Distance Result: World Allround Championships 1894". Speedskating News. February 1894. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- "Results of the 1894 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.