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 | |||||
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 Gustaf Estlander Did not start the 1898 World Championship | |||||
| Venue | Friedenauer Sportplatz & Westeisbahn, Berlin, Germany | ||||
| Dates | 4–5 February 1899 | ||||
| Competitors | 11 from 6 nations | ||||
| Medalist men | |||||
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Peder Østlund was the defending champion and succeeded in defending his championship. He won three distances and became World champion.
Allround results
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
- "Results of the 1899 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.