1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 24 and 25 February 1900 at the ice rinks Frognerkilen in Kristiania (Today: Oslo), Norway.[1] 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alfred Næss Participated in the 1900 World Championship | |||||
| Venue | Frognerkilen, Kristiania, Norway | ||||
| Dates | 24–25 February 1900 | ||||
| Competitors | 12 from 1 nations | ||||
| Medalist men | |||||
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Peder Østlund was the defending champion, after 2 distances he stopped. Edvard Engelsaas won three distances and became the new World champion.
Allround results
| Place | Athlete | Country | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10000m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Edvard Engelsaas |  Norway | 47.4 (3) | 9:34.2 (1) | 2:38.4 (1) | 20:09.4 (1) |
| NC2 | Alfred Næss | Norway | 47.2 (2) | 9:59.2 (7) | 2:42.0 (2) | 20:49.2 (4) |
| NC3 | Rudolf Gundersen | Norway | 50.2 (5) | 9:49.0 (3) | 2:43.0 (3) | 20:36.6 (3) |
| NC4 | Carl Frantzen | Norway | 52.2 (10) | 9:55.6 (5) | 2:46.4 (4) | 20:12.2 (2) |
| NC5 | Thorvald Thomsen | Norway | 51.2 (7) | 9:54.8 (4) | 2:46.6 (5) | 20:59.8 (5) |
| NC6 | Rudolf Røhne | Norway | 50.2 (5) | 9:58.8 (6) | 2:50.8 (8) | 22:11.4 (8) |
| NC7 | Hans Johansen | Norway | 55.4 (11) | 10:08.0 (10) | 3:01.2 (10) | 21:13.4 (6) |
| NC8 | Olaf Johansen | Norway | 56.0 (12) | 10:14.4 (12) | 21:20.2 (7) | |
| NC | Asbjørn Bye | Norway | 50.0 (4) | 10:06.8 (9) | 2:49.8 (6) | NS |
| NC | Leonhard Kristoffersen | Norway | 51.8 (8) | 10:09.4 (11) | 2:53.8 (9) | NS |
| NC | John Skjefstad | Norway | 52.0 (9) | 10:01.6 (8) | 2:50.0 (7) | NS |
| NC | Peder Østlund | Norway | 46.4 (1) | 9:43.0 (2) | NS | NS |
- * = Fell
- NC = Not classified
- NF = Not finished
- NS = Not started
- DQ = Disqualified
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]
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 1900 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.