1899 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

1899 Speed Skating Championship March 2025 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Gustaf Estlander.jpg 200 Gustaf EstlanderDid not start the 1898 World Championship Friedenauer Sportplatz & Westeisbahn, Berlin, German Empire 4–5 February 11 6 Peder Østlund NOR 1898 Davos 1900 Kristiania 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 PlaceAthleteCountry500m5000m1500m10000m Peder Østlund 50.5 (1)9:54.6 (1)2:45.0 (1)21:25.2 (3) NC2Johann Pichler22px Austria 57.5 (4)11:52.2 (4)3:06.6 (3)22:29.0 (5) NCF. Toklas22px German Empire 1:20.2 (7)13:40.4 (5) 3:52.0 (5) NS NCJan Greve 55.0 (3)10:54.4 (2)NF 20:36.2 (1) NCRudolf Schindler22px German Empire1:05.0 (6)13:51.4 (6) NS NS NCJulius Seyler22px German Empire 51.5 (2)NF 2:48.2 (2)21:25.0 (2) NCCharles Edgington 1:00.0 (5) NS 3:12.4 (4)21:50.2 (4) NCNikolay KryukovNF11:40.0 (3) NS DQ NCGustaf Estlander22px Finland NS NS NS NS NCF. Behne22px German Empire NS NS NS NS NCEduard Vollenvejder NS NS NS NS * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source: SpeedSkatingStats.comResults of the 1899 World Championship Allround Men http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=championships&g=m&type=wchall&year=1899 SpeedSkatingStats.com 25 August 2012 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 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, 1899 1899 World Allround World Allround, 1899 Category:Speed skating in Berlin Category:1899 in German sport Category:1890s in Berlin Category:1899 in winter sports Category:February 1899 in Europe