1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

International speed skating competition May 2025 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Alfred Ingvald Naess circa 1900 wearing his skating medals.jpg 200 Alfred NaessParticipated in the 1901 World Championship Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, Stockholm, Sweden 9–10 February 13 4 Franz Wathén FIN 1900 Kristiania 1902 Helsinki The 1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 9 and 10 February 1901 at the ice rink Djurgårdsbrunnsviken in Stockholm, Sweden. Edvard Engelsaas was the defending champion, who was not there to defend his championship. The Fin Franz Wathén won three distances and became the new World champion. Allround results PlaceAthleteCountry500m5000m1500m10000m Franz Wathén 22px Finland 54.0 (1) 10:15.2 (3) 2:43.4 (1) 20:13.2 (1) NC2 Rudolf Gundersen 1:04.0 (10)* 9:56.8 (1) 2:44.8 (2) 20:47.0 (3) NC3 Gustaf Sörman 22px Sweden 1:01.0 (9) 10:53.0 (7) 2:51.8 (5) 22:36.4 (6) NC Josef Jahnzon 22px Sweden 57.0 (5) 10:49.6 (6) 2:56.4 (7) NS NC Martinus Lørdahl 54.2 (2) 10:15.2 (3) 2:46.6 (3) NS NC Walter Johansson 55.2 (4) 10:18.0 (5) 2:54.2 (6) NS NC Jan Greve 57.2 (6) 10:07.2 (2) NF 20:37.0 (2) NC Fredrik Sjöqvist 22px Sweden 1:00.2 (8) 11:22.0 (8) NS NS NC David Jahrl 22px Sweden 54.8 (3) 2:48.8 (4) 21:04.2 (4) NC Ernst Johansson 22px Sweden 58.2 (7) NF NF NS NC Ernst Ehrnström 22px Sweden 1:04.8 (11) NS NS NS NC Karl Olofsson 22px Sweden NF NS 3:05.0 (8) NS NC Gösta Smitt 22px Sweden NS NS 3:06.8 (9) 22:17.0 (5) * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source: SpeedSkatingStats.comResults of the 1901 World Championship Allround Men http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=championships&g=m&type=wchall&year=1901 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, 1901 1901 World Allround World Allround, 1901 Category:International sports competitions in Stockholm Category:1901 in Swedish sport Category:February 1901 sports events in Europe Category:1900s in Stockholm