1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

International speed skating competition March 2025 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Gustaf Estlander.jpg 200 Gustaf EstlanderParticipant of the 1898 World Championship Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland 6–7 February 12 3 Peder Østlund NOR 1897 Montréal 1899 Berlin The 1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1898 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland. Jack McCulloch was the defending champion but did not participate. The Norwegian Peder Østlund won three distances but did not finish the 500 meter. According to the rules he became World champion. The German Julius Seyler who finished all the distances had the best score. Allround results PlaceAthleteCountry500m5000m1500m10000mPeder Østlund22px Norway NF 8:52.2 (1)2:23.6 (1)18:40.0 (1)NC2Julius Seyler22px German Empire 47.2 (1)9:14.6 (3)2:29.2 (2)18:47.8 (2)NC3Gustaf Estlander22px Finland 47.6 (3)9:15.0 (5)2:29.8 (3)18:55.8 (3)NC4Wilhelm Sensburg22px German Empire 50.6 (7)9:09.6 (2)2:35.4 (6)19:19.0 (5)NC5Jan Banning 47.8 (4)9:37.0 (8)2:34.2 (5) 19:45.2 (6)NC6Alfred Lauenburg22px German Empire 49.6 (5) 10:12.0 (10)2:53.4 (10)21:18.6 (7)NCOskar Fredriksen22px Norway 47.4 (2)9:25.0 (6) 2:31.8 (4) NSNCNikolay Kryukov53.4 (9)9:28.6 (7)2:37.0 (8) NSNC István Szabó 22px Hungary 50.8 (8)9:40.6 (9)NF NSNCEduard Vollenveyder50.2 (6) NS NS NSNCJan Greve NF 9:14.6 (3)2:38.4 (9)19:03.6 (4)NCHermann Kleeberg22px German Empire NF NF 2:36.2 (7) NS * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source: SpeedSkatingStats.comResults of the 1898 World Championship Allround Men http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=championships&g=m&type=wchall&year=1898 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, 1898 1898 World Allround World Allround, 1898 Category:Sport in Davos Category:1898 in Swiss sport Category:1898 in winter sports Category:February 1898 in Europe