1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

International speed skating competition May 2025 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Oscar Mathisen 1914c.jpg 200 Oscar Mathisen World champion 1908 Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland 8–9 February 15 7 Oscar Mathisen NOR Martin Sæterhaug NOR Moje Öholm SWE 1907 Trondheim 1909 Kristiania The 1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 8 and 9 February 1908 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland. THis year it was the first time also Silver and Bronze medals were awarded. Also a point system was introduced to make a ranking, but the rule that if one won three distances became automatic World champion was still valid. There was no defending champion. Oscar Mathisen won three distances and became World champion. He also had the lowest number of points awarded. Allround results PlaceAthleteCountryPoints500m5000m1500m10000m Oscar Mathisen 13 54.4 (14)* 8:55.4 (1) 2:20.8 (1) 18:01.8 (1) Martin Sæterhaug 13,5 46.2 (4) 9:04.4 (4) 2:23.4 (2) 18:28.6 (5) Moje Öholm 15 45.2 (2) 9:04.8 (5) 2:23.6 (4) 18:30.2 (6)4 Gunnar Strömstén 22px Finland 16 47.2 (7) 9:01.6 (3) 2:25.4 (7) 18:04.0 (2)5 Antti Wiklund 22px Finland 16 47.4 (8) 9:01.4 (2) 2:24.2 (5) 18:24.0 (4)6 Thomas Bohrer 22px Austria 19,5 46.2 (4) 9:42.8 (8) 2:27.6 (9) 18:21.2 (3)7 Arne Schrey 22px Finland 23 46.4 (6) 9:07.6 (6) 2:24.4 (6) 18:55.2 (8)8 Jean Pettersson 30 48.4 (10) 9:53.0 (9) 2:29.8 (11) 18:53.0 (7)9 Ejnar Sørensen 36 49.6 (11) 10:26.4 (15)* 2:34.0 (13) 19:07.4 (9)10 Frederick Dix 38 51.6 (13) 9:54.0 (10) 2:35.0 (14) 19:11.4 (10)NC Johan Vikander 22px Finland – 44.8 (1) 9:20.6 (7) 2:23.4 (2) NSNC Sigurd Mathisen – 45.4 (3) 9:56.4 (11) 2:26.2 (8) NSNC Franz Wathén 22px Finland – 47.4 (8) 10:00.8 (12) 2:27.8 (10) NSNC Franz Schilling 22px Austria – 50.4 (12) 10:07.2 (13) 2:32.0 (12) NSNC Henny Kalt – NF 10:18.6 (14) NS NS * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source: SpeedSkatingStats.comResults of the 1908 World Championship Allround Men http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=championships&g=m&type=wchall&year=1908 SpeedSkatingStats.com 25 August 2012 Rules Four distances have to be skated: 500m 1500m 5000m 10000m The ranking was made by award ranking points. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. 1 point for 1st place 2 point for 2nd place 3 point for 3rd place and so on One could win the World Championships also by winning at least three of the four distances, so the ranking could be affected by this. Silver and bronze medals were awarded. References World Allround Speed Skating Championships, 1908 1908 World Allround World Allround, 1908 Category:Sport in Davos Category:February 1908 sports events in Europe Category:1908 in Swiss sport