1894 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

The 1894 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 10 and 11 February 1894 at the ice rink Saltsjöbanen in Stockholm, Sweden. 19 skaters from six countries participated.^[1] It is the first World Allround Speed Skating Championships skated outside off Amsterdam. The Dutch skater Jaap Eden was the defending champion. No new champion was declared because none of the skaters won three distances.

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Jaap Eden First official ISU-World Champion
Venue	Saltsjöbanen, Stockholm, Sweden
Dates	10–11 February
Competitors	19 from 6 nations
Medalist men
Not declared
←1893 Amsterdam 1895 Hamar→

Allround results

Place	Athlete	Country	500m	500m final	5000m	1500m	1500m final	10000m
NC1	Halvdan Nielsen	Norway	54.4 (9)		10:01.0 (2)	2:56.8 (7)		19:43.8 (2)
NC2	Sergey Puresev	Russia	55.8 (12)		10:19.0 (3)	2:52.6 (5)		20:28.6 (4)
NC3	Frithjof Ericson	Sweden	56.6 (14)		10:21.6 (4)	3:02.4 (10)		20:08.8 (3)
NC4	Mauritz Callin	Sweden	53.4 (8)		10:22.6 (5)	3:06.2 (13)*		20:43.4 (6)
NC5	John Larsson	Sweden	55.0 (10)		10:49.2 (9)	2:58.8 (9)		20:35.0 (5)
NC6	Gustaf Johansson	Sweden	55.4 (11)		10:44.0 (8)	2:58.6 (8)		20:45.4 (7)
NC7	James Aveling	United Kingdom	56.0 (13)		11:02.8 (11)	3:06.8 (15)		21:51.0 (12)
NC8	Fredrik Gölin	Sweden	59.2 (17)		10:54.2 (10)	3:06.0 (12)		21:48.4 (11)
NC	Einar Halvorsen	Norway	51.8 (5)		9:32.0 (1)	2:45.8 (2)	2:35.6 (1)	NS
NC	Peder Østlund	Norway	51.0 (2)	52.2 (4)	10:25.6 (6)	2:48.4 (3)	2:48.2 (3)	NS
NC	Sven Bodee	Sweden	58.2 (16)		10:31.0 (7)	NF		20:55.0 (8)
NC	Josef Jahnzon	Sweden	1:04.8 (18)*		11:08.0 (11)	NS		NS
NC	Jaap Eden	Netherlands	51.4 (3)	50.4 (2)	NF	2:45.2 (1)	2:36.2 (2)	19:12.4 (1)
NC	Alfred Næss	Norway	50.4 (1)	51.4 (3)	NS	2:55.4 (6)		NS
NC	Oskar Fredriksen	Norway	51.4 (3)	50.4 (1)	NS	2:49.8 (4)	2:49.8 (4)	NF
NC	Gustaf Gustafsson	Sweden	52.2 (6)		NS	3:03.2 (11)		NS
NC	Helmer Langborg	Sweden	53.0 (7)		NS	NS		NS
NC	Johan Lindstedt	Finland	56.8 (15)		NS	3:06.2 (13)		21:17.6 (10)
NC	Gunnar Langborg	Sweden	NS		NS	NS		NF

* = Fell

NC = Not classified

NF = Not finished

NS = Not started

DQ = Disqualified

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[2]

Rules

Four distances had to be skated: 500, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m. One could earn the world title only by winning at least three of the four distances, otherwise the title would be vacant. The winner of the 500 and 1500 meter was decided by a skate off of the best four skaters of the distance. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.

References

1. "Distance Result: World Allround Championships 1894". Speedskating News. February 1894. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
2. "Results of the 1894 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.