1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

The 1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It's an unofficial championship because there was no International Skating Union (ISU is founded in 1892)

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Pim Mulier
Participant of the 1891 World Allround Championships
VenueMuseumplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates6–7 January
Competitors15 from 3 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joe Donoghue  USA

Four distances were skated at the World Championship, the ½ mile (850 meter), the 1 mile (1609 meter), the 2 miles (3219 meter) and the 5 miles (8047 meter). One became champion if one won three of the four distances.

The American Joe Donoghue won all the four distances and became the first World allround champion.

Allround results

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Place Athlete Country ½ mile
kwalification
½ mile
final
1 mile 2 mile 5 mile
  Joe Donoghue   United States 1:25.4 (1) 1:25.6 (1) 6:10.8 (1) 3:00.4 (1) 16:02.2 (1)
NC2 Klaas Pander   Netherlands 1:34.0 (2) 1:30.2 (2) 6:38.6 (2) 3:11.2 (2) 17:04.0 (2)
NC3 August Underborg   German Empire 1:36.0 (4) 1:32.4 (4) 6:52.4 (4) 3:14.2 (3) 17:04.4 (3)
NC4 A.L. Couvée   Netherlands 1:36.6 (5) 7:19.4 (8) 3:18.0 (5) 17:04.8 (4)
NC5 Maurits Cartier van Dissel   Netherlands 1:37.0 (6) 6:52.2 (3) 3:27.4 (7) 17:56.0 (5)
NC6 G.J.M. Couvée   Netherlands 1:44.2 (9) 6:53.4 (5) 3:46.0 (10) 18:30.0 (8)
NC7 Willem de Boer   Netherlands 1:49.6 (10) 7:38.6 (9) 3:35.0 (9) 18:26.4 (7)
NC8 N.J. Kampers   Netherlands 1:52.4 (13) 7:19.4 (7) 3:29.0 (8) 18:13.0 (6)
NC9 Dirk Fenenga   Netherlands 1:55.2 (14) 8:27.4 (12) 3:56.4 (11) 20:54.0 (9)
NC Jaap Houtman   Netherlands 1:40.0 (7) 7:04.4 (6) 3:21.0 (6) NF
NC C. Henny   Netherlands 2:02.0 (15)* 9:04.4 (13) NF NS
NC Bernardus van Rijckevorsel   Netherlands 1:42.4 (8) 8:01.4 (11) NS NS
NC Pim Mulier   Netherlands 1:51.6 (12) 7:34.4 (10) NS NS
NC Jaap Eden   Netherlands 1:35.2 (3) 1:31.2 (3) NS 3:15.2 (4)* NS
NC B.A. Jansen   Netherlands 1:49.6 (10) NS NS NS
* = Fell
NC = Not classified
NF = Not finished
NS = Not started
DQ = Disqualified

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

Rules

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Four distances have to be skated:

  • ½ mile (805 m)
  • 1 mile (1609 m)
  • 2 miles (3219 m)
  • 5 miles (8047 meter)

One could only win the World Championships by winning at three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won three distances.

The winner of the ½ mile was decided by a final of the best four skaters of the distance. If the same time was skated a skate-off is skated to decide the ranking.

Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 1891 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.