1896 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

The 1896 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 7 and 8 February 1896 at the ice rink Joesoepovski Park in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Jaap Eden was the defending champion, he extended his title by winning all four distances.

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Jaap Eden
First official ISU-World Champion
VenueJoesoepovski Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dates7–8 February
Competitors14 from 4 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jaap Eden  NED

Allround results

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Place Athlete Country 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m
  Jaap Eden   Netherlands 50.2 (1) 9:03.2 (1) 2:36.2 (1) 18:52.4 (1)
NC2 Gustaf Estlander   Finland 53.8 (3) 9:42.4 (2) 2:44.2 (2) 19:57.4 (2)
NC3 Johan Wink   Finland 55.0 (7) 9:48.6 (3) 2:54.4 (6) 20:12.2 (3)
NC4 Nikolay Fyodorov   Russia 1:00.8 (10) 11:01.2 (8) 3:12.6 (11) 23:11.6 (5)
NC N. Obukhov   Russia 58.8 (9) 10:59.0 (7) 3:08.2 (10) NF
NC Sergey Muller   Russia 54.2 (4) 10:03.2 (4) 2:49.2 (4) NS
NC V. Gumbin   Russia 1:03.2 (11) 11:19.8 (9) 3:18.2 (12) NS
NC A. Nikolayev   Russia 56.6 (8) NS NF NS
NC Eduard Vollenveyder   Russia 54.6 (5) NS NS NS
NC Aleksandr Papikin   Russia 52.8 (2) NS 2:54.4 (6) NS
NC Pyotr Kusminski   Russia 54.8 (6) NS 2:53.2 (5) NS
NC M. Pfeffer   Russia NF 10:48.0 (6) 3:02.6 (9) NS
NC Julius Seyler   German Empire NS NS 2:44.2 (2) NS
NC H. Roos   Russia NS 10:12.6 (5) 2:56.0 (8) 21:05.6 (4)
* = Fell
NC = Not classified
NF = Not finished
NS = Not started
DQ = Disqualified

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

Rules

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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 become vacant. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 1896 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.