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, the 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 1891
Competitors15 from 3 nations
Medalist men
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
Place Athlete Country ½ mile
kwalification		 ½ mile
final		 1 mile 2 mile 5 mile
Joe Donoghue United States1:25.4 (1)1:25.6 (1)6:10.8 (1)3:00.4 (1)16:02.2 (1)
NC2Klaas Pander Netherlands1:34.0 (2)1:30.2 (2)6:38.6 (2)3:11.2 (2)17:04.0 (2)
NC3August Underborg German Empire1:36.0 (4)1:32.4 (4)6:52.4 (4)3:14.2 (3)17:04.4 (3)
NC4A.L. Couvée Netherlands1:36.6 (5)7:19.4 (8)3:18.0 (5)17:04.8 (4)
NC5Maurits Cartier van Dissel Netherlands1:37.0 (6)6:52.2 (3)3:27.4 (7)17:56.0 (5)
NC6G.J.M. Couvée Netherlands1:44.2 (9)6:53.4 (5)3:46.0 (10)18:30.0 (8)
NC7Willem de Boer Netherlands1:49.6 (10)7:38.6 (9)3:35.0 (9)18:26.4 (7)
NC8N.J. Kampers Netherlands1:52.4 (13)7:19.4 (7)3:29.0 (8)18:13.0 (6)
NC9Dirk Fenenga Netherlands1:55.2 (14)8:27.4 (12)3:56.4 (11)20:54.0 (9)
NCJaap Houtman Netherlands1:40.0 (7)7:04.4 (6)3:21.0 (6)NF
NCC. Henny Netherlands2:02.0 (15)*9:04.4 (13)NFNS
NCBernardus van Rijckevorsel Netherlands1:42.4 (8)8:01.4 (11)NSNS
NCPim Mulier Netherlands1:51.6 (12)7:34.4 (10)NSNS
NCJaap Eden Netherlands1:35.2 (3)1:31.2 (3)NS3:15.2 (4)*NS
NCB.A. Jansen Netherlands1:49.6 (10)NSNSNS
* = Fell
NC = Not classified
NF = Not finished
NS = Not started
DQ = Disqualified

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

Rules

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.

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

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