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 | |||||
| Venue | Joesoepovski Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||||
| Dates | 7–8 February 1896 | ||||
| Competitors | 14 from 4 nations | ||||
| Medalist men | |||||
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Allround results
| Place | Athlete | Country | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10000m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jaap Eden |  | 50.2 (1) | 9:03.2 (1) | 2:36.2 (1) | 18:52.4 (1) |
| NC2 | Gustaf Estlander |  | 53.8 (3) | 9:42.4 (2) | 2:44.2 (2) | 19:57.4 (2) |
| NC3 | Johan Wink | | 55.0 (7) | 9:48.6 (3) | 2:54.4 (6) | 20:12.2 (3) |
| NC4 | Nikolay Fyodorov | | 1:00.8 (10) | 11:01.2 (8) | 3:12.6 (11) | 23:11.6 (5) |
| NC | N. Obukhov | | 58.8 (9) | 10:59.0 (7) | 3:08.2 (10) | NF |
| NC | Sergey Muller | | 54.2 (4) | 10:03.2 (4) | 2:49.2 (4) | NS |
| NC | V. Gumbin | | 1:03.2 (11) | 11:19.8 (9) | 3:18.2 (12) | NS |
| NC | A. Nikolayev | | 56.6 (8) | NS | NF | NS |
| NC | Eduard Vollenveyder | | 54.6 (5) | NS | NS | NS |
| NC | Aleksandr Papikin | | 52.8 (2) | NS | 2:54.4 (6) | NS |
| NC | Pyotr Kusminski | | 54.8 (6) | NS | 2:53.2 (5) | NS |
| NC | M. Pfeffer | | NF | 10:48.0 (6) | 3:02.6 (9) | NS |
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| NC | H. Roos | | 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
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.
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References
- "Results of the 1896 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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