1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

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
Medalists men
   USA
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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)

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
1st, gold medalist(s) 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

Four distances have to be skated:

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

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