| Event: | World Allround Speed Skating Championships |
| Venue: | Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland |
| Dates: | 6–7 February |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 3 |
| Goldm: | Peder Østlund |
| Goldmnation: | NOR |
| Prev: | 1897 Montréal |
| Next: | 1899 Berlin |
The 1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1898 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland.
Jack McCulloch was the defending champion but did not participate.
The Norwegian Peder Østlund won three distances but did not finish the 500 meter. According to the rules he became World champion. The German Julius Seyler who finished all the distances had the best score.
| Place | Athlete | Country | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10000m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peder Østlund | Norway | NF | 8:52.2 (1) | 2:23.6 (1) | 18:40.0 (1) | ||
| NC2 | Julius Seyler | 47.2 (1) | 9:14.6 (3) | 2:29.2 (2) | 18:47.8 (2) | ||
| NC3 | Gustaf Estlander | Finland | 47.6 (3) | 9:15.0 (5) | 2:29.8 (3) | 18:55.8 (3) | |
| NC4 | Wilhelm Sensburg | 50.6 (7) | 9:09.6 (2) | 2:35.4 (6) | 19:19.0 (5) | ||
| NC5 | Jan Banning | 47.8 (4) | 9:37.0 (8) | 2:34.2 (5) | 19:45.2 (6) | ||
| NC6 | Alfred Lauenburg | 49.6 (5) | 10:12.0 (10) | 2:53.4 (10) | 21:18.6 (7) | ||
| NC | Oskar Fredriksen | Norway | 47.4 (2) | 9:25.0 (6) | 2:31.8 (4) | NS | |
| NC | Nikolay Kryukov | 53.4 (9) | 9:28.6 (7) | 2:37.0 (8) | NS | ||
| NC | Hungary | 50.8 (8) | 9:40.6 (9) | NF | NS | ||
| NC | Eduard Vollenveyder | 50.2 (6) | NS | NS | NS | ||
| NC | NF | 9:14.6 (3) | 2:38.4 (9) | 19:03.6 (4) | |||
| NC | Hermann Kleeberg | NF | NF | 2:36.2 (7) | NS |
* = Fell
NC = Not classified
NF = Not finished
NS = Not started
DQ = DisqualifiedSource: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
Four distances have to be skated:
One could only win the World Championships by winning at least three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won at least three distances.
Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.