1902 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Explained

Event:World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Venue:Pohjoissatama, Helsinki, Finland
Dates:22–23 February
Competitors:11
Nations:4
Goldm:None declared
Prev:1901 Stockholm
Next:1903 Saint Petersburg

The 1902 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 23 February 1902 at the Pohjoissatama ice rink in Helsinki, Finland.

Franz Wathén was the defending champion. No one won at least three distances and so no World champion was declared.

Allround results

PlaceAthleteCountry500m5000m1500m10000m
NC1 47.0 (1) 9:32.0 (3) 2:34.4 (1) 20:19.6 (5)
NC2 49.8 (3) 9:20.6 (1) 2:40.4 (5) 19:09.4 (1)
NC3 50.0 (4) 9:21.4 (2) 2:37.0 (2) 19:35.8 (3)
NC4 52.6 (8) 9:38.6 (6) 2:43.0 (7) 19:13.0 (2)
NC5 54.0 (10) 9:35.8 (5) 2:43.0 (7) 20:05.6 (4)
NC 49.6 (2) 9:32.0 (3) 2:39.8 (4) NF
NC 50.6 (5) 9:51.4 (7) 2:39.0 (3) NS
NC 51.6 (6) 10:10.6 (8) 2:42.2 (6) NS
NC 52.2 (7) 10:27.4 (10) 2:46.8 (10) NS
NC 52.8 (9) 10:22.6 (9) 2:44.6 (9) NS
NC 54.8 (11) NS NS NS

* = Fell

NC = Not classified

NF = Not finished

NS = Not started

DQ = DisqualifiedSource: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

Rules

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 1902 World Championship Allround Men. SpeedSkatingStats.com. 25 August 2012.