1903 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Explained

Event:World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Venue:Market Place, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dates:20–21 March
Competitors:15
Nations:5
Goldm:None declared
Prev:1902 Helsinki
Next:1904 Kristiania

The 1903 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 20 and 21 March 1903 at the ice rink Market Place in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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

Allround results

PlaceAthleteCountry500m5000m1500m10000m
NC1 50.0 (2) 10:15.2 (3) 2:59.0 (1) 22:47.6 (3)
NC2 50.6 (4) 10:08.4 (2) 3:04.4 (5) 22:15.0 (1)
NC3 51.2 (5) 10:23.0 (6) 3:02.4 (4) 22:43.4 (2)
NC4 52.6 (9) 10:08.0 (1) 3:12.6 (11) 22:48.2 (4)
NC5 55.0 (13) 10:20.0 (5) 3:10.6 (10) 23:51.8 (6)
NC6 53.2 (10) 10:33.2 (8) 3:17.0 (13) 24:29.0 (7)
NC 49.4 (1) 10:17.0 (4) 3:01.0 (2) NF
NC 51.4 (7) 10:34.0 (9) 3:04.6 (6) NS
NC 50.4 (3) NF 3:05.6 (7) NS
NC 51.2 (5) 10:36.8 (10) 3:02.2 (3) NS
NC 53.6 (11) 11:33.6 (13) 3:19.8 (14) NS
NC 52.0 (8) 10:52.6 (12) 3:09.0 (9) NS
NC 54.0 (12) 10:25.8 (7) 3:07.6 (8) NS
NC 55.4 (14) 10:46.0 (11) NS 23:05.8 (5)
NC NS NS 3:15.8 (12) 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 1903 World Championship Allround Men. SpeedSkatingStats.com. 25 August 2012.