1904 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Explained

Event:World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Venue:Gamle Frogner Stadion, Kristiania, Norway
Dates:6–7 February
Competitors:14
Nations:1
Goldm:Sigurd Mathisen
Goldmnation:NOR
Prev:1903 Saint Petersburg
Next:1905 Groningen

The 1904 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1904 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner Stadion in Kristiania, Norway.

There was no defending champion. Petter Sinnerud won all four distances and became World Champion, but after it was found that he had once participated in a professional match in the United States, against the rules of the ISU, he was disqualified. Sigurd Mathisen, who originally came second, was declared World Champion.

Allround results

PlaceAthleteCountry500m5000m1500m10000m
48.2 (2) 9:28.2 (1) 2:35.8 (1) 19:31.0 (1)
NC2 46.6 (1) 9:37.6 (4) 2:35.8 (1) 19:47.4 (2)
NC3 49.0 (3) 9:55.0 (6) 2:39.0 (3) 19:58.6 (4)
NC4 51.2 (5) 9:31.2 (2) 2:43.4 (4) 19:54.6 (3)
NC 53.0 (8) 10:10.2 (8) 2:59.2 (10) NS
NC 56.4 (10)* 10:29.0 (12) 2:48.8 (7) NS
NC 51.6 (6) 9:55.0 (6) 2:45.6 (5) NS
NC 54.9 (9) 9:49.8 (5) 2:47.0 (6) NS
NC 1:00.4 (11)* 10:53.0 (13) 3:01.2 (11) NS
NC NF 10:14.4 (11) 2:50.2 (8) NS
NC 51.8 (7) 10:13.4 (10) NF NS
NC 49.2 (4) 9:36.0 (3) NS NS
NC NS 10:10.8 (9) 2:54.6 (9) 19:58.6 (4)
DQ 46.2 (DQ) 9:26.4 (DQ) 2:34.8 (DQ) 19:15.2 (DQ)

* = 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 1904 World Championship Allround Men. SpeedSkatingStats.com. 25 August 2012.