1909 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Explained

Event:World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Venue:Gamle Frogner, Kristiania, Norway
Dates:27–28 February
Competitors:14
Nations:4
Goldm:Oscar Mathisen
Goldmnation:NOR
Silverm:Oluf Steen
Silvermnation:NOR
Bronzem:Otto Andersson
Bronzemnation:SWE
Prev:1908 Davos
Next:1910 Helsinki

The 1909 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 27 and 28 February 1909 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner in Kristiania, Norway.

Oscar Mathisen was defending champion and succeeded in prolonging his title.He had the lowest number of points awarded, and no one won three distances. This was the first time that a World champion was declared without winning at least three distances.

Allround results

PlaceAthleteCountryPoints500m5000m1500m10000m
11 45.6 (1) 8:53.8 (3) 2:27.4 (1) 18:52.0 (6)
14 46.0 (2) 8:58.8 (4) 2:30.6 (3) 18:50.8 (5)
18 49.0 (8) 8:53.4 (2) 2:34.2 (6) 18:31.8 (2)
4 20 50.8 (12) 8:45.0 (1) 2:34.4 (7) 18:17.4 (1)
5 20 46.2 (3) 9:07.0 (5) 2:29.8 (2) 18:58.4 (10)
6 20,5 48.2 (6) 9:07.4 (6) 2:31.6 (4) 18:48.2 (4)
7 29 47.0 (4) 9:10.4 (9) 2:32.8 (5) 19:16.4 (11)
8 32,5 47.8 (5) 9:18.8 (11) 2:34.6 (8) 18:56.0 (8)
9 32,5 48.2 (6) 9:17.6 (10) 2:35.6 (9) 18:53.0 (7)
10 34 53.2 (13) 9:09.8 (7) 2:39.8 (12) 18:37.6 (3)
11 37 49.8 (9) 9:10.0 (8) 2:37.6 (11) 18:56.0 (8)
12 43,5 49.8 (9) 9:22.0 (12) 2:37.2 (10) 19:32.4 (12)
NC - NS 9:43.8 (14) 2:45.0 (14) NS
NC - 50.0 (11) 9:39.2 (13) 2:44.0 (13) NS

* = Fell

NC = Not classified

NF = Not finished

NS = Not started

DQ = DisqualifiedSource: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

Rules

Four distances have to be skated:

The ranking was made by award ranking points. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals.

One could win the World Championships also by winning at least three of the four distances, so the ranking could be affected by this.

Silver and bronze medals were awarded.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 1909 World Championship Allround Men. SpeedSkatingStats.com. 25 August 2012.