1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Explained

Event:World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Venue:Vikingskipet, Hamar
Dates:6–7 February
Competitors:48
Nations:11
Goldm:Rintje Ritsma
Silverm:Vadim Sayutin
Bronzem:Eskil Ervik
Goldmnation:NED
Silvermnation:RUS
Bronzemnation:NOR
Goldw:Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
Silverw:Claudia Pechstein
Bronzew:Tonny de Jong
Goldwnation:GER
Silverwnation:GER
Bronzewnation:NED
Prev:1998 Heerenveen
Next:2000 Milwaukee

The 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 6–7 February 1999 in the Vikingskipet arena in Hamar, Norway.

It was the first tournament with 24 participants.

Title defenders were the 1998 world champions Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Ids Postma from the Netherlands.

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma from the Netherlands became world champions.

Men's championships

Allround results

Place Athlete Country Points 500 m 5000 m 1500 m 10000 m - 152.651 WR 36.51 (4) 6:30.38 (6) 1:48.69 (2) 13:37.47 (4) - 153.360 37.71 (14) 6:27.50 (1) 1:49.32 (4) 13:29.21 (2) - 154.176 37.54 (13) 6:29.22 (2) 1:49.59 (5) 13:43.68 (6) - 4 154.238 37.25 (9) 6:30.28 (4) 1:50.28 (10) 13:44.01 (7) - 5 154.808 38.10 (20) 6:31.45 (7) 1:51.46 (18) 13:28.20 (1) - 6 154.809 36.43 (3) 6:40.53 (18) 1:47.01 (1) 14:13.13 (12) - 7 155.000 36.63 (6) 6:39.56 (13) 1:49.03 (3) 14:01.42 (9) - 8 155.034 36.29 (1) 6:40.74 (19) 1:49.74 (7) 14:01.80 (10) - 9 155.710 36.76 (7) 6:39.34 (12) 1:49.99 (9) 14:07.06 (11) - 10 155.926 38.73 (23) 6:30.35 (5) 1:52.55 (22) 13:32.91 (3) - 11 156.048 37.83 (17) 6:36.56 (9) 1:49.91 (8) 13:58.52 (8) - 12 156.147 38.86 (24) 6:30.05 (3) 1:52.19 (21) 13:37.73 (5) - NQ13 113.211 36.62 (5) 6:40.45 (16) 1:49.64 (6) - NQ14 114.376 37.48 (10) 6:39.63 (14) 1:50.80 (13) - NQ15 114.458 37.77 (15) 6:37.78 (10) 1:50.73 (11) - NQ16 114.508 37.51 (11) 6:40.52 (17) 1:50.84 (14) - NQ17 114.674 38.17 (21) 6:35.88 (8) 1:50.75 (12) - NQ18 114.669 37.10 (8) 6:42.09 (21) 1:52.08 (19) - NQ19 115.208 38.31 (22) 6:39.32 (11) 1:50.90 (15) - NQ20 115.209 37.51 (11) 6:46.36 (23) 1:51.19 (17) - NQ21 115.645 38.06 (19) 6:42.25 (22) 1:52.08 (19) - NQ22 115.751 37.95 (18) 6:40.81 (20) 1:53.16 (23f) - NQ23 128.597 36.29 (1) 6:39.71 (15) 2:37.01 (24f) - DQ2 74.843 37.80 (16) 6:47.09 (DQ) 1:51.13 (16)
NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)
DQ = disqualified
bold signifies championship record.

Women's championships

Allround results

Place Athlete Country Points 500 m 3000 m 1500 m 5000 m - 161.479 WR 40.34 (7) 4:02.01 (1) 1:57.24 (2) 6:57.24 (1) WR - 162.935 40.50 (8) 4:04.46 (2) 1:57.92 (4) 7:03.86 (2) - 163.780 39.96 (4) 4:08.98 (4) 1:58.22 (5) 7:09.18 (4) - 4 164.411 39.82 (1) 4:11.45 (8) 1:56.96 (1) 7:16.97 (8) - 5 164.885 39.93 (3) 4:10.89 (6) 1:57.51 (3) 7:19.70 (9) - 6 165.043 40.79 (13) 4:08.69 (3) 1:59.95 (10) 7:08.22 (3) - 7 165.090 40.11 (6) 4:09.49 (5) 1:59.26 (9) 7:16.46 (5) - 8 165.873 39.99 (5) 4:12.62 (11) 1:58.84 (7) 7:21.67 (11) - 9 166.022 39.86 (2) 4:13.10 (14) 1:59.15 (8) 7:22.63 (12) - 10 166.333 41.06 (16) 4:12.24 (10) 1:58.64 (6) 7:16.87 (7) - 11 167.536 40.75 (11) 4:12.98 (12) 2:01.40 (13) 7:21.57 (10) - 12 167.586 41.77 (21) 4:10.99 (7) 2:01.00 (12) 7:16.52 (6) - NQ13 122.977 40.64 (10) 4:13.03 (13) 2:00.50 (11) - NQ14 123.704 40.98 (14) 4:13.55 (16) 2:01.40 (13) - NQ15 124.066 41.55 (19) 4:11.50 (9) 2:01.80 (15) - NQ16 124.178 41.04 (15) 4:14.19 (17) 2:02.32 (17) - NQ17 124.258 40.52 (9) 4:18.63 (20) 2:01.90 (16) - NQ18 124.285 41.18 (18) 4:13.47 (15) 2:02.58 (18) - NQ19 125.141 41.65 (20) 4:15.59 (18) 2:02.68 (19) - NQ20 125.490 40.78 (12) 4:22.68 (22) 2:02.79 (20) - NQ21 126.291 42.54 (22) 4:16.65 (19) 2:02.93 (21) - NQ22 126.439 41.14 (17) 4:24.88 (24) 2:03.46 (22) - NQ23 128.166 42.89 (24) 4:20.16 (21) 2:05.75 (24) - NQ24 128.587 42.84 (23) 4:23.47 (23) 2:05.51 (23)
NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)
DQ = disqualified
bold signifies championship record.

Rules

All 24 participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances; 12 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. These 12 skaters are determined by taking the standings on the longest of the first three distances, as well as the samalog standings after three distances, and comparing these lists as follows:

  1. Skaters among the top 12 on both lists are qualified.
  2. To make up a total of 12, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list. Samalog standings take precedence over the longest-distance standings in the event of a tie.

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