Peder Østlund Explained

Peder Østlund
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Birth Date:7 May 1872
Birth Place:Trondheim, Norway
Country:Norway
Sport:Men's speed skating
Club:Trondhjems Skøiteklub

Peder Østlund (7 May 1872 – 22 January 1939) was a Norwegian speed skater.

Peder Østlund held the first position on the Adelskalender ranking during two periods, for a total of almost 10 years (3,644 days). He became World Allround Champion in 1898 and 1899 and European Allround Champion in 1899 and 1900. He was Norwegian Allround Champion in 1898.

Østlund held world records ten times throughout his career. In Davos on the weekend of 10–11 February 1900 he set four of them.

Østlund represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.[1]

Records

Personal bests

World records

DisciplineTimeDateLocation
1500 m2.32,625 February 1893Hamar
1500 m2.31,424 February 1894Hamar
1500 m2.28,825 February 1894Hamar
500 m0.46,67 February 1897Trondheim
1500 m2.23,67 February 1898Davos
1000 m1.38,016 January 1899Davos
500 m0.45,210 February 1900Davos
1000 m1.34,010 February 1900Davos
1500 m2.22,611 February 1900Davos
10,000 m17.50,611 February 1900Davos
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2007. Trondhjems Skøiteklub. Store norske leksikon. Rolf. Bryhn. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. no. 5 March 2009.
  2. Web site: Peder Østlund. SpeedSkatingStats.com. 28 August 2012.