1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

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World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Pim Mulier.jpg
Pim Mulier
Participant of the 1891 World Allround Championships
VenueMuseumplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates6–7 January 1891
Competitors15 from 3 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joe Donoghue  USA

The 1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It's an unofficial championship because there was no International Skating Union (ISU is founded in 1892)

Four distances were skated at the World Championship, the ½ mile (850 meter), the 1 mile (1609 meter), the 2 miles (3219 meter) and the 5 miles (8047 meter). One became champion if one won three of the four distances.

The American Joe Donoghue won all the four distances and became the first World allround champion.

Allround results[]

Place Athlete Country ½ mile
kwalification
½ mile
final
1 mile 2 mile 5 mile
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joe Donoghue Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg United States 1:25.4 (1) 1:25.6 (1) 6:10.8 (1) 3:00.4 (1) 16:02.2 (1)
NC2  Netherlands 1:34.0 (2) 1:30.2 (2) 6:38.6 (2) 3:11.2 (2) 17:04.0 (2)
NC3 Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire 1:36.0 (4) 1:32.4 (4) 6:52.4 (4) 3:14.2 (3) 17:04.4 (3)
NC4  Netherlands 1:36.6 (5) 7:19.4 (8) 3:18.0 (5) 17:04.8 (4)
NC5  Netherlands 1:37.0 (6) 6:52.2 (3) 3:27.4 (7) 17:56.0 (5)
NC6  Netherlands 1:44.2 (9) 6:53.4 (5) 3:46.0 (10) 18:30.0 (8)
NC7  Netherlands 1:49.6 (10) 7:38.6 (9) 3:35.0 (9) 18:26.4 (7)
NC8  Netherlands 1:52.4 (13) 7:19.4 (7) 3:29.0 (8) 18:13.0 (6)
NC9  Netherlands 1:55.2 (14) 8:27.4 (12) 3:56.4 (11) 20:54.0 (9)
NC  Netherlands 1:40.0 (7) 7:04.4 (6) 3:21.0 (6) NF
NC  Netherlands 2:02.0 (15)* 9:04.4 (13) NF NS
NC  Netherlands 1:42.4 (8) 8:01.4 (11) NS NS
NC Pim Mulier  Netherlands 1:51.6 (12) 7:34.4 (10) NS NS
NC Jaap Eden  Netherlands 1:35.2 (3) 1:31.2 (3) NS 3:15.2 (4)* NS
NC  Netherlands 1:49.6 (10) NS NS NS
* = Fell
NC = Not classified
NF = Not finished
NS = Not started
DQ = Disqualified

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

Rules[]

Four distances have to be skated:

  • ½ mile (805 m)
  • 1 mile (1609 m)
  • 2 miles (3219 m)
  • 5 miles (8047 meter)

One could only win the World Championships by winning at three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won three distances.

The winner of the ½ mile was decided by a final of the best four skaters of the distance. If the same time was skated a skate-off is skated to decide the ranking.

Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 1891 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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