The 1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1898 at the ice rink
Eisstadion in
Davos
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Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos R ...
,
Switzerland
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.
Jack McCulloch was the defending champion but did not participate.
The Norwegian
Peder Østlund won three distances but did not finish the 500 meter. According to the rules he became World champion. The German
Julius Seyler
Julius Seyler (4 May 1873 – 22 or 24 November 1955) was a German painter and athlete.
Selected exhibitions
* 1902 erstmals im Glaspalast München (1. Auszeichnung), weiter im Glaspalast in den Jahren 1908, 1909, 1913, 1927, 1928
* 1912 Ausste ...
who finished all the distances had the best score.
Allround results
:
* = Fell
:
NC = Not classified
:
NF = Not finished
:
NS = Not started
:
DQ = Disqualified
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Rules
Four distances have to be skated:
* 500m
* 1500m
* 5000m
* 10000m
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.
References
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World Allround Speed Skating Championships, 1898
1898 World Allround
World Allround, 1898
Sport in Davos
1898 in Swiss sport
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February 1898 events