Peder Østlund (7 May 1872 – 22 January 1939) was a
Norwegian speed skater
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.
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
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on the weekend of 10–11 February 1900 he set four of them.
Østlund represented the club
Trondhjems Skøiteklub.
Records
Personal bests
*500 m - 45.2
*1,000 m - 1;34.0
*1,500 m - 2:22.6
*3,000 m - 6:56.4
*5,000 m - 8:51.8
*10,000 m - 17:50.6
World records
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[
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References
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1872 births
1939 deaths
World record setters in speed skating
Norwegian male speed skaters
World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
Speed skaters from Trondheim