1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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Oscar Mathisen World champion 1908
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| Venue | Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–9 February 1908 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
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Oscar Mathisen |
 NOR
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Martin Sæterhaug |
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Moje Öholm |
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The 1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 8 and 9 February 1908 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland. THis year it was the first time also Silver and Bronze medals were awarded. Also a point system was introduced to make a ranking, but the rule that if one won three distances became automatic World champion was still valid.
There was no defending champion. Oscar Mathisen won three distances and became World champion. He also had the lowest amount of points awarded.
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Four distances have to be skated:
The ranking was made by award ranking points. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals.
One could win the World Championships also by winning at least three of the four distances, so the ranking could be affected by this.
Silver and bronze medals were awarded.
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