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1913 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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Oscar Mathisen World champion 1913
Venue Pohjoissatama, Helsinki, Finland
Dates 1–2 March 1913
Competitors 15from 5 nations
Medalist men
1st, gold medalist(s) Oscar Mathisen  NOR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vasili Ippolitov  RUS
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nikita Naydenov  RUS
Medalist women
1st, gold medalist(s) Oscar Mathisen  NOR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vasili Ippolitov  RUS
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nikita Naydenov  RUS

The 1913 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 1 and 2 March 1913 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland.

Oscar Mathisen was defending champion and succeeded in prolonging his title. Oscar Mathisen became World champion for the fourth time. He is the first ice-skater winning the World championship four times.

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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