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1924 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Clas Thunberg Chamonix 1924.gif
Clas Thunberg (1924)
Venue Pohjoissatama, Helsinki, Finland
Dates 1–2 March 1924
Competitors 16from 4 nations
Medalist men
1st, gold medalist(s) Roald Larsen  NOR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Uuno Pietilä  FIN
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Julius Skutnabb  FIN
Medalist women
1st, gold medalist(s) Roald Larsen  NOR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Uuno Pietilä  FIN
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Julius Skutnabb  FIN

The 1924 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 1 and 2 March 1924 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland.

Clas Thunberg was defending champion but did not succeed in prolonging his title.
Roald Larsen became World champion for the first time.

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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