1902 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
International speed skating competition
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The 1902 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 23 February 1902 at the Pohjoissatama ice rink in Helsinki, Finland.
VenuePohjoissatama, Helsinki, Finland
Dates22â23 February
Competitors11 from 4 nations
| World Allround Speed Skating Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfred Naess Participated in the 1902 World Championship | ||||
| Venue | Pohjoissatama, Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Dates | 22â23 February | |||
| Competitors | 11 from 4 nations | |||
| Medalist men | ||||
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Franz Wathén was the defending champion. No one won at least three distances and so no World champion was declared.
Allround results
| Place | Athlete | Country | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10000m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC1 | Rudolf Gundersen |  Norway | 47.0 (1) | 9:32.0 (3) | 2:34.4 (1) | 20:19.6 (5) |
| NC2 | Jussi Wiinikainen |  Finland | 49.8 (3) | 9:20.6 (1) | 2:40.4 (5) | 19:09.4 (1) |
| NC3 | Johan Schwartz | Norway | 50.0 (4) | 9:21.4 (2) | 2:37.0 (2) | 19:35.8 (3) |
| NC4 | Sigurd Mathisen | Norway | 52.6 (8) | 9:38.6 (6) | 2:43.0 (7) | 19:13.0 (2) |
| NC5 | Franz Schilling |  Austria | 54.0 (10) | 9:35.8 (5) | 2:43.0 (7) | 20:05.6 (4) |
| NC | Franz Wathén | Finland | 49.6 (2) | 9:32.0 (3) | 2:39.8 (4) | NF |
| NC | Toivo Tillander | Finland | 50.6 (5) | 9:51.4 (7) | 2:39.0 (3) | NS |
| NC | Walter Johansson | Finland | 51.6 (6) | 10:10.6 (8) | 2:42.2 (6) | NS |
| NC | Arvid Andersson | Finland | 52.2 (7) | 10:27.4 (10) | 2:46.8 (10) | NS |
| NC | Uno Eklund | Finland | 52.8 (9) | 10:22.6 (9) | 2:44.6 (9) | NS |
| NC | Theodor Baltscheffski | Finland | 54.8 (11) | NS | NS | NS |
- * = Fell
- NC = Not classified
- NF = Not finished
- NS = Not started
- DQ = Disqualified
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
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.