1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
File:Gustaf Estlander.jpg Gustaf Estlander Participant of the 1898 World Championship
Venue	Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland
Dates	6–7 February
Competitors	12 from 3 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peder Østlund NOR

The 1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1898 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland.

Jack McCulloch was the defending champion but did not participate.

The Norwegian Peder Østlund won three distances but did not finish the 500 meter. According to the rules he became World champion. The German Julius Seyler who finished all the distances had the best score.

Allround results

Place	Athlete	Country	500m	5000m	1500m	10000m
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Peder Østlund	File:Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg Norway	NF	8:52.2 (1)	2:23.6 (1)	18:40.0 (1)
NC2	Julius Seyler	File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire	47.2 (1)	9:14.6 (3)	2:29.2 (2)	18:47.8 (2)
NC3	Gustaf Estlander	File:Flag of Russia.svg Finland	47.6 (3)	9:15.0 (5)	2:29.8 (3)	18:55.8 (3)
NC4	Wilhelm Sensburg	File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire	50.6 (7)	9:09.6 (2)	2:35.4 (6)	19:19.0 (5)
NC5	Jan Banning	Netherlands	47.8 (4)	9:37.0 (8)	2:34.2 (5)	19:45.2 (6)
NC6	Alfred Lauenburg	File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire	49.6 (5)	10:12.0 (10)	2:53.4 (10)	21:18.6 (7)
NC	Oskar Fredriksen	File:Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg Norway	47.4 (2)	9:25.0 (6)	2:31.8 (4)	NS
NC	Nikolay Kryukov	Russia	53.4 (9)	9:28.6 (7)	2:37.0 (8)	NS
NC	István Szabó	File:Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Hungary	50.8 (8)	9:40.6 (9)	NF	NS
NC	Eduard Vollenveyder	Russia	50.2 (6)	NS	NS	NS
NC	Jan Greve	Netherlands	NF	9:14.6 (3)	2:38.4 (9)	19:03.6 (4)
NC	Hermann Kleeberg	File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire	NF	NF	2:36.2 (7)	NS

* = Fell

NC = Not classified

NF = Not finished

NS = Not started

DQ = Disqualified

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

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.