1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
File:Alfred Ingvald Naess circa 1900 wearing his skating medals.jpg Alfred Naess Participated in the 1901 World Championship
Venue	Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, Stockholm, Sweden
Dates	9–10 February
Competitors	13 from 4 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Franz Wathén FIN

The 1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 9 and 10 February 1901 at the ice rink Djurgårdsbrunnsviken in Stockholm, Sweden.

Edvard Engelsaas was the defending champion, who was not there to defend his championship. The Fin Franz Wathén won three distances and became the new World champion.

Allround results

Place	Athlete	Country	500m	5000m	1500m	10000m
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Franz Wathén	File:Flag of Russia.svg Finland	54.0 (1)	10:15.2 (3)	2:43.4 (1)	20:13.2 (1)
NC2	Rudolf Gundersen	Norway	1:04.0 (10)*	9:56.8 (1)	2:44.8 (2)	20:47.0 (3)
NC3	Gustaf Sörman	File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg Sweden	1:01.0 (9)	10:53.0 (7)	2:51.8 (5)	22:36.4 (6)
NC	Josef Jahnzon	File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg Sweden	57.0 (5)	10:49.6 (6)	2:56.4 (7)	NS
NC	Martinus Lørdahl	Norway	54.2 (2)	10:15.2 (3)	2:46.6 (3)	NS
NC	Walter Johansson	Norway	55.2 (4)	10:18.0 (5)	2:54.2 (6)	NS
NC	Jan Greve	Netherlands	57.2 (6)	10:07.2 (2)	NF	20:37.0 (2)
NC	Fredrik Sjöqvist	File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg Sweden	1:00.2 (8)	11:22.0 (8)	NS	NS
NC	David Jahrl	File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg Sweden	54.8 (3)	2:48.8 (4)	21:04.2 (4)
NC	Ernst Johansson	File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg Sweden	58.2 (7)	NF	NF	NS
NC	Ernst Ehrnström	File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg Sweden	1:04.8 (11)	NS	NS	NS
NC	Karl Olofsson	File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg Sweden	NF	NS	3:05.0 (8)	NS
NC	Gösta Smitt	File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg Sweden	NS	NS	3:06.8 (9)	22:17.0 (5)

* = 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.