Sigurd Mathisen
 Sigurd Mathisen, Martin Saetherhaug and Oscar Mathisen | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
April 26, 1884 Kristiania, Norway | ||||||||||||
| Died |
March 4, 1919 Norway | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sigurd Mathisen (April 26, 1884 – March 4, 1919) was a Norwegian speed skater, world champion and world record holder on 500m. He was an older brother of Oscar Mathisen.
International championships
Mathisen won a gold medal at the 1904 World Allround Championships, where he also was given the victory on 1500m (shared), 5000m and 10000m.[1] All distances were originally won by Peter Sinnerud, who was later disqualified for professionalism, after which Sigurd Mathisen was declared world champion.
Records
World record
In 1908 Sigurd Mathisen improved the world record on 500m, finishing on 44.4 seconds (sharing the record with Johan Vikander, who also finished on 44.4 seconds in the same event).[2] The record lasted four years, until beaten by Oscar Mathisen in 1912.
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 0.44,4 | February 9, 1908 |  Davos |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's Speed skating | ||||
| Distance | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500m | 44.4 | February 9, 1908 | Davos | |
| 1500m | 2:26.2 | February 9, 1908 | Davos | |
| 5000m | 9:05.2 | February 1, 1909 | Davos | |
| 10000m | 18:35.2 | February 15, 1902 |  Kristiania | |
References
- ↑ Medal Winners in World Allround Championships – International Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
- ↑ Historical World Records – International Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
- ↑ "Sigurd Mathisen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.