1904 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Petter Sinnerud Disqualified at the 1904 World Championship
Venue	Gamle Frogner Stadion, Kristiania, Norway
Dates	6–7 February 1904
Competitors	14 from 1 nations
Medalists men
Sigurd Mathisen   NOR
«1903 Saint Petersburg	1905 Groningen»

The 1904 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1904 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner Stadion in Kristiania, Norway.

There was no defending champion. Petter Sinnerud won all four distances and became World champion. But the Skating Union of Sigurd Mathisen found out that Petter Sinnerud had once participated in a professional match in the United States. This was not allowed according to the rules of the ISU and he was disqualified.

Sigurd Mathisen who became second was declared World champion.

Allround results

Place	Athlete	Country	500m	5000m	1500m	10000m
01 !	Sigurd Mathisen	Norway	48.2 (2)	9:28.2 (1)	2:35.8 (1)	19:31.0 (1)
NC2	Rudolf Gundersen	Norway	46.6 (1)	9:37.6 (4)	2:35.8 (1)	19:47.4 (2)
NC3	Rudolf Røhne	Norway	49.0 (3)	9:55.0 (6)	2:39.0 (3)	19:58.6 (4)
NC4	Olaf Hansen	Norway	51.2 (5)	9:31.2 (2)	2:43.4 (4)	19:54.6 (3)
NC	Magnus Johansen	Norway	53.0 (8)	10:10.2 (8)	2:59.2 (10)	NS
NC	Thor Poulsen	Norway	56.4 (10)*	10:29.0 (12)	2:48.8 (7)	NS
NC	Dagfinn Klaussen	Norway	51.6 (6)	9:55.0 (6)	2:45.6 (5)	NS
NC	Nils Gundersen	Norway	54.9 (9)	9:49.8 (5)	2:47.0 (6)	NS
NC	Johan Kaspersen	Norway	1:00.4 (11)*	10:53.0 (13)	3:01.2 (11)	NS
NC	Olaf Johansen	Norway	NF	10:14.4 (11)	2:50.2 (8)	NS
NC	Olaf Johansen	Norway	51.8 (7)	10:13.4 (10)	NF	NS
NC	Oluf Steen	Norway	49.2 (4)	9:36.0 (3)	NS	NS
NC	Julius Hansen	Norway	NS	10:10.8 (9)	2:54.6 (9)	19:58.6 (4)
DQ	Petter Sinnerud	Norway	46.2 (DQ)	9:26.4 (DQ)	2:34.8 (DQ)	19:15.2 (DQ)

* = 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.

References