Wilhelm Mauseth
Wilhelm Mauseth (October 8, 1875 in Bakke, Norway – June 11, 1948 in Whites, OFS) was a Norwegian speedskater.
He set a world record in 500 m in 1895 with the time 46.8.[1] He was two time national all-round champion, in 1895 and 1896. Around the turn of the century he emigrated to South Africa and he married Sarah Anne Beeming in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mauseth worked as a surveyor for George Pauling, the main contractor to Cecil Rhodes, who was at that time opening up and building a railway and telegraph system in Rhodesia.
He attested into the South African Orange River Scouts on 7 April 1902 and was discharged on 30 June 1902 when the regiment was disbanded [2]
He later changed his name to William Alfred Manseth, and fought with distinction with the Nyasaland Rhodesia Mechanical Forces in the 1914-1918 Great War (possibly in Tanganyika), he was promoted to Acting Major. He was "mentioned in dispatches" a couple of times and was awarded the MBE by the British government.
"Manseth, T.Capt. William Alfred, S.A.S.C. was made a Member of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on Tuesday 3rd June 1919 as Published in the Tenth Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday 30th May 1919"[3]
Mauseth had a hand in surveying the sewage system in Johannesburg. He died of cancer.
World record
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 0.46,8 | February 3, 1895 |  Trondheim |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]
References
- ↑ "Speed Skating. Complete history list of World Records" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ↑ Attestation into the South African Orange River Scouts http://www.angloboerwar.com/cache/multithumb_thumbs/b219e6b1e85ca84625f0c0c53633c0b0.jpg
- ↑ Tenth Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday 30 May 1919 http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31375/supplements/6968/page.pdf
- ↑ "Wilhelm Mauseth". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
