The 1894 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 10 and 11 February 1894 at the ice rink Saltsjöbanen in Stockholm, Sweden. 19 skaters from six countries participated. It is the first World Allround Speed Skating Championships skated outside of Amsterdam. The Dutch skater Jaap Eden was the defending champion. No new champion was declared because none of the skaters won three distances.
Allround results PlaceAthleteCountry500m500mfinal5000m1500m1500mfinal10000mNC1 Halvdan Nielsen Norway 54.4 (9) 10:01.0 (2) 2:56.8 (7) 19:43.8 (2)NC2 Sergey Puresev 55.8 (12) 10:19.0 (3)2:52.6 (5) 20:28.6 (4)NC3Frithjof Ericson Sweden 56.6 (14) 10:21.6 (4) 3:02.4 (10) 20:08.8 (3)NC4Mauritz Callin Sweden 53.4 (8) 10:22.6 (5) 3:06.2 (13)* 20:43.4 (6)NC5John Larsson Sweden 55.0 (10) 10:49.2 (9)2:58.8 (9) 20:35.0 (5)NC6Gustaf Johansson Sweden 55.4 (11) 10:44.0 (8)2:58.6 (8) 20:45.4 (7)NC7James Aveling 56.0 (13) 11:02.8 (11) 3:06.8 (15) 21:51.0 (12)NC8Fredrik Gölin Sweden 59.2 (17) 10:54.2 (10)3:06.0 (12) 21:48.4 (11)NCEinar Halvorsen Norway 51.8 (5) 9:32.0 (1) 2:45.8 (2)2:35.6 (1)NSNCPeder Østlund Norway 51.0 (2)52.2 (4)10:25.6 (6)2:48.4 (3)2:48.2 (3)NSNCSven Bodee Sweden 58.2 (16) 10:31.0 (7)NF 20:55.0 (8)NCJosef Jahnzon Sweden 1:04.8 (18)* 11:08.0 (11)NS NSNCJaap Eden 51.4 (3)50.4 (2)NF2:45.2 (1)2:36.2 (2)19:12.4 (1)NCAlfred Næss Norway 50.4 (1)51.4 (3)NS 2:55.4 (6) NSNCOskar Fredriksen Norway 51.4 (3)50.4 (1)NS2:49.8 (4)2:49.8 (4)NFNCGustaf Gustafsson Sweden 52.2 (6) NS 3:03.2 (11) NSNCHelmer Langborg Sweden 53.0 (7) NS NS NSNCJohan Lindstedt Finland 56.8 (15) NS3:06.2 (13) 21:17.6 (10)NCGunnar Langborg Sweden NS NS NS NF * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Rules Four distances had to be skated: 500, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m. One could earn the world title only by winning at least three of the four distances, otherwise the title would be vacant. The winner of the 500 and 1500 meter was decided by a skate off of the best four skaters of the distance. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.
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