Peder Østlund (7 May 1872 – 22 January 1939) was a Norwegian speed skater.
Peder Østlund held the first position on the Adelskalender ranking during two periods, for a total of almost 10 years (3,644 days). He became World Allround Champion in 1898 and 1899 and European Allround Champion in 1899 and 1900. He was Norwegian Allround Champion in 1898.
Østlund held world records ten times throughout his career. In Davos on the weekend of 10–11 February 1900 he set four of them.
Østlund represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.
Records
Personal bests 500 m - 45.2 1,000 m - 1;34.0 1,500 m - 2:22.6 3,000 m - 6:56.4 5,000 m - 8:51.8 10,000 m - 17:50.6
World records DisciplineTimeDateLocation1500 m2.32,625 February 1893 Hamar1500 m2.31,424 February 1894 Hamar1500 m2.28,825 February 1894 Hamar500 m0.46,67 February 1897 Trondheim1500 m2.23,67 February 1898 Davos1000 m1.38,016 January 1899 Davos500 m0.45,210 February 1900 Davos1000 m1.34,010 February 1900 Davos1500 m2.22,611 February 1900 Davos10,000 m17.50,611 February 1900 Davos Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
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