The 1896 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 7 and 8 February 1896 at the ice rink Joesoepovski Park in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Jaap Eden was the defending champion, he extended his title by winning all four distances.
Allround results PlaceAthleteCountry500m5000m1500m10000m Jaap Eden 50.2 (1) 9:03.2 (1) 2:36.2 (1) 18:52.4 (1) NC2 Gustaf Estlander Finland 53.8 (3)9:42.4 (2)2:44.2 (2)19:57.4 (2) NC3 Johan Wink Finland 55.0 (7)9:48.6 (3) 2:54.4 (6) 20:12.2 (3) NC4 Nikolay Fyodorov 1:00.8 (10) 11:01.2 (8)3:12.6 (11)23:11.6 (5) NC N. Obukhov 58.8 (9)10:59.0 (7)3:08.2 (10) NF NC Sergey Muller 54.2 (4)10:03.2 (4)2:49.2 (4) NS NC V. Gumbin 1:03.2 (11) 11:19.8 (9) 3:18.2 (12) NS NC A. Nikolayev 56.6 (8) NS NF NS NC Eduard Vollenveyder 54.6 (5) NS NS NS NC Aleksandr Papikin 52.8 (2) NS 2:54.4 (6) NS NC Pyotr Kusminski 54.8 (6) NS 2:53.2 (5) NS NC M. Pfeffer NF 10:48.0 (6)3:02.6 (9) NS NC Julius Seyler German Empire NS NS 2:44.2 (2) NS NC H. Roos NS 10:12.6 (5)2:56.0 (8) 21:05.6 (4) * = 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 become vacant. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.
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