The 1899 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 4 and 5 February 1899 at the ice rinks Friedenauer Sportplatz & Westeisbahn in Berlin, Germany. The first day was skated at the ice rink Friedenauer Sportplatz (a 400 m ice rink). Due to the bad ice conditions the second day the distances were skated at the ice rink Westeisbahn (a 335 m ice rink).
Peder Østlund, the defending champion, succeeded in defending his championship. He won three distances and became World champion.
Allround results PlaceAthleteCountry500m5000m1500m10000m Peder Østlund 50.5 (1)9:54.6 (1)2:45.0 (1)21:25.2 (3) NC2Johann Pichler Austria 57.5 (4)11:52.2 (4)3:06.6 (3)22:29.0 (5) NCF. Toklas German Empire 1:20.2 (7)13:40.4 (5) 3:52.0 (5) NS NCJan Greve 55.0 (3)10:54.4 (2)NF 20:36.2 (1) NCRudolf Schindler German Empire1:05.0 (6)13:51.4 (6) NS NS NCJulius Seyler German Empire 51.5 (2)NF 2:48.2 (2)21:25.0 (2) NCCharles Edgington 1:00.0 (5) NS 3:12.4 (4)21:50.2 (4) NCNikolay KryukovNF11:40.0 (3) NS DQ NCGustaf Estlander Finland NS NS NS NS NCF. Behne German Empire NS NS NS NS NCEduard Vollenvejder NS NS NS NS * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
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.
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