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1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

International speed skating competition

Field	Value
event	World Allround Speed Skating Championships
image	Oscar Mathisen 1914c.jpg
image_size	200
caption	Oscar Mathisen World champion 1908
venue	Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland
dates	8–9 February
competitors	15
nations	7
goldm	Oscar Mathisen
goldmNation	NOR
silverm	Martin Sæterhaug
silvermNation	NOR
bronzem	Moje Öholm
bronzemNation	SWE
prev	1907 Trondheim
next	1909 Kristiania

The 1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 8 and 9 February 1908 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland. THis year it was the first time also Silver and Bronze medals were awarded. Also a point system was introduced to make a ranking, but the rule that if one won three distances became automatic World champion was still valid.

There was no defending champion. Oscar Mathisen won three distances and became World champion. He also had the lowest number of points awarded.

Allround results

Place	Athlete	Country	Points	500m	5000m	1500m	10000m
	Oscar Mathisen		13	54.4 (14)*	8:55.4 (1)	2:20.8 (1)	18:01.8 (1)
	Martin Sæterhaug		13,5	46.2 (4)	9:04.4 (4)	2:23.4 (2)	18:28.6 (5)
	Moje Öholm		15	45.2 (2)	9:04.8 (5)	2:23.6 (4)	18:30.2 (6)
4	Gunnar Strömstén	[[File:Flag of Russia.svg	22px]] Finland	16	47.2 (7)	9:01.6 (3)	2:25.4 (7)	18:04.0 (2)
5	Antti Wiklund	[[File:Flag of Russia.svg	22px]] Finland	16	47.4 (8)	9:01.4 (2)	2:24.2 (5)	18:24.0 (4)
6	Thomas Bohrer	[[File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg	22px]] Austria	19,5	46.2 (4)	9:42.8 (8)	2:27.6 (9)	18:21.2 (3)
7	Arne Schrey	[[File:Flag of Russia.svg	22px]] Finland	23	46.4 (6)	9:07.6 (6)	2:24.4 (6)	18:55.2 (8)
8	Jean Pettersson		30	48.4 (10)	9:53.0 (9)	2:29.8 (11)	18:53.0 (7)
9	Ejnar Sørensen		36	49.6 (11)	10:26.4 (15)*	2:34.0 (13)	19:07.4 (9)
10	Frederick Dix		38	51.6 (13)	9:54.0 (10)	2:35.0 (14)	19:11.4 (10)
NC	Johan Vikander	[[File:Flag of Russia.svg	22px]] Finland	–	44.8 (1)	9:20.6 (7)	2:23.4 (2)	NS
NC	Sigurd Mathisen		–	45.4 (3)	9:56.4 (11)	2:26.2 (8)	NS
NC	Franz Wathén	[[File:Flag of Russia.svg	22px]] Finland	–	47.4 (8)	10:00.8 (12)	2:27.8 (10)	NS
NC	Franz Schilling	[[File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg	22px]] Austria	–	50.4 (12)	10:07.2 (13)	2:32.0 (12)	NS
NC	Henny Kalt		–	NF	10:18.6 (14)	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

The ranking was made by award ranking points. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals.

1 point for 1st place
2 point for 2nd place
3 point for 3rd place
and so on

One could win the World Championships also by winning at least three of the four distances, so the ranking could be affected by this.

Silver and bronze medals were awarded.

References

"Results of the 1908 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com.

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