title: 1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
text: # 1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1898 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland.
  
  Jack McCulloch was the defending champion but did not participate.
  
  The Norwegian Peder Østlund won three distances but did not finish the 500 meter. According to the rules he became World champion. The German Julius Seyler who finished all the distances had the best score.
  
  ## Allround results
  
  | Place | Athlete | Country | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10000m |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Peder Østlund | Norway | NF | 8:52.2 (1) | 2:23.6 (1) | 18:40.0 (1) |
  | NC2 | Julius Seyler | German Empire | 47.2 (1) | 9:14.6 (3) | 2:29.2 (2) | 18:47.8 (2) |
  | NC3 | Gustaf Estlander | Finland | 47.6 (3) | 9:15.0 (5) | 2:29.8 (3) | 18:55.8 (3) |
  | NC4 | Wilhelm Sensburg | German Empire | 50.6 (7) | 9:09.6 (2) | 2:35.4 (6) | 19:19.0 (5) |
  | NC5 | Jan Banning | Netherlands | 47.8 (4) | 9:37.0 (8) | 2:34.2 (5) | 19:45.2 (6) |
  | NC6 | Alfred Lauenburg | German Empire | 49.6 (5) | 10:12.0 (10) | 2:53.4 (10) | 21:18.6 (7) |
  | NC | Oskar Fredriksen | Norway | 47.4 (2) | 9:25.0 (6) | 2:31.8 (4) | NS |
  | NC | Nikolay Kryukov | Russia | 53.4 (9) | 9:28.6 (7) | 2:37.0 (8) | NS |
  | NC | István Szabó | Hungary | 50.8 (8) | 9:40.6 (9) | NF | NS |
  | NC | Eduard Vollenveyder | Russia | 50.2 (6) | NS | NS | NS |
  | NC | Jan Greve | Netherlands | NF | 9:14.6 (3) | 2:38.4 (9) | 19:03.6 (4) |
  | NC | Hermann Kleeberg | German Empire | NF | NF | 2:36.2 (7) | 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.
  
  