title: 1924 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
text: # 1924 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 1924 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 1 and 2 March 1924 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland.
  
  Clas Thunberg was defending champion but did not succeed in prolonging his title. Roald Larsen became World champion for the first time.
  
  ## Allround results
  
  | Place | Athlete | Country | Points | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10000m |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Roald Larsen | Norway | 7.0 | 46.0 (3) | 8:54.5 (1) | 2:27.8 (1) | 18:18.0 (1) |
  | | Uuno Pietilä | Finland | 13.5 | 47.3 (8) | 8:57.8 (2) | 2:29.9 (4) | 18:05.9 (4) |
  | | Julius Skutnabb | Finland | 17.0 | 47.0 (6) | 9:01.8 (4) | 2:29.9 (5) | 18:20.2 (5) |
  | 4 | Asser Wallenius | Finland | 19.0 | 45.4 (2) | 9:05.2 (7) | 2:29.5 (3) | 18:58.5 (3) |
  | 5 | Ivar Ballangrud | Norway | 21.0 | 49.8 (12) | 9:00.5 (3) | 2:31.0 (6) | 18:17.0 (6) |
  | 6 | Toivo Ovaska | Finland | 24.5 | 47.0 (7) | 9:12.4 (9) | 2:29.4 (2) | 19:06.2 (2) |
  | 7 | Yrjö Päivinen | Finland | 30.0 | 50.0 (13) | 9:03.6 (6) | 2:33.9 (9) | 18:36.2 (9) |
  | 8 | Viljo Kanerva | Finland | 33.0 | 48.8 (11) | 9:08.2 (8) | 2:34.4 (10) | 18:50.3 (10) |
  | 9 | Lauri Helanterä | Finland | 37.0 | 46.5 (4) | 9:39.9 (14) | 2:33.1 (8) | 20:14.2 (8) |
  | 10 | Ilmari Danska | Finland | 38.0 | 47.8 (9) | 9:32.6 (13) | 2:32.6 (7) | 19:49.3 (7) |
  | 11 | Walter Tverin | Finland | 40.0 | 47.9 (10) | 9:19.1 (10) | 2:35.5 (13) | 19:20.8 (12) |
  | 12 | Waldemar Bergström | Finland | 42.0 | 51.8 (14) | 9:20.2 (12) | 2:40.8 (14) | 18:47.0 (13) |
  | 13 | Christfried Burmeister | United Kingdom | 42.0 | 55.7 (15) | 9:19.2 (11) | 2:34.6 (12) | 18:56.8 (11) |
  | NC | Clas Thunberg | Finland | - | 45.0 (1) | 9:03.2 (5) | - | - |
  | NC | Hans Kleeberg jr. | Germany | - | 58.0 (16) | DNF | - | - |
  | NC | Harald Belewicz | Finland | - | 46.8 (5) | 9:43.0 (15) | 2:34.4 (11) | - |
  
      * = 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.
  
  