title: Oskar Fredriksen (speed skater)
text: # Oskar Fredriksen (speed skater)
  
  Oskar Fredriksen (4 July 1870 – 16 August 1920) was a Norwegian speedskater.
  
  In 1890 he became the first registered world record holder in the 5,000-meter race. He did it again in 1893 in the 10,000-meter race. In 1894 Fredriksen set a world record in the 500-meter race with a time of 47.8 seconds.
  
  ## World records
  
  | Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 5000 m | 9.19,8 | 2 March 1890 | Stockholm |
  | 10,000 m | 20.21,4 | 14 January 1893 | Amsterdam |
  | 500 m | 0.47,8 | 21 January 1894 | Kristiania |
  
  Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
  
  