title: 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
text: # 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 6–7 February 1999 in the Vikingskipet arena in Hamar, Norway.
  
  It was the first tournament with 24 participants.
  
  Title defenders were the 1998 world champions Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Ids Postma from the Netherlands.
  
  Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma from the Netherlands became world champions.
  
  ## Men's championships
  
  ### Allround results
  
  | Place | Athlete | Country | Points | 500 m | 5000 m | 1500 m | 10000 m |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Rintje Ritsma | Netherlands | 152.651 WR | 36.51 (4) | 6:30.38 (6) | 1:48.69 (2) | 13:37.47 (4) |
  | | Vadim Sayutin | Russia | 153.360 | 37.71 (14) | 6:27.50 (1) | 1:49.32 (4) | 13:29.21 (2) |
  | | Eskil Ervik | Norway | 154.176 | 37.54 (13) | 6:29.22 (2) | 1:49.59 (5) | 13:43.68 (6) |
  | 4 | Roberto Sighel | Italy | 154.238 | 37.25 (9) | 6:30.28 (4) | 1:50.28 (10) | 13:44.01 (7) |
  | 5 | Bart Veldkamp | Belgium | 154.808 | 38.10 (20) | 6:31.45 (7) | 1:51.46 (18) | 13:28.20 (1) |
  | 6 | Ådne Søndrål | Norway | 154.809 | 36.43 (3) | 6:40.53 (18) | 1:47.01 (1) | 14:13.13 (12) |
  | 7 | Martin Hersman | Netherlands | 155.000 | 36.63 (6) | 6:39.56 (13) | 1:49.03 (3) | 14:01.42 (9) |
  | 8 | Christian Breuer | Germany | 155.034 | 36.29 (1) | 6:40.74 (19) | 1:49.74 (7) | 14:01.80 (10) |
  | 9 | K. C. Boutiette | United States | 155.710 | 36.76 (7) | 6:39.34 (12) | 1:49.99 (9) | 14:07.06 (11) |
  | 10 | Frank Dittrich | Germany | 155.926 | 38.73 (23) | 6:30.35 (5) | 1:52.55 (22) | 13:32.91 (3) |
  | 11 | Steven Elm | Canada | 156.048 | 37.83 (17) | 6:36.56 (9) | 1:49.91 (8) | 13:58.52 (8) |
  | 12 | Kjell Storelid | Norway | 156.147 | 38.86 (24) | 6:30.05 (3) | 1:52.19 (21) | 13:37.73 (5) |
  | NQ13 | Kevin Marshall | Canada | 113.211 | 36.62 (5) | 6:40.45 (16) | 1:49.64 (6) |
  | NQ14 | Takahiro Nozaki | Japan | 114.376 | 37.48 (10) | 6:39.63 (14) | 1:50.80 (13) |
  | NQ15 | Dmitry Shepel | Russia | 114.458 | 37.77 (15) | 6:37.78 (10) | 1:50.73 (11) |
  | NQ16 | Keiji Shirahata | Japan | 114.508 | 37.51 (11) | 6:40.52 (17) | 1:50.84 (14) |
  | NQ17 | Marnix ten Kortenaar | Austria | 114.674 | 38.17 (21) | 6:35.88 (8) | 1:50.75 (12) |
  | NQ18 | Mamoru Ishioka | Japan | 114.669 | 37.10 (8) | 6:42.09 (21) | 1:52.08 (19) |
  | NQ19 | Dustin Molicki | Canada | 115.208 | 38.31 (22) | 6:39.32 (11) | 1:50.90 (15) |
  | NQ20 | Derek Parra | United States | 115.209 | 37.51 (11) | 6:46.36 (23) | 1:51.19 (17) |
  | NQ21 | Dominique Gravel | Canada | 115.645 | 38.06 (19) | 6:42.25 (22) | 1:52.08 (19) |
  | NQ22 | Stefano Donagrandi | Italy | 115.751 | 37.95 (18) | 6:40.81 (20) | 1:53.16 (23f) |
  | NQ23 | Hiroyuki Noake | Japan | 128.597 | 36.29 (1) | 6:39.71 (15) | 2:37.01 (24f) |
  | DQ2 | Maurizio De Monte | Italy | 74.843 | 37.80 (16) | 6:47.09 (DQ) | 1:51.13 (16) |
  
  NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified) DQ = disqualified bold signifies championship record.
  
  ## Women's championships
  
  ### Allround results
  
  | Place | Athlete | Country | Points | 500 m | 3000 m | 1500 m | 5000 m |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | Germany | 161.479 WR | 40.34 (7) | 4:02.01 (1) | 1:57.24 (2) | 6:57.24 (1) WR |
  | | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 162.935 | 40.50 (8) | 4:04.46 (2) | 1:57.92 (4) | 7:03.86 (2) |
  | | Tonny de Jong | Netherlands | 163.780 | 39.96 (4) | 4:08.98 (4) | 1:58.22 (5) | 7:09.18 (4) |
  | 4 | Annamarie Thomas | Netherlands | 164.411 | 39.82 (1) | 4:11.45 (8) | 1:56.96 (1) | 7:16.97 (8) |
  | 5 | Emese Hunyady | Austria | 164.885 | 39.93 (3) | 4:10.89 (6) | 1:57.51 (3) | 7:19.70 (9) |
  | 6 | Barbara de Loor | Netherlands | 165.043 | 40.79 (13) | 4:08.69 (3) | 1:59.95 (10) | 7:08.22 (3) |
  | 7 | Maki Tabata | Japan | 165.090 | 40.11 (6) | 4:09.49 (5) | 1:59.26 (9) | 7:16.46 (5) |
  | 8 | Varvara Barysheva | Russia | 165.873 | 39.99 (5) | 4:12.62 (11) | 1:58.84 (7) | 7:21.67 (11) |
  | 9 | Jennifer Rodriguez | United States | 166.022 | 39.86 (2) | 4:13.10 (14) | 1:59.15 (8) | 7:22.63 (12) |
  | 10 | Lyudmila Prokasheva | Kazakhstan | 166.333 | 41.06 (16) | 4:12.24 (10) | 1:58.64 (6) | 7:16.87 (7) |
  | 11 | Anette Tønsberg | Norway | 167.536 | 40.75 (11) | 4:12.98 (12) | 2:01.40 (13) | 7:21.57 (10) |
  | 12 | Renate Groenewold | Netherlands | 167.586 | 41.77 (21) | 4:10.99 (7) | 2:01.00 (12) | 7:16.52 (6) |
  | NQ13 | Cindy Overland | Canada | 122.977 | 40.64 (10) | 4:13.03 (13) | 2:00.50 (11) |
  | NQ14 | Daniela Anschütz | Germany | 123.704 | 40.98 (14) | 4:13.55 (16) | 2:01.40 (13) |
  | NQ15 | Nami Nemoto | Japan | 124.066 | 41.55 (19) | 4:11.50 (9) | 2:01.80 (15) |
  | NQ16 | Eriko Seo | Japan | 124.178 | 41.04 (15) | 4:14.19 (17) | 2:02.32 (17) |
  | NQ17 | Chiharu Nozaki | Japan | 124.258 | 40.52 (9) | 4:18.63 (20) | 2:01.90 (16) |
  | NQ18 | Ulrike Adeberg | Germany | 124.285 | 41.18 (18) | 4:13.47 (15) | 2:02.58 (18) |
  | NQ19 | Kristina Groves | Canada | 125.141 | 41.65 (20) | 4:15.59 (18) | 2:02.68 (19) |
  | NQ20 | Emese Dörfler-Antal | Austria | 125.490 | 40.78 (12) | 4:22.68 (22) | 2:02.79 (20) |
  | NQ21 | Catherine Raney | United States | 126.291 | 42.54 (22) | 4:16.65 (19) | 2:02.93 (21) |
  | NQ22 | Anna Saveljeva | Russia | 126.439 | 41.14 (17) | 4:24.88 (24) | 2:03.46 (22) |
  | NQ23 | Nicole Slot | Canada | 128.166 | 42.89 (24) | 4:20.16 (21) | 2:05.75 (24) |
  | NQ24 | Sarah Shapiro | United States | 128.587 | 42.84 (23) | 4:23.47 (23) | 2:05.51 (23) |
  
  NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 12 are qualified) DQ = disqualified bold signifies championship record.
  
  ## Rules
  
  All 24 participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances; 12 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. These 12 skaters are determined by taking the standings on the longest of the first three distances, as well as the samalog standings after three distances, and comparing these lists as follows:
  
  * Skaters among the top 12 on both lists are qualified.
  * To make up a total of 12, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list. Samalog standings take precedence over the longest-distance standings in the event of a tie.
  