1889 World Allround Speed ​​Skating Championships

The World Championship round in 1889 was 8 to January 9, 1889 held at the Museumplein in Amsterdam .

However, this championship was the first world championship round, there was no international union that organized the games. The International Skating Union (ISU) could only be established in the summer of 1892. Until then, the (unofficial) world championships allround becoming increasingly organized on the Museumplein in Amsterdam.

The championship was held over three English distances, namely the half- mile (805 meters), 1 mile (1609 meters) and 2 miles (3219 meters). The top four in qualifying qualified for the final of that distance. In case of equal position in the classification was followed by a skate-off classified teams between the same, such as in the half-mile would be the case. Who won all three distances was proclaimed world champion round.

The Russian Alexander Panshin finished at all qualifications first and also finished first in the finals for the half and full mile. In the final of the second mile, he had, however, the American Joe Donoghue letting go, making Panshin the rules no world could call round.

Classification [ edit ]

 * * = With fall
 * NC = not classified
 * NF = DNF
 * NS = not started
 * DQ = disqualified