| World Allround Speed Skating Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jaap Eden First official ISU-World Champion | |||||
| Venue | Joesoepovski Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||||
| Dates | 7–8 February | ||||
| Competitors | 14 from 4 nations | ||||
| Medalist men | |||||
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The 1896 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 7 and 8 February 1896 at the ice rink Joesoepovski Park in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Jaap Eden was the defending champion, he extended his title by winning all four distances.
| Place | Athlete | Country | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10000m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jaap Eden |  Netherlands | 50.2 (1) | 9:03.2 (1) | 2:36.2 (1) | 18:52.4 (1) |
| NC2 | Gustaf Estlander |  Finland | 53.8 (3) | 9:42.4 (2) | 2:44.2 (2) | 19:57.4 (2) |
| NC3 | Johan Wink | Finland | 55.0 (7) | 9:48.6 (3) | 2:54.4 (6) | 20:12.2 (3) |
| NC4 | Nikolay Fyodorov |  Russia | 1:00.8 (10) | 11:01.2 (8) | 3:12.6 (11) | 23:11.6 (5) |
| NC | N. Obukhov | Russia | 58.8 (9) | 10:59.0 (7) | 3:08.2 (10) | NF |
| NC | Sergey Muller | Russia | 54.2 (4) | 10:03.2 (4) | 2:49.2 (4) | NS |
| NC | V. Gumbin | Russia | 1:03.2 (11) | 11:19.8 (9) | 3:18.2 (12) | NS |
| NC | A. Nikolayev | Russia | 56.6 (8) | NS | NF | NS |
| NC | Eduard Vollenveyder | Russia | 54.6 (5) | NS | NS | NS |
| NC | Aleksandr Papikin | Russia | 52.8 (2) | NS | 2:54.4 (6) | NS |
| NC | Pyotr Kusminski | Russia | 54.8 (6) | NS | 2:53.2 (5) | NS |
| NC | M. Pfeffer | Russia | NF | 10:48.0 (6) | 3:02.6 (9) | NS |
| NC | Julius Seyler |  German Empire | NS | NS | 2:44.2 (2) | NS |
| NC | H. Roos | Russia | NS | 10:12.6 (5) | 2:56.0 (8) | 21:05.6 (4) |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com [1]
Four distances had to be skated: 500, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m. One could earn the world title only by winning at least three of the four distances, otherwise the title would become vacant. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.
The International Skating Union organises the following World Championships in the sport of speed skating:
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