| World Allround Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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 Clas Thunberg (1924) | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Pohjoissatama, Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1–2 March | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
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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.
| 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) | - |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com [1]
Four distances have to be skated:
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.
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.
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The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889–1892.
The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial championships were held in the years 1891–1892.
The 1889 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 8 and 9 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the first World Allround Speed Skating Championships, it's unofficial because there was no International Skating Union
The 1890 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 3 and 4 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It's an unofficial championship because the ISU was founded in 1892.
The 1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It's an unofficial championship because there was no International Skating Union
The 1902 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 23 February 1902 at the Pohjoissatama ice rink in Helsinki, Finland.
The 1903 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 20 and 21 March 1903 at the ice rink Market Place in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The 1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 8 and 9 February 1908 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland. THis year it was the first time also Silver and Bronze medals were awarded. Also a point system was introduced to make a ranking, but the rule that if one won three distances became automatic World champion was still valid.
The 1909 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 27 and 28 February 1909 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner in Kristiania, Norway.
The 1912 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 17 and 18 February 1912 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner in Kristiania, Norway.
The 1910 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 5 and 6 March 1910 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland.
The 1911 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 5 and 5 March 1911 at the ice rink Øen Stadion in Trondheim, Norway.
The 1913 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 1 and 2 March 1913 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland.
The 1914 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 14 and 15 February 1914 at the ice rink Frogner Stadion in Kristiania, Norway.
The 1922 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 18 and 19 February 1922 at the ice rink Frogner Stadion in Kristiania, Norway. This was the first championship after the first world war. The previous championship was 8 years ago this is why there were so many skaters who took part for the first time.
The 1923 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 10 and 11 February 1923 at the ice rink Östermalms Idrottsplats in Stockholm, Sweden.
The 1925 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on the 21st and 22 February 1925 at the ice rink Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway.