Sigurd Mathisen
Encyclopedia
Sigurd Mathisen was a Norwegian
speed skater
, world champion and world record holder on 500m. He was an older brother of Oscar Mathisen
.
, where he also was given the victory on 1500m (shared), 5000m and 10000m. All distances were originally won by Peter Sinnerud, who was later disqualified for professionalism, after which Sigurd Mathisen was declared world champion.
, finishing on 44.4 seconds (sharing the record with Johan Vikander, who also finished on 44.4 seconds in the same event). The record lasted four years, until beaten by Oscar Mathisen
in 1912.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
, world champion and world record holder on 500m. He was an older brother of Oscar Mathisen
Oscar Mathisen
Oscar Wilhelm Mathisen was a Norwegian speed skater and celebrity, almost rivalling Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen as symbols for a young nation...
.
International championships
Mathisen won a gold medal at the 1904 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for MenWorld Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
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.-History:-Distances used:...
, where he also was given the victory on 1500m (shared), 5000m and 10000m. All distances were originally won by Peter Sinnerud, who was later disqualified for professionalism, after which Sigurd Mathisen was declared world champion.
World record
In 1908 Sigurd Mathisen improved the world record on 500mWorld record progression 500 m speed skating men
The World record progression 500 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:Note that the world record of 38.9 set by Hasse Börjes on 18 January 1970 had been manually timed and thus with a precision of only one tenth of a second...
, finishing on 44.4 seconds (sharing the record with Johan Vikander, who also finished on 44.4 seconds in the same event). The record lasted four years, until beaten by Oscar Mathisen
Oscar Mathisen
Oscar Wilhelm Mathisen was a Norwegian speed skater and celebrity, almost rivalling Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen as symbols for a young nation...
in 1912.