Sigurd Mathisen

Sigurd Mathisen (26 April 1883 – 4 March 1919) was a Norwegian speed skater, world champion and world record holder over 500 m. He was an older brother of Oscar Mathisen.

Sigurd Mathisen
Personal information
Born(1883-04-26)26 April 1883
Kristiania, Norway
Died4 March 1919(1919-03-04) (aged 34)
Norway
RelativesOscar Mathisen (brother)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1904 KristianiaAllround

International championships

Mathisen won a gold medal at the 1904 World Allround Championships, where he won the 1500 m (shared), 5000 m and 10,000 m races.[1] All distances were originally won by Peter Sinnerud, but he was later disqualified for professionalism, and Mathisen was declared world champion.


He died of the Spanish flu.[2]

Records

World record

In 1908 Sigurd Mathisen improved the world record on 500 m to 44.4 seconds (sharing the record with Johan Vikander).[3] The record was beaten in 1912 by Oscar Mathisen.

DisciplineTimeDateLocation
500 m0.44,49 February 1908Davos

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]

Personal records
Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500m 44.4 9 February 1908 Davos
1500m 2:26.2 9 February 1908 Davos
5000m 9:05.2 1 February 1909 Davos
10000m 18:35.2 15 February 1902 Kristiania

References
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  1. Medal Winners in World Allround Championships Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)
  2. Den spanske syke in Namdalens Folkeblad on 4 March 1919.
  3. Historical World Records Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)
  4. "Sigurd Mathisen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


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