Sigurd Mathisen

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Sigurd Mathisen
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Sigurd Mathisen, Martin Saetherhaug and Oscar Mathisen
Personal information
Born (1884-04-26)26 April 1884
Kristiania, Norway
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Norway
Sport
Country Norway
Sport Speed skating

Sigurd Mathisen (26 April 1884 – 4 March 1919) was a Norwegian speed skater, world champion and world record holder on 500m. He was an older brother of Oscar Mathisen.

International championships

Mathisen won a gold medal at the 1904 World Allround Championships, where he also was given the victory on 1500m (shared), 5000m and 10000m.[1] All distances were originally won by Peter Sinnerud, who was later disqualified for professionalism, after which Sigurd Mathisen was declared world champion.

Records

World record

In 1908 Sigurd Mathisen improved the world record on 500m, finishing on 44.4 seconds (sharing the record with Johan Vikander, who also finished on 44.4 seconds in the same event).[2] The record lasted four years, until beaten by Oscar Mathisen in 1912.

Discipline Time Date Location
500 m 0.44,4 9 February 1908 Davos

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]

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

  1. Medal Winners in World Allround ChampionshipsInternational Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
  2. Historical World RecordsInternational Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
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