Sigurd Mathisen
Appearance
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Born | Kristiania, Norway | 26 April 1883|||||||||||
Died | 4 March 1919 Norway | (aged 34)|||||||||||
Relatives | Oscar Mathisen (brother) | |||||||||||
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Country | Norway | |||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
International championships
[edit]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
[edit]World record
[edit]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.
Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
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500 m | 0.44,4 | 9 February 1908 | Davos |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]
Personal records
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Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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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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- ^ Medal Winners in World Allround Championships Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)
- ^ Den spanske syke in Namdalens Folkeblad on 4 March 1919.
- ^ Historical World Records Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)
- ^ "Sigurd Mathisen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.