Peder Østlund (7 May 1872 – 22 January 1939) was a Norwegian speed skater.

Peder Østlund
Personal information
Born(1872-05-07)7 May 1872
Trondheim, Norway
Died22 January 1939(1939-01-22) (aged 66)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportMen's speed skating
ClubTrondhjems Skøiteklub
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's speed skating
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1898 Davos Allround
Gold medal – first place 1899 Berlin Allround
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1899 Davos Allround
Gold medal – first place 1900 Štrbské Pleso Allround

Peder Østlund held the first position on the Adelskalender ranking during two periods, for a total of almost 10 years (3,644 days). He became World Allround Champion in 1898 and 1899 and European Allround Champion in 1899 and 1900. He was Norwegian Allround Champion in 1898.

Østlund held world records ten times throughout his career. In Davos on the weekend of 10–11 February 1900 he set four of them.

Østlund represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.[1]

Records

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Personal bests

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  • 500 m - 45.2
  • 1,000 m - 1;34.0
  • 1,500 m - 2:22.6
  • 3,000 m - 6:56.4
  • 5,000 m - 8:51.8
  • 10,000 m - 17:50.6

World records

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Discipline Time Date Location
1500 m 2.32,6 25 February 1893 Hamar
1500 m 2.31,4 24 February 1894 Hamar
1500 m 2.28,8 25 February 1894 Hamar
500 m 0.46,6 7 February 1897 Trondheim
1500 m 2.23,6 7 February 1898 Davos
1000 m 1.38,0 16 January 1899 Davos
500 m 0.45,2 10 February 1900 Davos
1000 m 1.34,0 10 February 1900 Davos
1500 m 2.22,6 11 February 1900 Davos
10,000 m 17.50,6 11 February 1900 Davos

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bryhn, Rolf (2007). "Trondhjems Skøiteklub". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Peder Østlund". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 28 August 2012.