Oscar Mathisen

Oscar Wilhelm Mathisen (Known as "Oscar Mathisen")

Speed Skater, Five-time World Allround Champion, The King of Skates

Born 1888-10-04

Christiania, Norway

Passed Away 1954-04-10 Oslo, Norway

Lifespan 65 years old

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"Glide effortlessly across the hard black ice, for speed is the purest expression of Nordic grace."

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Legendary Norwegian speed skater known as 'The King of Skates' who dominated the ice between 1908 and 1914, setting 14 world records and winning five World Allround Championships.

Biographical Record

Oscar Wilhelm Mathisen was born on October 4, 1888, in Christiania (Oslo). Showing electrifying speed on frozen lakes as a teenager, he won his first World Allround Championship in Davos in 1908 at the age of nineteen.

Mathisen reigned supreme over international speed skating, winning World Championships in 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, and 1914, alongside three European Championships. In 1914 at Davos, he clocked 2:17.4 in the 1,500 meters—a world record that stood unbroken for twenty-three years. The annual Oscar Mathisen Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the world's most outstanding speed skater.

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Vestre gravlund
Oslo, Norway

                         GPS: 59.9281, 10.6978                    

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