Oscar Mathisen
Speedskating - Oscar Diary

Adelskalender complete (to our best knowledge) after the 1908 season:

1.Peder Østlund             45,2-2.22,6-8.51,8-17.50,6-199,443
2.Oscar Mathisen            45,8-2.20,8-8.55,4-18.01,8-200,363
3.Mauritz Öholm             44,8-2.23,6-9.01,2-18.24,0-201,987
4.Jaap Eden                 48,2-2.25,4-8.37,6-17.56,0-202,227
5.Johan Schwartz            46,6-2.26,0-8.51,2-18.09,4-202,857
6.Rudolf Gundersen          44,8-2.26,6-8.54,0-18.41,0-203,117
7.Gunnar Strömstén          46,8-2.25,4-9.01,0-18.04,0-203,567
8.Martin Sæterhaug          46,2-2.23,4-9.04,4-18.28,6-203,870
9.Sigurd Mathisen           44,4-2.26,2-9.14,8-18.35,2-204,373
10.Thomas Bohrer            46,2-2.27,6-9.02,6-18.21,2-204,720
11.Antti Wiklund            47,4-2.24,2-9.01,4-18.24,0-204,807
12.Franz F Wathén           46,2-2.27,8-8.58,0-18.44,0-205,467
13.Julius Seyler            46,2-2.28,6-9.04,6-18.35,0-205,943
14.Arne Schrey              46,4-2.24,4-9.07,6-18.55,2-206,053
15.Peter Sinnerud           46,2-2.28,8-9.07,8-18.50,0-207,080
16.Oluf Steen               47,0-2.31,2-9.00,8-18.47,4-207,850
17.Johan Vikander           44,4-2.23,4-9.17,4-20.19,8-208,930
18.Gustav Estlander         47,6-2.29,8-9.15,0-18.55,8-209,823
19.Franz Schilling          47,8-2.31,6-9.17,6-18.44,0-210,293
20.C Coen de Koning         48,4-2.32,6-9.16,8-18.50,2-211,457
21.Jan C Greve              49,0-2.36,6-9.01,8-18.46,4-211,700
22.Filip Petersen           49,8-2.33,0-9.00,6-19.05,4-212,130
23.Edvard Engelsaas         47,4-2.30,2-9.02,8-20.09,4-212,217
24.Jussi Wiinikainen        47,8-2.37,4-9.08,6-19.09,4-212,597
25.Waldemar Ylander         48,2-2.33,2-9.18,2-19.18,0-212,987
26.Jan Titus Banning        47,8-2.32,4-9.11,6-19.45,2-213,020
27.Alfred Næss              46,8-2.35,0-9.29,8-19.17,0-213,297
28.Jean Pettersson          48,4-2.29,8-9.44,8-18.53,0-213,463
29.Oscar Fredriksen         47,4-2.31,8-9.04,2-20.21,4-213,490
30.Karinius Larsen-Stai     49,8-2.37,6-9.13,2-18.50,0-214,153
31.Toivo Tillander          47,6-2.33,6-9.16,0-20.00,0-214,400
32.Rudolf Røhne             47,0-2.34,2-9.30,0-19.47,0-214,750
33.Eino Vanhala             48,4-2.34,6-9.16,6-19.43,6-214,773
34.Alf Horne                47,8-2.34,2-9.38,2-19.23,4-215,190
35.Theodor Bønsnæs          48,4-2.39,4-9.16,2-19.21,6-215,233
36.Olaf Hansen.1882         49,8-2.37,8-9.11,4-19.14,4-215,260
37.Wilhelm Sensburg         50,6-2.35,4-9.09,6-19.19,0-215,310
38.John Røst                48,8-2.35,8-9.20,1-19.41,6-215,823
39.Ole Østlund              48,6-2.38,6-9.13,4-19.42,6-215,937
40.Martinus Lørdahl         47,2-2.36,6-9.27,8-20.16,2-216,990
41.Eduard Vollenvejder      48,6-2.37,4-9.35,4-19.30,0-217,107
42.Magnus Johansen          48,2-2.34,6-9.23,2-20.30,4-217,573
43.David Jahrl              47,6-2.38,4-9.26,4-20.12,2-217,650
44.Nikolaj Sedov            53,0-2.37,8-9.16,2-19.03,6-218,400
45.Nikolaj Krjukov          52,6-2.37,0-9.28,6-18.53,0-218,443
46.Jack K McCulloch         48,2-2.40,8-9.25,4-20.02,4-218,460
47.Rudolf Ericsson          50,2-2.41,6-9.15,8-19.42,6-218,777
48.Johan Wink               51,2-2.37,4-9.25,0-19.34,0-218,867
48.Carl Frantzen            50,0-2.42,8-9.29,6-19.12,8-218,867
50.Aimar Olsen              50,0-2.42,0-9.38,0-19.03,2-218,960
51.Frithjof Ericsson        50,4-2.42,6-9.29,8-19.13,4-219,250
52.Harald Hagen             51,4-2.42,0-9.36,0-18.52,2-219,610
53.Hermann Kleeberg.1       48,6-2.34,4-9.45,8-20.21,8-219,737
54.Emil Helin               50,0-2.41,4-9.26,0-19.56,2-220,210
55.Halvdan Nielsen          52,4-2.38,8-9.17,0-19.43,8-220,223
56.Frederick W Dix          51,6-2.35,0-9.54,0-19.11,4-220,237
57.Birger Carlsson          50,4-2.39,0-9.26,2-20.18,0-220,920
58.Ejnar Sørensen           49,6-2.34,0-10.26,2-19.07,4-220,923
59.Konrad Liljeberg         52,8-2.43,6-9.19,0-19.15,0-220,983
60.Walter Johansson         49,4-2.39,2-9.30,0-20.37,8-221,357
61.Maarten Kingma           48,6-2.42,2-9.39,6-20.15,0-221,377
62.Arthur Helenius          51,4-2.40,2-9.52,6-19.06,4-221,380
62.Einar Hansen.2           49,2-2.36,9-9.28,8-21.00,0-221,380
64.Thorleif Torgersen       49,2-2.36,2-9.44,2-20.36,4-221,507
65.Oscar Stensrud           52,0-2.39,8-9.35,8-19.34,4-221,567
66.Georges de Stoppani      50,2-2.39,2-9.36,4-20.16,8-221,747
67.Herman Söderbäck         47,4-2.43,4-9.33,4-20.52,8-221,847
68.Arend Bouma              50,2-2.45,4-9.27,4-19.59,4-222,043
69.Leonhard Kristoffersen   48,6-2.37,2-9.19,2-21.42,6-222,050
70.Georg Bergström          50,8-2.40,8-9.39,8-19.54,0-222,080
71.Desider Gyurman          51,0-2.35,6-9.46,2-20.12,6-222,117
72.Olof Hofstedt            49,6-2.41,4-9.46,8-20.02,6-222,210
73.Mauritz Callin           50,8-2.43,4-9.36,2-19.51,2-222,447
74.Olaf Johansen.1879       51,2-2.43,0-9.38,6-19.42,6-222,523
75.Thor B Poulsen           48,2-2.45,4-9.53,4-20.09,4-223,143
76.Jul H Hansen             52,4-2.41,0-9.38,4-19.45,0-223,157
77.Ernst Westling           51,5-2.42,2-9.40,2-19.54,2-223,297
78.Asbjørn Bye              46,8-2.37,6-9.32,2-22.21,8-223,643
79.Iver Dahl                52,0-2.46,8-9.33,6-19.41,2-224,020
80.Miltiadesz Mannó         47,6-2.38,0-9.52,2-21.45,6-224,767
81.Paul Behrens             52,4-2.48,0-9.37,6-19.33,6-224,840
82.Arthur Berttula          50,8-2.38,6-9.57,6-20.34,2-225,137
83.Charles Edgington        53,0-2.44,6-9.44,2-19.42,0-225,387
84.Carsten Carlsen          47,7-2.41,8-10.01,4-21.13,2-225,433
85.Reinhold Thorssin        53,4-2.42,0-9.47,2-20.16,4-226,940
86.Andor Péczely            50,6-2.47,2-9.53,0-20.27,0-226,983
87.Trygve Huse              50,0-2.42,4-10.26,2-20.07,2-227,113
88.Andreas Nicolai Baardsen 51,4-2.47,6-9.34,2-20.50,8-227,227
89.Axel Andersson.1         52,8-2.44,9-9.42,0-20.27,6-227,347
90.Bernhard Bezemer         54,0-2.47,8-9.41,0-19.47,8-227,423
91.Einar Hansen.1887        48,8-2.39,6-10.25,2-20.59,8-227,510
92.Imre Wampetics           49,9-2.41,0-10.02,2-21.19,1-227,742
93.Nils Nilsen              52,2-2.50,2-9.41,2-20.17,2-227,913
94.Gotthard Thourén         52,8-2.51,4-9.44,2-19.52,2-227,963
95.Sergej Puresev           55,8-2.42,0-9.29,0-20.28,6-228,130
96.John Davidson            50,2-2.47,4-10.00,6-20.43,4-228,230
97.Thorvald Thomsen         51,2-2.46,6-9.45,6-20.59,8-228,283
98.Uno Eklund               52,2-2.43,8-9.52,2-20.52,6-228,650
99.Gustaf Sörman            51,0-2.45,4-10.20,2-20.12,0-228,753
100.Harald Svensson         51,8-2.48,4-9.39,4-21.00,4-228,893
101.Sven P Bodé             54,0-2.49,0-9.28,6-20.42,0-229,293
102.Lauri Koskinen          52,0-2.52,6-9.39,4-20.37,6-229,353
103.Olaf Onsøien            51,4-2.40,4-9.36,6-22.22,8-229,667
104.August Underborg        52,4-2.44,8-10.05,8-20.36,0-229,713
105.Josef Jahnzon           51,6-2.44,2-10.12,2-20.46,4-229,873
106.Henrik Morén            54,8-2.50,2-9.48,8-19.52,6-230,043
107.K Henriksson            51,4-2.45,6-9.44,6-21.47,0-230,410
108.Wilhelm Gustafsson      52,0-2.49,2-9.46,0-21.09,4-230,470
109.Osvald Låstbom          53,2-2.50,2-9.58,2-20.25,2-231,013
110.Edvin Andersson         51,2-2.50,6-9.59,9-21.03,2-231,217
111.Alfred Lauenburg        49,6-2.50,8-10.12,0-21.18,6-231,663
112.Theodor Baltscheffsky   51,25-2.46,6-10.02,0-21.41,0-232,033
113.Kristian Eriksen        53,4-2.49,8-10.01,2-20.40,8-232,160
114.Carl Carlsson.1         55,0-2.48,5-9.56,8-20.39,8-232,837
115.Fredrik Gölin           51,2-2.55,0-10.05,0-21.10,8-233,573
116.István Szabó            50,8-2.49,8-9.40,6-22.47,0-233,810
117.J A Westerlund          51,0-2.51,8-10.02,8-21.46,2-233,857
118.Erik W Thour            53,8-2.49,8-10.05,6-21.01,0-234,010
119.Oscar Skramstad         55,2-2.57,6-9.51,0-20.20,0-234,500
120.Helmer Langborg         49,6-2.51,8-10.24,6-21.45,0-234,577
121.J Paul Mündner          51,0-2.53,4-9.56,2-22.10,6-234,950
122.Patrick Löfgren         51,5-2.54,0-10.02,8-21.45,4-235,050
123.Sigurd Thoen            53,4-2.53,8-10.03,8-21.16,0-235,513
124.Henry Gundersen.1888    53,4-2.55,2-10.00.2-21.16,0-235,620
125.Gustaf Johansson        52,0-2.55,8-10.28,0-20.45,4-235,670
126.A Andersson.1           52,2-2.46,8-9.44,8-23.08,8-235,720
127.Arvid Åberg             54,3-2.51,2-9.46,8-21.53,8-235,737
128.Bernhard Pettersson     53,0-2.52,8-10.07,0-21.30,0-235,800
129.Josef Lindbom           50,6-2.48,3-10.16,0-22.31,2-235,860
130.Jaroslav Potuček        51,2-2.58,2-10.34,4-20.39,8-236,030
131.Zoltán Halmay           53,1-2.51,8-10.22,6-21.10,0-236,127
132.Gunnar Langborg         53,0-2.54,0-10.15,2-21.23,0-236,670
133.Gustaf Svensson         55,0-3.03,2-9.53,6-20.40,0-237,427
134.John Larsson            52,4-2.58,8-10.37,0-20.35,0-237,450
135.Toivo Kestilä           54,2-2.48,6-10.45,4-20.53,0-237,590
136.Hans Johansen.1875      55,8-2.52,0-10.08,0-21.13,4-237,603
137.Ernst Karlsson          52,4-2.54,4-10.24,4-21.35,0-237,723
138.Steven George Ashe      56,4-2.49,4-10.19,0-21.09,0-238,217
139.Jørgen Sørensen         55,8-2.55,4-10.04,0-21.15,6-238,447
140.Heinrich Weidinger      55,0-2.56,6-9.57,2-21.42,0-238,687
141.Carl-August Elfversson  53,4-3.00,8-10.28,4-20.46,8-238,847
142.Sigurd M Røhne          52,4-2.50,4-10.06,8-23.00,2-238,890
143.Grigorij Kiselev        52,6-2.54,0-10.01,2-22.48,2-239,130
144.Ernst Karlsson          53,4-2.56.8-10.26,4-21.35,0-239,723
145.E J ter Molen           51,4-2.52,2-10.45,2-22.08,2-239,730
146.A Almqvist              53,8-2.54,8-10.37,2-21.25,4-240,057
147.Edvin Andersson         56,6-2.50,6-9.59,9-22.19,0-240,407
148.R Sundqvist             58,8-2.55,2-10.06,0-20.58,4-240,720
149.E Johansson.1           54,4-2.49,2-10.05,8-23.08,0-240,780
150.N Verkaik               52,6-2.53,0-10.40,4-22.09,8-240,797
151.Nils Willnow            54,6-2.54,3-10.25,8-21.52,0-240,880
152.Ladislaus Schick        57,0-2.55,2-10.21,0-21.13,9-241,195
153.Julius von Salzen       53,2-2.58,0-10.16,0-22.23,4-241,303
154.Oscar Julius            60,2-2.57,2-10.00,2-20.57,0-242,137
155.Wilhelm Henie           53,2-2.53,2-11.00,2-21.47,8-242,343
156.Julius Jahnzon          59,0-3.01,6-10.03,2-20.50,6-242,383
157.O B Olsen               53,0-2.55,0-10.27,0-22.53,4-242,703
158.Sietse van der Schaaf   54,6-2.57,2-10.30,6-22.07,8-243,117
159.Jószef Bihary           51,6-2.51,8-10.25,2-23.56,6-243,217
160.Valter Friberg          55,0-2.53,1-10.26,2-22.54,6-244,050
161.Albert van Wely         52,8-2.55,0-10.21,0-23.52,0-244,833
162.Albin Nygren            56,4-2.56,8-10.21,8-22.32,6-245,143
163.Otto Björkebaum         57,2-2.55,8-10.43,2-21.43,0-245,270
164.Sergej Grigorjev.1      53,2-2.51,4-10.18,4-24.29,0-245,623
165.A Johansson.1           54,0-3.02,2-10.44,0-22.21,8-245,723
166.Johann Pichler          54,7-2.58,8-10.40,4-22.29,0-245,790
167.Ernst Robert            53,4-3.19,0-10.16,4-21.29,0-245,823
168.Kálmán Chovan           55,4-3.00,8-10.34,2-22.15,0-245,837
169.E Stenmark              55,2-3.00,6-10.50,6-21.54,4-246,180
170.Sigfrid Nejström        55,6-3.00,8-10.30,0-22.32,0-246,467
171.Alexis Ekström          56,2-3.05,0-10.01,4-23.08,0-247,407
172.Hjalmar Ellström        57,0-2.55,8-10.28,0-23.31,0-248,950
173.Nils Sjögren            54,9-3.04,2-10.55,4-22.27,2-249,200
174.James C Aveling         56,0-3.06,8-11.02,8-21.51,0-250,097
175.Per Fjästad             56,2-3.10,0-11.02,6-22.25,8-253,083
176.Gösta Smitt             61,8-3.06,8-10.50,8-22.17,0-255,997
177.André Ballintijn        60,2-3.04,0-11.23,8-22.46,2-258,223
178.P H van Sminia          55,0-3.07,0-11.03,6-25.00,0-258,693
179.Gyula Herczeg           58,0-3.07,5-11.25,6-23.43,4-260,230
180.Nikolaj Fjodorov        60,8-3.12,6-11.01,2-23.11,6-260,700
181.M C Cartier van Dissel  59,6-3.18,0-11.24,4-23.04,0-263,240
182.Willem F de Boer        59,0-3.13,2-11.38,2-23.39,2-264,180
183.Joszef Halmay           58,8-3.08,8-11.40,4-24.14,6-264,503
184.J Laitinen              64,25-3.13,4-11.10,8-23.09,75-265,285
185.J Vervoort              61,0-3.28,4-11.57,6-23.57,0-274,077
186.W Gronert               61,2-3.38,4-11.52,0-23.45,0-276,450

It may not be so complete after all. Because I have included only the results we know about, according to Preben's files, which he has kindly given me access to. And because I have had the pleasure of doing all this by hand, thus risking mistakes.

Some notable facts:

#60 also was a very good figure skater, gold medallist in fact. #166 may be a relative of a current skater, as may a lot of the others too, of course.

Best Norwegian: Peder Østlund, #1.
Best Swede: Moje Öholm, #3.
Best Dutchman: Jaap Eden, #4.
Best Finn: Gunnar Strömstén, #7.
Best Austrian: Thomas Bohrer, #10.
Best German: Julius Seyler, #13.
Best Russian: Eduard Vollenvejder, #41.
Best Canadian: Jack K McCulloch, #46.
Best Briton: Frederick W Dix, #56.
Best Dane: Ejnar Sørensen, #58.
Best Frenchman: Georges de Stoppani, #66.
Best Hungarian: Desider Gyurman, #71.
Best Bohemian: Jaroslav Potuček, #130.

13 countries represented.

Swedes: 53
Norwegians: 52
Finns: 26
Dutch: 17
Hungarians: 11
Germans: 7
Russians: 7
Austrians: 4
Britons: 4
Canadians: 2
Danes: 1
French: 1
Bohemians: 1

What does this tell us?