List of men's hourly speed skating world bests

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This list contains all men's runs in 60 minutes (world best) that are not officially recognized by the International Skating Union as a speed skating world record. The "hour run" is a competition between individual starters on a speed skating rink . Supporting other athletes, as is the case with the ice marathon or the mass start, is not permitted.

World bests for men in the hour run
No. athlete Distance (m) date place particularities Duration
1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Charles Tebbutt 22591.00 March 1, 1888 Museumplein HI, Bf, Ek 4 years and 331 days
2 United StatesUnited States Joe Donoghue 26292.00 January 26, 1893 Stamford HI, Bf, En 2 years and 25 days
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Albert Tebbit 26,448.00 February 20, 1895 Keystone Speed ​​Skating Center H III, Bf, En 3 years and 324 days
4th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Charles Edgington 30,985.00 January 10, 1899 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bf, En 7 years and 19 days
5 NetherlandsNetherlands Coen de Koning 32,370.00 January 29, 1906 Ice stadium Davos H III, Bf, En over 27 years
6th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Léon Quaglia 32,970.00 January 1928 Mont Blanc stadium H III, Bf, En over 39 years
7th NetherlandsNetherlands Tonny Ferwerda 34205.15 February 11, 1968 Thialf HI, Bf, Ek 5 years and 5 days
8th NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Roelof Kruithof 35246.82 16th February 1973 Kunstijsbaan Drenthe HI, Bm, Ek 0 years and 9 days
9 NetherlandsNetherlands Johan Wardenier 35392.80 February 25, 1973 Thialf HI, Bf, Ek 2 years and 363 days
10 NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Roelof Kruithof 36971.00 February 23, 1976 Inzell ice rink H II, Bf, Ek 4 years and 356 days
11 NetherlandsNetherlands Jos Niesten 37638.26 February 13, 1981 Inzell ice rink H II, Bf, Ek 2 years and 23 days
12 NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Kooiman 38558.45 March 8, 1983 Inzell ice rink H II, Bf, Ek 3 years and 265 days
13 NetherlandsNetherlands Hilbert van der Duim 39492.80 November 28, 1986 Thialf HI, Bf, Ek 2 years and 0 days
14th NetherlandsNetherlands Robert Vunderink 39986.59 November 28, 1988 Thialf HI, Bh, Ek 9 years and 116 days
Introduction of the folding ice skate
15th GermanyGermany Olaf Kotva 40194.99 March 24, 1998 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 1 year and 0 days
16 ItalyItaly Roberto Sighel 41040.54 March 24, 1999 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 4 years and 354 days
17th NetherlandsNetherlands Henk Angenent 41669.49 March 12, 2004 Olympic oval H III, Bh, Ek 3 years and 3 days
Reigning speed skating world leader in the hour run
18th NetherlandsNetherlands Casper slipway 41969.10 March 15, 2007 Utah Olympic Oval H III, Bh, Ek 13 years and 170 days
  • As of September 27, 2013
Open-air world best performances by men in the hour run
No. athlete time date place particularities Duration

NetherlandsNetherlands Hilbert van der Duim 39492.80 November 28, 1986 Thialf HI, Bf, Ek 1 year and 85 days
Introduction of the folding ice skate

GermanyGermany Olaf Kotva 39667.26 m February 21, 1998 Inzell ice rink H II, Bf, Ek 22 years and 193 days
  • Status: December 20, 2002
  • In the 1990s years came clap skate internationally for the first time used. The folding system, which enables faster running, has been a change since the 1998 Winter Olympics at the latest .
The abbreviations in "special features" mean
  • H = altitude of the railway; HI = up to 500 meters, H II = over 500 meters, H III = over 1000 meters
  • B = track layout ; Bf = open air (open), Bh = indoor track, Bm = mix (semi-open, covered track)
  • E = ice ; Ek = artificial (cooling system), En = natural ice (without technical cooling system)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Evolution of the world Hour Record Men on www.speedskatingstats.com
  2. ↑ The new German record for the marathon man on www.speedskatingnews.info