1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Vikingskipet
VenueVikingskipet, Hamar
Dates6–7 February
Competitors48 from 11 nations
Medalist men
Rintje Ritsma  NED
Vadim Sayutin  RUS
Eskil Ervik  NOR
Medalist women
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann  GER
Claudia Pechstein  GER
Tonny de Jong  NED

The 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 6–7 February 1999 in the Vikingskipet arena in Hamar, Norway.

It was the first tournament with 24 participants.

Title defenders were the 1998 world champions Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Ids Postma from the Netherlands.

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma from the Netherlands became world champions.

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