1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 6–7 February 1999 in the Vikingskipet arena in Hamar, Norway.
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Venue | Vikingskipet, Hamar | ||||||||||||
Dates | 6–7 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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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.