Oskar Fredriksen (speed skater)
# Oskar Fredriksen (speed skater)

Oskar Fredriksen (4 July 1870 – 16 August 1920) was a Norwegian speedskater.

In 1890 he became the first registered world record holder in the 5,000-meter race. He did it again in 1893 in the 10,000-meter race. In 1894 Fredriksen set a world record in the 500-meter race with a time of 47.8 seconds.

## World records

| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5000 m | 9.19,8 | 2 March 1890 | Stockholm |
| 10,000 m | 20.21,4 | 14 January 1893 | Amsterdam |
| 500 m | 0.47,8 | 21 January 1894 | Kristiania |

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

