[1] In 1887 the first Dutch open championships took place in Slikkerveer.
The men skated one distance, the Dutch mile.
In the final the Englishmen Charles Tebbit the Dutch skater Willem-Jan van Vollenhoven (the great-grandfather of Pieter van Vollenhoven.
The first official Dutch Allround championships took place in 1901 in Leeuwarden.
The Dutch Allround Championships for women has been organised since 1955, when only 3 distances were skated.