Alfred Næss
| Karl Alfred Ingvald Næss | |
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Næss circa 1895–1900
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| Born |
26 April 1877 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 6 July 1955 (aged 78) Strasshof an der Nordbahn, Austria |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Other names | Karl Alfred Ingvald Naess Alfred Naess |
| Occupation | Skater |
| Known for | 500 meter speed skating record |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes Mjolstad Marie (1879–1956) |
| Parent(s) | Anne Jette Jensen (1847–?) Christian Andersen Næss (1848–?) |
| Relatives | Carl Frederick Tandberg, nephew |
Mr. Naess is beyond all question the finest fancy skater ever seen in this part of the country.
Karl Alfred Ingvald Næss (26 April 1877 – 6 July 1955) was a Norwegian speed skater. He set the men's world record for 500 meter speed skating on 5 February 1893 at 49.4 seconds in Hamar, Norway. He then broke his own world record 21 days later on 26 February 1893 at 48.0 seconds, then lowered it to 47.0 seconds on 24 February 1894 at Hamar. He was the youngest European champion of all time, in 1895 he was 17 years and 276 days when he won the European Speed Skating Championships for Men.
He was born on 26 April 1877 to Anne Jette Jensen (1847–?) of Kragerø or Skåtøy; and Kristian Andersen Næss (1848–?) of Grue, Norway. He was baptized as "Karl Alfred Ingvald Næss" on 27 May 1877 in the Garnison Menighet, in Oslo, Norway, but he always used the name "Alfred Næss". His father, Christian, was an army sergeant. Alfred had two siblings: Carl Albert Næss (1874–?); and Alvilde Marie Magdalene Næss (1875–1933) who married Thorvald Martin Tandberg (1874–1970). Næss grew up in Vika. On 6 February 1897 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he competed against Canadian Jack McCulloch in the 1,500-meter race, McCulloch and Næss tied, invoking a run-off. McCulloch won the run-off by two-fifths of a second. Also on 6 February 1897 Næss equaled the world record of 46.8 seconds set by Wilhelm Mauseth on 3 February 1895 in Trondheim, Norway, but on 7 February 1897 the record was broken by Peder Østlund with a time of 46.6. After Montreal he visited his sister in Portland, Maine, and gave a demonstration on 17 February 1897.
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