Alfred Ingvald Næss
Deceased Person
1877 – 1955
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Who was Alfred Ingvald Næss?
Karl Alfred Ingvald Næss was a Norwegian speedskater. 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, Norway. 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.
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- Born
- Apr 26, 1877
Oslo - Also known as
- Несс, Альфред
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Norway
- Died
- Jul 6, 1955
Strasshof an der Nordbahn
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on July 23, 2013
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