Alfred Næss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian speed skater and figure skater
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Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway
About Alfred Næss
- 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.
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