Alfred Naess
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Alfred Naess (April 26, 1877 – July 6, 1955) also written as Alfred Næss, was a Norwegian speedskater. He set the men's world record for 500 meters lowland skating on February 5, 1893 at 49.4 seconds in Hamar, Norway. He then broke his own record 21 days later on February 26, 1893 at 48.0 seconds, then lowered it to 47.0 seconds on February 24, 1894 at Hamar, Norway.
He was the son of Anne Jette (1847-?) of Kragerø or Skaatø; and Christian Andersen Naess (1848-?) of Solør or Grue, Norway. Christian was an army sergeant. Alfred had two siblings: Carl Albert Naess (1874-?); and Alvilde Marie Magdalene Naess (1875-1933) who married Thorvald Martin Tandberg (1874-1970). Clifford Milner writes: "later he went on the vaudeville circuit doing ice skate tricks, like jumping over a series of pool tables." His partner in paired skating was Frieda Meyer (c1890-1976) of Vienna. She died in 1976. Alfred was the maternal uncle of Carl Frederick Tandberg, the bass musician.
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[edit] World records
- Distance; Time; Location; Date
- 500 meter; 49.4; Hamar; 5 February 1893
- 500 meter; 48.0; Hamar; 26 February 1893
- 500 meter; 47.0; Hamar; 24 February 1894
[edit] International Championship Results
- Allround Men 11 February 1894 World Championships Men 1894 Neglingeviken, Sweden
- Allround Men 25 February 1894 European Championships Men 1894 Hamar, Norway
- Allround Men 27 January 1895 European Championships Men 1895 Budapest, Hungary
- Allround Men 9 February 1897 World Championships Men 1897 Montréal, Canada
- Allround Men 20 February 1898 European Championships Men 1898 Helsinki, Finland
- Allround Men 25 February 1900 World Championships Men 1900 Oslo, Norway
[edit] Personal best
- 500 meters in 46.8 seconds
- 1,500 meters in 2 minutes and 35.0 seconds
- 5,000 meters in 9 minutes and 29.8 seconds
- 10,000 meters in 19 minutes and 17.0 seconds
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