Alfred Næss

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For the playwright, see Alfred Næss (playwright).
Karl Alfred Ingvald Næss
Alfred Ingvald Naess circa 1900 wearing his skating medals.jpg
Næss circa 1895–1900
Born (1877-04-26)26 April 1877
Oslo, Norway
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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) Sigrid (1879–1956)
Parent(s) Anne Jette Jensen (1847–?)
Christian Andersen Næss (1848–?)
Relatives Carl Frederick Tandberg, nephew

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Mr. Naess is beyond all question the finest fancy skater ever seen in this part of the country.

— St. John Daily Sun on 10 March 1897

Karl Alfred Ingvald Næss (26 April 1877 – 6 July 1955) was a Norwegian speed skater.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Biography

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).[5][6][7] Næss grew up in Vika.[8] On 6 February 1897 in Montreal, 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.[9] 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.[10] After Montreal he visited his sister in Portland, Maine, and gave a demonstration on 17 February 1897.[11]

Næss won the Norway Allround Speed Skating Championships in Oslo in 1898, with gold medals in the 500 meter and the 1,500 meter, and a silver medal in the 5,000 meter. He set world records on three occasions in the 500 meter at Akersvika on Lake Mjøsa in Hamar, Norway. His best time was 47.0 in the European championships in 1894. Næss was in three European championships and three world championships, and he won the 500 meter race in two European championships and two world championships.[12]

He went on the vaudeville circuit doing ice skate tricks on ice he would create in the theaters.[13][14]

He married Agnes Mjolstad on 18 September 1919 in Manhattan, New York City.

He died on 6 July 1955 in Austria and was buried in Austria.

Legacy

Personal bests

  • 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

Tournament results

Between 1894 and 1900 he competed in seven tournaments:[3]

Tournament Year Date Location 500 meter 1,500 meter 5,000 meter 10,000 meter Highest References
World Allround Championships 1894 10–11 February 1894 Stockholm 50.4 s (1/q), 51.4 s (3) 2 m 55.4 s (6/q)
European Allround Championships 1894 24–25 February 1894 Hamar 48.2 s (2/so), 47.0 s (1), 48.6 s (2/q) 2 m 36.6 s (5/q)
European Allround Championships 1895 26–27 January 1895 Budapest 47.6 s (1), 47.8 s (1/q) 3 m 15.2 s (1), 2 m 49.8 s (2/q) 9 m 38.4 s (1) Gold
World Allround Championships 1897 5–6 February 1897 Canada Montreal 46.8 s (1) 2 m 42.4 s (1), 2 m 41.2 s (2/so) 9 m 01.5 s (7) [9][10][16][17][18]
European Allround Championships 1898 19–20 February 1898 Helsinki 49.4 s (2) 2 m 39.0 s (2) 9 m 41.8 s (4)
Norwegian Allround Championships 1898 25–26 February 1898 Oslo 47.4 s (1) 2 m 42.2 s (1) 9 m 55.0 s (2) Gold
World Allround Championships 1900 24–25 February 1900 Oslo 47.2 s (2) 2 m 42.0 s (2) 9 m 59.2 s (7) 20 m 49.2 s (4) Second

Personal 500 meters progression

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Main article: World record progression 500 m speed skating men

Between 1893 and 1894 he lowered his record in the 500 meter skate from 50.0 seconds to 46.8 seconds, setting three world records:[3] [19] [20]

Date Event Seconds Location Comments
29 January 1893 500 meters 50.0 Trondheim
5 February 1893 500 meters 49.4 Hamar World record
19 February 1893 500 meters 48.0 Oslo
26 February 1893 500 meters 48.0 Hamar World record [2]
24 February 1894 500 meters 47.0 Hamar World record [21]
16 January 1895 500 meters 47.0 Davos
12 January 1896 500 meters 46.8 Hamar Personal best
5 February 1897 500 meters 46.8 Montreal Personal best

See also

References

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Alfred Næss in the World War I draft
  6. ↑ 1900 Census of Grue, Norway
  7. ↑ Birth and baptisms, Garnison Menighet, 1857-1880
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  15. ↑ Alfred Næss in the 1920 US Census for Manhattan
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External links

Records
Preceded by World record progression 500 m speed skating men
5 February 1893 – 26 February 1893		 Succeeded by
Einar Halvorsen
Preceded by World record progression 500 m speed skating men
26 February 1893 – 21 January 1894		 Succeeded by
Oskar Fredriksen
Preceded by World record progression 500 m speed skating men
24 February 1894 – 3 February 1895		 Succeeded by
Wilhelm Mauseth
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