Helene Næss Explained

Helene Næss
Nationality:	Norwegian
Birth Date:	29 June 1991
Birth Place:	Tønsberg, Norway
Height:	169 cm
Classes:	49erFX, 29er
Club:	Tønsberg Seilforening
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Helene Næss (born 29 June 1991) is a Norwegian competitive sailor, born in Tønsberg.^[1] Her achievements include winning two gold medals at the European championships, a silver medal at the world championships, and a fourth place and seventh place at the Olympic Games.

Career

Næss won a gold medal in 49er FX at the 2018 49er & 49er FX European Championships, along with Marie Rønningen.^[2] She qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021,^[3] competing in 49erFX, where they placed seventh.

Later this year, Næss and Rønningen won a silver medal at the 2021 49er & 49er FX World Championships.

Along with Rønningen, she won a gold medal at the 2023 European Championships.^[4]

Selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics,^[5] Næss and Rønningen placed fourth in 49er FX at the 2024 Olympics.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Helene Næss . . 24 July 2021.
2. Web site: 49er, 49erFX and Nacra17 Open European Championships. Gdynia, Poland, 5th to 13th July 2018. Results are final as of 15:20 on July 14, 2018. 49erFX . 49er.org . 25 July 2021.
3. Web site: 48 utøvere tatt ut i tredje uttak til OL og Paralympics i Tokyo . 48 athletes selected for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics . . no . 5 July 2021 . 24 July 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723092347/https://www.olympiatoppen.no/om_olympiatoppen/aktuelt/page10320.html . 23 July 2021.
4. Web site: 2023 European Championship . 49er.org . 31 July 2024.
5. Web site: 16 utøvere tatt ut i første uttak til OL og Paralympics i Paris . Olympiatoppen . 14 May 2024 . 30 July 2024 . no.
6. News: OL-medaljen røk for Helene Næss og Marie Rønningen – nummer fire på 49er FX . 2 August 2024 . nettavisen.no . 4 August 2024 . no.