Helene Næss

Norwegian sailor

Helene Næss

Personal information

Nationality

Norwegian

Born

(1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 33)^[1]
Tønsberg, Norway^[2]

Height

169 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Sailing career

Class(es)

49erFX, 29er

Club

Tønsberg Seilforening

Medal record

Women's sailing

Representing Norway
World Championships
	2021 Oman	49er FX
European Championships
	2018 Gdynia	49er FX
	2023 Vilamoura	49er FX
	2019 Weymouth	49er FX
	2020 Lake Attersee	49er FX

Helene Næss (born 29 June 1991) is a Norwegian competitive sailor, born in Tønsberg.^[2] 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.^[3] She qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021,^[4] competing in 49erFX, where they placed seventh.^[1]

Later this year, Næss and Rønningen won a silver medal at the 2021 49er & 49er FX World Championships.^[1]

Along with Rønningen, she won a gold medal at the 2023 European Championships.^[5]

Selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics,^[6] Næss and Rønningen placed fourth in 49er FX at the 2024 Olympics.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Jensen, Morten. "Helene Næss". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Helene Næss". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "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" (PDF). 49er.org. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "48 utøvere tatt ut i tredje uttak til OL og Paralympics i Tokyo" [48 athletes selected for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics]. Olympiatoppen (in Norwegian). 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "2023 European Championship". 49er.org. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "16 utøvere tatt ut i første uttak til OL og Paralympics i Paris" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Olympiatoppen. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
^ "OL-medaljen røk for Helene Næss og Marie Rønningen – nummer fire på 49er FX". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.