Mattis Næss (born 18 May 1973) is a Norwegian

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade).

Biography

He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the

2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia, in August 2005. Men race as individuals, pairs and quads over 200m, 500m and 1000m in both Canoe (Canadian) (C) and Kayak (K) events, giving a total of 18 gold medals. W ...

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. Næss also competed in two

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. As of 2011, Mattis Næss is a teacher in science and mathematics. He teaches the subjects R1, T, science and P.

References

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Sports-reference.com profile
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