Dagfinn Næss
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Dagfinn Arthur Næss was a Norwegian boxer.
He was born in Bergen
. He took nine individual national championships between 1953 and 1966, representing the club Bergen-Sparta. His classes were lightweight
and light welterweight
. At the 1960 Summer Olympics
he finished in tied ninth place. He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Boxing Federation.
He died in 2008.
He was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
. He took nine individual national championships between 1953 and 1966, representing the club Bergen-Sparta. His classes were lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
and light welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
. At the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
he finished in tied ninth place. He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Boxing Federation.
He died in 2008.