Folke Alnevik
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Arvid Folke Alnevik (31 December 1919 – 17 August 2020) was a Swedish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. His best results were in the 4×400 metre relay, winning bronze medals at the 1946 European Championships and the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] Alnevik was a career military officer and retired with the rank of Major. After that he worked as a sports official and was a driving force behind promotion of golf in the Gävle area.[2] As of the 2018 Winter Olympics, he held the status as the oldest living Olympic medalist.[3]
Alnevik contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and was able to overcome it, but died from complications of a bedsore on 17 August 2020.[4][5][6]
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- ↑ Folke Alnevik. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ↑ World's oldest Olympic champion dies aged 100
- ↑ World's oldest living Olympic medallist Alnevik passes away aged 100
- ↑ Folke Alnevik death notice
- ↑ Världens äldsta medaljör på OS död
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