Sport Athletics Name Folke Alnevik Event(s) 400 m Role Olympic athlete | Club I14 IF, Gavle Height 1.82 m Weight 70 kg | |
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Born 31 December 1919 (age 104) ( 1919-12-31 ) Arbra, Sweden Olympic medals Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Similar People Rune Larsson, Mal Whitfield, Cliff Bourland | ||
Personal best(s) 400 m – 48.1 (1947) | ||
Arvid Folke Alnevik (born 31 December 1919) is a former Swedish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He had his best results in the 4×400 metre relay, winning bronze medals at the 1946 European Championships and 1948 Summer Olympics. Alnevik was a career military officer and retired with the rank of major. After that he worked as a sports functionary and was a driving force behind promotion of golf in Gävle area.
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