Folke Alnevik

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.^[3] As of the 2018 Winter Olympics, he held the status as the oldest living Olympic medalist.^[4]

Folke Alnevik

Personal information
Full name	Arvid Folke Alnevik
Born	(1919-12-31)31 December 1919 Arbrå, Sweden
Died	17 August 2020(2020-08-17) (aged 100) Gävle, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Club	I14 IF, Gävle
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m – 48.1 (1947)[1][2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1948 London 4×400 metre relay European Championships 1946 Oslo 4×400 metre relay

Alnevik contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and was able to overcome it, but died from complications of a bedsore on 17 August 2020.^[5][6][7]