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
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
.
[ 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.][ As of the ]2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
, he held the status as the oldest living Olympic medalist.
Alnevik contracted COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...
in 2020 and was able to overcome it, but died from complications of a bedsore
Pressure ulcers, also known as pressure sores, bed sores or pressure injuries, are localised damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue that usually occur over a bony prominence as a result of usually long-term pressure, or pressure in combi ...
on 17 August 2020.Världens äldsta medaljör på OS död
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1919 births
2020 deaths
Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Sweden
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
People from Bollnäs Municipality
Swedish Army officers
Swedish centenarians
Swedish male sprinters
Men centenarians
Deaths from ulcers
Sportspeople from Gävleborg County
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