Folke Alnevik
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arvid Folke Alnevik |
| Born | 31 December 1919 Arbrå, Sweden |
| Died | 17 August 2020 (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) |
Medal record | |
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. 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, he held the status as the oldest living Olympic medalist.
Alnevik contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and was able to overcome it, but died from complications of a bedsore on 17 August 2020.