At the Olympic Games in London in 1948, he ran together with the Swedish relay team in the 4x400 meters in third place and took bronze. 100 years old, Folke Alnevik has now died. According to insidethegames.biz, Folke Alnevik was the oldest Olympic medalist in the world when he died.
-He stayed alert. Until November, he went out on the town in Gävle and ate lunch every weekday, his son Mats Alnevik tells Aftonbladet ..
The former athlete took Olympic bronze in the 4x400 meter relay in London in 1948 and was the oldest Olympic medalist when he died.
Folke Alnevik was born in December 1919. His greatest sporting achievement was the Olympic bronze, which he received on Wembley's inner court in 1948 together with Kurt Lundquist, Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt and Rune Larsson. Alnevik also took part in the European Championship bronze in the 4x400 meters in Oslo in 1946.
According to Mats Alnevik, the father was as recently as a couple of years ago an award presenter at the Swedish Championships in Gävle. He then stated with satisfaction that his personal best had been enough for a medal - over 60 years after the Olympic medal.
-I thought it was very funny. He had 48.1 as the best time. And then you have to compare today's courses and his carbon stave courses and nail shoes with iron studs. So it was very good, says Mats Alnevik.