Sven Thofelt

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Sven Thofelt
Personal information
Born (1904-05-19)19 May 1904
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 1 February 1993(1993-02-01) (aged 88)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport Fencing, modern pentathlon

Sven Alfred Thofelt (19 May 1904 1 February 1993) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam where he received a gold medal in modern pentathlon.[1]

He participated on the Swedish fencing team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where the team received a silver medal in épée.[2]

He participated on the Swedish fencing team in épée again at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and this time the team received a bronze medal.[3]

References

  1. Profile: "Sven Thofelt" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 31, 2008)
  2. "1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany Fencing"databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 31, 2008)
  3. "1948 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom Fencing"databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 31, 2008)
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