Sven Alfred Thofelt was a Swedish modern pentathlete and epee fencer who competed at the 1928,1932,1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.
12 Facts About Sven Thofelt
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Sven Thofelt was commissioned as an officer after graduating from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1924 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to Svea Artillery Regiment in Stockholm.
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Sven Thofelt was promoted to lieutenant in 1928 and attended the higher course at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1928 to 1930.
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Sven Thofelt was promoted to captain in the Swedish Army Ordnance Corps in 1937 and served in Gota Artillery Regiment in Gothenburg in 1938.
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Sven Thofelt served as a teacher at the Military Academy Karlberg from 1938 to 1943 when he was promoted to major and was assigned to Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment in Karlsborg.
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Sven Thofelt transferred to Stockholm Anti-Aircraft Regiment in Stockholm in 1944 and to Lulea Anti-Aircraft Corps in Lulea in 1948.
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Sven Thofelt then served as a lieutenant colonel in Stockholm Anti-Aircraft Regiment in 1949 and attended the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm in 1954.
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Sven Thofelt was promoted to colonel in 1954 and was appointed commander of the Swedish Army Anti-Aircraft School in Stockholm in 1954.
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The year after Sven Thofelt became commander of Ostgota Anti-Aircraft Regiment in Linkoping, a post he held for two years.
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Sven Thofelt was president of the Swedish Fencing Federation and of the executive board of the Swedish Olympic Committee.
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Between 1970 and 1976 Sven Thofelt was an IOC member and later an IOC honorary member.
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Sven Thofelt was the Swedish team leader at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where his son Bjorn competed in the modern pentathlon.