Sven Thofelt

Olympic athlete

1904 – 1993

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Who was Sven Thofelt?

Sven Alfred Thofelt 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.

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

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.

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Born
May 19, 1904
Stockholm
Lived in
  • Stockholm
Died
Feb 1, 1993
Djursholm

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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