Folke Alnevik
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Arvid Folke Alnevik (born 31 December 1919) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He was born in Arbrå
Arbrå
Arbrå is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,262 inhabitants in 2005.- Notable people :*Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on December 30, 1926....

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He competed for Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

 held in London
London
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, Great Britain
Great Britain
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 in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Bronze medal with his team mates Kurt Lundquist
Kurt Lundquist
Kurt Anders Valdemar Lundquist was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He was born in Kila....

, Lars Wolfbrandt
Lars Wolfbrandt
Lars-Erik Ragnar Wolfbrandt was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Kurt Lundquist, Folke Alnevik and Rune Larsson....

 and Rune Larsson
Rune Larsson
Carl Rune Larsson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal...

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