Sven Thofelt

Full name: Sven Alfred Thofelt
Gender: Male
Born: May 19, 1904 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: February 1, 1993 in Djursholm, Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden
Affiliations: A1 IF, Stockholm (SWE) / FFF, Stockholm (SWE)
Country: Sweden
Sport: Modern Pentathlon, Fencing

Related Olympians: Father of Björn Thofelt.

Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (3 Total)

Biography

Sven Thofelt competed at four Olympic Games (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948), winning the individual modern pentathlon gold medal in 1928, and adding a 1936 silver medal and 1948 bronze medal in fencing team épée. Domestically Thofelt was a six-time Swedish modern pentathlon champion, was individual épée champion three times, and swam on a national champion 4x100 freestyle relay team. Thofelt studied at the Royal Military Academy, graduating in 1924, and was a career military man, reaching the rank of Brigadier-General before his retirement in 1964.

In sports administration Thofelt became Secretary-General of the Union International de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) in 1948 and became President in 1960, serving in that role until 1988. During that time the UIPM added biathlon to become the UIPMB in 1960. He also served as President of the Swedish Fencing Federation in 1968 and was President of the Executive Board of the Swedish Olympic Committee from 1969-76. Thofelt became an IOC Member in 1970, resigning in 1976, after which he was made an Honorary Member.

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1928 Summer	23	Amsterdam	Modern Pentathlon	Men's Individual	Sweden	SWE	1	Gold
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Modern Pentathlon	Men's Individual	Sweden	SWE	4
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Men's Épée, Individual	Sweden	SWE	9
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Modern Pentathlon	Men's Individual	Sweden	SWE	4
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Men's Épée, Team	Sweden	SWE	2	Silver
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Men's Épée, Team	Sweden	SWE	3	Bronze

Men's Individual

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Rank	O	TH	PTS	T	PS	W	P	T
1928 Summer	23	Amsterdam	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Final Standings	1	47
1928 Summer	23	Amsterdam	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Shooting	6		20	187
1928 Summer	23	Amsterdam	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Swimming	2				5:02.4
1928 Summer	23	Amsterdam	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Running	21				15:48.8
1928 Summer	23	Amsterdam	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Riding	14				9:47.0	100
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Final Standings	4	39.0
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Riding	15			80	10:43.4
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Fencing	1						35
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Shooting	9		20	188
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Swimming	1				4:32.6
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Running	13				17:04.6
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Final Standings	4	47.0
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Riding	8=				9:27.9			0.0
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Fencing	5=			25.5			23		5
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Shooting	6		20	190
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Swimming	3				4:34.9
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Modern Pentathlon	Sweden	Running	24				15:16.2

Men's Épée, Individual

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank	Date	Result	TP	TR	TD
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool		9	1932-08-09		8	27
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #8	2	1932-08-09	Cornaggia-Medici (ITA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2			2
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #15	2	1932-08-09	Buchard (FRA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2			2
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #22	2	1932-08-09	Agostoni (ITA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 1			1
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #29	2	1932-08-09	Ragno (ITA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 0			0
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #37	2	1932-08-09	Schmetz (FRA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2			2
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #43	2	1932-08-09	Cattiau (FRA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 0			0
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #48	2	1932-08-09	Calnan (USA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2			2
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #56	1	1932-08-09	Thofelt (SWE) 3, De Beukelaer (BEL) 1			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #57	1	1932-08-09	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Saucedo (ARG) 2			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #58	1	1932-08-09	Thofelt (SWE) 3, de Graffenried (SUI) 1			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #59	1	1932-08-09	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Lindström (SWE) 2			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	3	1932-08-08		10	12
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	2	1932-08-08	Ragno (ITA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2			2
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Buchard (FRA) 0			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Cattiau (FRA) 1			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Saucedo (ARG) 2			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, de Jong (NED) 0			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Benkő (HUN) 0			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	2	1932-08-08	De Beukelaer (BEL) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2			2
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	2	1932-08-08	Heiss (USA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 1			1
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	4	1932-08-08		8	15
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1932-08-08	Ragno (ITA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2			2
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1932-08-08	Buchard (FRA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2			2
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1932-08-08	De Beukelaer (BEL) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 0			0
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Prieto (MEX) 2			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, de Jong (NED) 0			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Markus (CAN) 0			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	1	1932-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Corbin (USA) 1			3
1932 Summer	28	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1932-08-08	Leidersdorff (DEN) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 1			1

Men's Épée, Team

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank	Date	Result	MW	ML	BW	BL	TBW/TD	IBW	TD
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool		2	1936-08-08		2	1	21	22
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout A	2	1936-08-08	ITA 10, SWE 5					5	3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout A	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Mangiarotti (ITA) 2							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout A	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Riccardi (ITA) 1							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout A	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Cornaggia-Medici (ITA) 1							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout A	2	1936-08-08	Ragno (ITA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	1	1936-08-08	SWE 8/32, FRA 8/31					8/32	3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	2	1936-08-08	Pécheux (FRA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 0							0
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Schmetz (FRA) 0							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Buchard (FRA) 0							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Dulieux (FRA) 0							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout E	1	1936-08-08	SWE 8, GER 4					8	2
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout E	2	1936-08-08	Schröder (GER) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout E	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Röthig (GER) 2							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout E	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Esser (GER) 2							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout E	1T	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Uhlmann (GER) 3							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	2	1936-08-08		2	0	17	14
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-08	SWE 8, POR 7					8	2
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	2	1936-08-08	da Silveira (POR) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 1							1
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Carinhas (POR) 1							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Sassetti (POR) 1							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Leal (POR) 2							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-08	SWE 9, USA 7					9	3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	2	1936-08-08	Righeimer (USA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 1							1
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	2	1936-08-08	Boyd (USA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Heiss (USA) 1							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-08	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Sands (USA) 0							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Two	2	1936-08-07		1	1	15	8
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-07	SWE 8, EGY 0					8	2
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Two	NC	1936-08-07	Thofelt (SWE) Not contested, Abdin (EGY) Not contested
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Two	NC	1936-08-07	Thofelt (SWE) Not contested, Boulad (EGY) Not contested
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-07	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Tawfik (EGY) 0							3
1936 Summer	32	Berlin	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Two	1	1936-08-07	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Tawfik (EGY) 2							3
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool		3	1948-08-06		1	2	18	26
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout B	2	1948-08-06	FRA 11, SWE 4					4	1
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout B	2	1948-08-06	Guérin (FRA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout B	1	1948-08-06	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Lepage (FRA) 2							3
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout B	2	1948-08-06	Desprets (FRA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 0							0
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout B	2	1948-08-06	Pécheux (FRA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	2	1948-08-06	ITA 8, SWE 6					6	1
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	2	1948-08-06	Agostoni (ITA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	2	1948-08-06	Mangiarotti (ITA) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	NC	1948-08-06	Thofelt (SWE) Not contested, Marini (ITA) Not contested
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout D	1	1948-08-06	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Mandruzzato (ITA) 2							3
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout F	1	1948-08-06	SWE 8, DEN 7					8	0
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout F	2	1948-08-06	Nielsen (DEN) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout F	1T	1948-08-06	Thofelt (SWE) 3, Lüchow (DEN) 3							3
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout F	2	1948-08-06	Flindt (DEN) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Team Bout F	2	1948-08-06	Andersen (DEN) 3, Thofelt (SWE) 2							2
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1948-08-06		2	0	26	3
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1948-08-06	SWE 11, LUX 3					11	4
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Two	1	1948-08-06	SWE 15, HUN 0					15	4
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Three	2	1948-08-06		1	0	9	3
1948 Summer	44	London	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Three	1	1948-08-06	SWE 9, ARG 3					9	2

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