Rolf Hofmo

Rolf Hofmo
Born	(1898-08-10)10 August 1898 Kristiania, Norway
Died	11 May 1966(1966-05-11) (aged 67)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Politician and sports official
Relatives	Gunvor Hofmo (niece)

Rolf Hofmo (10 August 1898, in Kristiania – 11 May 1966, in Oslo) was a Norwegian politician and sports official.

He was chairman of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund (AIF) from 1939 to 1940,[1] and central in the merge negotiations with Norges Landsforbund for Idræt.[2] He was arrested in December 1940,[3] and transferred to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1942.[4] From 1946 to 1947 he was vice chairman of Norges Idrettsforbund, and manager of Statens Idrettsråd (later STUI) until his death in 1966.[5]

He participated in the Left Communist Youth League's military strike action of 1924. He was convicted for assisting in this crime and sentenced to 75 days of prison.[6]

He was also active in amateur wrestling in the club SK Sleipner.[7]

References

1. "Rolf Hofmo". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
2. Voksø, Per, ed. (1984). "Idretts-samling i havn". Krigens Dagbok (in Norwegian). Oslo: Det Beste. p. 70. ISBN 82-7010-166-4.
3. Giertsen, Børre R., ed. (1946). "1680. Hofmo, Rolf Halfdan". Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 62.
4. Voksø, Per, ed. (1984). "Påskesending til Sachsenhausen". Krigens Dagbok (in Norwegian). Oslo: Det Beste. p. 227. ISBN 82-7010-166-4.
5. Goksøyr, Matti. "Rolf Hofmo". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
6. Maurseth, Per (1987). Gjennom kriser til makt 1920-1935. Volume three of Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. p. 502. ISBN 82-10-02753-0.
7. Larsen, Petter (1979). Med AIF-stjerna på brystet (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. p. 252. ISBN 82-10-01853-1.