Rolf Hofmo was a Norwegian politician and sports official.

He was chairman of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund

Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations...

 (AIF) from 1939 to 1940, and central in the merge negotiations with Norges Landsforbund for Idræt. He was arrested in December 1940, and transferred to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp

Sachsenhausen concentration camp

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 in 1942. From 1946 to 1947 he was vice chairman of Norges Idrettsforbund, and manager of Statens Idrettsråd (later STUI) until his death in 1966.

He participated in the Left Communist Youth League

Left Communist Youth League

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's military strike

Military strike

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 action of 1924. He was convicted for assisting in this crime and sentenced to 75 days of prison.

He was also active in amateur wrestling

Amateur wrestling

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 in the club SK Sleipner.