Rolf Hofmo (10 August 1898, in

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– 11 May 1966, in

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) was a Norwegian politician and sports official. He was chairman of

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(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

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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

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's military strike action of 1924. He was convicted for assisting in this crime and sentenced to 75 days of prison. He was also active in

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in the club

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