Axel Proet Høst
Axel Proet Høst (1907 – 1985) was a Norwegian sports official. He was president of the Norwegian Boxing Association from 1938 to 1949. He was president of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports from 1961 to 1965.[1]
He served as høyesterettssakfører (high court lawyer) in Horten, in southern Norway. During World War II, he was a leader of the local resistance to the Nazi occupation, then narrowly escaped to Britain to continue the fight, while the occupiers imprisoned his wife.
References
- Bryhn, Rolf. "Axel Proet Høst". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Ruud |
Chairman of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports 1961–1965 |
Succeeded by Johan Chr. Schønheyder |
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