Kristian Krefting
| Kristian August Krefting | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 February 1891 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 13 April 1964 (aged 73) The Boltons, London, United Kingdom |
| Buried | Tanum Church in Tanum, Norway |
| Allegiance |
 Norway
|
| Service/branch |
 Norwegian Army
|
| Years of service | 1914–1928 1940–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Norwegian Armed Forces in exile (1940–1945) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal |
| Spouse(s) | Dagny Boe (m. 1925) |
| Relations | Rudolf Krefting (father) |
| Other work | Footballer, chemical engineer, businessman |
Kristian August Krefting (9 February 1891 – 13 April 1964) was a Norwegian footballer, military officer, chemical engineer and company owner. He was Norwegian champion with the club Lyn in 1910 and 1911, and competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics with the Norwegian national team.
Emigrating to the United Kingdom in the 1920s, to start a manufacturing business in the ink industry, Krefting returned to military service during the Second World War. Having first been attached to British forces as a liaison officer in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, he spent the rest of the war in the administration of the exiled Norwegian forces in the United Kingdom. Returning to his ink business post-war, Krefting was a Norwegian attaché at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Kristian Krefting was born in Kristiania, the son of medical doctor Rudolf Krefting and the Swedish-born Märtha Bergitte Amelie Trozelli. On 19 May 1925 he married Dagny Boe in Paris. The couple had three children. He died in his home in The Boltons, London, in 1964. His urn was brought to Norway and interred at Tanum Church in Tanum, where many other members of the Krefting family are buried.
Krefting played football for the club Viking in 1904–1908, before transferring to Lyn in 1909. He also played for the Norwegian national football team. He was Norwegian champion with Lyn in 1910 and 1911. He made his début for the national team in 1911, in a match against Sweden. In 1912 he played four matches for the Norwegian team; a total of five caps for Norway during his career. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where the Norwegian team lost the quarter final against Denmark, and thereafter lost the consolation game against Austria. In addition to playing football, he was also an active skier.
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