Great Olympians

Biographies - SOK


Sok Chang-Suk

B. 1963-02-01, represented North Korea
Archery
1980 HP
Women's Individual 17th 6
6


(Mohammad) Reza Sokhtesaraie

B. 1950-01-30, represented Iran
Freestyle Wrestling
1976 HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg) 8th 384
384


Erik Sökjer-Petersén

Olympic Competitor nr 5142


Alois Sokol

B. 1914, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1991
Fencing
1948 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual QF;5th 2.863
Men's Sabre, Team QF:3rd 22.75
25.613


František Sokol

B. 1939-02-05, Tišnov, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2011-10-11
Volleyball (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


Aleksandr Valentinovich Sokolov

B. 1952-05-04, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Shooting
1980 HP
Skeet 11th 96
96


Apostol Zlatkov Sokolov

B. 1917-10-23, Sofia, Bulgaria; D. 1987-06-12
Football
1952 HP
Men's Team QR 0.595
0.595


Dmitry Petrovich Sokolov

B. 1924-05-20, Kurgan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2009-07-04
Biathlon
1960 HP
Men's 20 km sixth 960
960


Igor Aleksandrovich Sokolov

B. 1958-01-02, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Shooting (1 gold)
1980 HP
Running Target gold 9600
9600


Nikolay Nikolayevich Sokolov

B. 1930-08-28, Vologda, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2009
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1960 HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase silver 6000
6000


Pyotr Sokolov

Olympic Competitor nr 5234


Toma Sokolov

B. 1938-11-06, Leshnikovtsi, Bulgaria; D. 2011-12-21
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint
1960 HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres sixth 800
800


Valerian Sergeyevich Sokolov

B. 1946-08-30, Shibaylovo, Chuvassia, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Boxing (1 gold)
1968 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) gold 9600
9600


Viktor Alekseyevich Sokolov

B. 1954-04-24, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cycling - Track (1 silver)
1976 HP
Men's Team Pursuit silver 3000
3000


Yevgeny Grigoryevich Sokolov

B. 1931-01-11, Kuršenai, Lithuania, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's 1500 metres R1:6th 4.32
4.32

He competed for Spartak Minsk from Belarus, and the MADMen call him Belarussian for that reason, but I have decided to stick with the birthplace, so I consider this athlete Lithuanian.


Yury Petrovich Sokolov

B. 1929-05-11, Ivanovo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2016-03-03
Boxing
1952 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R1 1.165
1.165


Nataliya Dmitryevna Sokolova

B. 1949-10-06, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)
1976 HP
Women's 400 metres SF:8th 8.2
Women's 4x400 m Relay bronze 640
648.2


Penka Boneva Sokolova

B. 1946-04-16, Varna, Bulgaria; D. 1977
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles SF:7th 31.2
Women's Pentathlon 9th 240
271.2


Pauls Sokolovs

B. 1902, from Rīga, represented Latvia
Football
1924 HP
Men's Football R2 26.38
26.38


Ognjen Sokolović

B. 1963-06-12, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia in 1984 and rump-Yugoslavia in 1992
Bobsleigh
1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 HP
Men's Two 34th 31st -2.95
Men's Four 23rd 24th 0.282
0.2925


Zoran Sokolović

B. 1965-06-02, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia in 1984
Bobsleigh
1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 HP
Men's Two 33th 31st 0.0104
Men's Four 23rd 29th 25th 0.276
0.2864


Andrzej Sokołowski

B. 1948-11-23, Komorzno, Poland
Handball (1 bronze)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team 10th bronze 1330
1330


Kazimierz Sokołowski

B. 1908-03-26, Lwow, Austria, now Lviv, Ukraine, represented Poland; D. 1998-07-03
Ice Hockey
1932 1936 HP
Men's Team fourth R1:3rd 845.5
845.5


Michael "Mike" Sokolowski

B. 1962-02-24, Katowice, Poland, represented Canada
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay eighth 64
64


Tadeusz Sokołowski

B. 1905-09-25, Žemysłau, Poland, then part of Russia, now in Belarus; D. 1943-02-06
Equestrianism - Jumping
1936 HP
Jumping, Individual dnf 0.0000002
Jumping, Team dnf -
0.0000002


Włodzimierz Sokołowski

B. 1940-09-03, Myszków, Poland; D. 2012-06-29
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's Pole Vault QU:28th 0.0384
0.0384


Mikhail Sokos

Olympic Competitor nr 2754


Written 2011-10-04 - last modified 2024-01-13

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