Great Olympians

Biographies - SOM


Antonio Somalo

B. 1896-10-16, Pastrana, Spain
Equestrianism - Eventing
1928 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual dnf 0.000008
Three-Day Event, Team dnf -
0.000008


Somatomo Atsushi

B. 1949-06-10, represented Japan
Basketball
1972 HP
Men's Team 14th 8
8


Maneyepanda Muthanna Somaya

B. 1959-05-08, represented India
Hockey (1 gold)
1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Team gold fifth sixth 5025
5025


Pablo Somblingo

B. 1932, represented the Philippines
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:6th 0.00011
Men's 400 metres Hurdles R1:5th 0.137
0.13711


Velimir Sombolac

B. 1939-02-27, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2016-05-22
Football (1 gold)
1960 HP
Men's Team (gold) 2000
2000


Alan Brounell Somers

B. 1941-07-30, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
Aquatics - Swimming
1960 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle fifth 1000
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle 7th 400
1400


(Caroline) Bettina Somers

B. 1904, Bloemfontein, South Africa, moed to Canada in 1913; D. 1989-05-22
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Painting - Paintings AC 2.873
2.873


Harry Stewart Somers

B. 1925-09-11, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1999-03-09
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Music - Instrumental and Chamber AC 37.43
Music - Vocals AC 37.43
74.86


John Somers

Olympic Competitor nr 5309


Thomas Vivian Somers

B. 1909-04-07, Dudley, England, Great Britain; D. 1984-03
Sailing
1952 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) 13th 25.6
25.6


Robert Somers-Smith

Olympic Competitor nr 4600


Howard Somervell

B. 1890-04-16, Kendal, England, Great Britain; D. 19
Alpinism (1 gold)
1924 HP
Special Medal gold 3200
3200


Somfay Elemér

B. 1898-08-28, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1979-05-15
Athletics & Modern Pentathlon
1924 1928 1932 HP
Men's Pentathlon silver 4000
Men's Decathlon dnf 0.00064
Men's Modern Pentathlon 7th 600
4600.00064


Jorge Somlay

B. 1946-09-08, Rosario, Argentina
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs Rep:3rd 85
85


Somlay Lajos

B. 1924-02-18, Pestszentlőrinc, Hungary; D. 1962-03-20
Equestrianism - Jumping
1956 1960 HP
Jumping, Individual dnf dnf -9.93
Jumping, Team dnf -
-9.93


Somló Lajos

B. 1912-08-19, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1990-08-04
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's Triple Jump 12th 60
60


Stefano Sommariva

B. 1918-04-27, represented Italy
Cross-Country Skiing
1948 HP
Men's 50 km dnf 0.0256
0.0256


Lodovico Sommaruga

B. 1928-05-07, Milano, Italy
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Double Sculls 2Rep:2nd 540
540


Hartmut Sommer

B. 1934-09-16, Stendal, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Shooting
1968 HP
Free Rifle sixth 960
Small−Bore Rifle, 3 Positions 26th 0.064
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 54th -6.16
960.06400016


Einar Sommerfeldt

Olympic Competitor nr 6811


Kurt Sommerlatt

B. 1928-12-25, Karlsruhe, B-W, Germany; D. 2019-02-08
Football
1952 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800


Theodor "Teddy" Sommerschield

B. 1924-11-14, Oslo, Norway; D. 1986-11-29
Sailing
1968 1972 HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) 12th 11th 104
104


Henry James Sommerville

B. 1928-07-07, Melbourne, Vict., Australia; D. 2010-10-06
Fencing
1964 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual R1:5th -2.10
Men's Sabre, Team R1:4th 6.4
6.401


Soutsakhone Somninhom

B. 1958-05-22, represented Laos
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:64th -8.16
0.0000000016


István Somodi

B. 1885-08-22, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, then part of Hungary; D. 1963-06-08
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1906 1908 HP
Men's High Jump ac silver 4530.38
Men's Long Jump 8th 288
Men's Standing Long Jump sixth 720
5538.38

He is from Cluj, in present-day Romania. More than 80% of this city was Hungarian in the early 20th century, but not many of them emigrated after 1918, and the city still has a significant Hungarian population. Consequently, I count this athlete as Romanian

Olympic Competitor nr 2906


Somodi Lajos, Sr.

B. 1928-10-04, Abádszalók, Hungary; D. 2012-05-09
Fencing (1 bronze)
1956 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:6th 0.455
Men's Foil, Team bronze 640
640.455


Somodi Lajos, Jr.

B. 1953-11-10, Budapest, Hungary
Fencing
1976 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R2:5th 0.053
Men's Foil, Team QF 82
82.053


Ștefan Somogy

B. 1929-09-17, Arad, Romania
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Eights 1Rep:2nd 34
34


Somogyi János

B. 1922-01-21, Marcali, Hungary; D. 1998-01-31
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk dnf 0.64
0.64


Somogyi Rezsö

Olympic Competitor nr 6065


Gustavo Adolfo Somohano Winfield

B. 1925-04-03, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
Aquatics - Diving
1948 HP
Men's Platform 14th 16
16


Written 2011-10-09 - last modified 2023-12-26

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