Great Olympians

Biographies - SOT


Ernesto Sota García

B. 1896-12-11, Oriziba, Mexico; D. 1977-05-25
Football
1928 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38


Herman Sotaaen

Olympic Competitor nr 5511


Antero Hjalmari Sotamaa

B. 1940-04-28, Helsinki, Finland
Sailing
1972 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) 8th 256
256


Ion Söter

B. 1927-05-16, Timișoara, Romania; D. 1987-09-26
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's High Jump sixth 960
960


Robert Charles "Bob" Soth

B. 1933-04-06, Tama, Iowa, USA
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:7th 0.057
0.057


Sóthy Borbála

B. 1916-12-21, from Budapest, represented Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Women's 400 metres Freestyle SF:15th 10
10


Georgios Sotiriadis

from Thessaloniki, then in the Ottoman Empire
Football (1 bronze)
1906 HP
Men's Team bronze 960
960

Olympic Competitor nr 2458


Angel Gochev Sotirov

B. 1943-10-16, Ravna Gora, Bulgaria
Freestyle Wrestling
1968 HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg) sixth 960
960


Kuzman Sotirović

B. 1908-10-16, Mavrovo, Macedonia, then part of the Ottoman Empire, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1990-07-25
Football
1928 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38


Tsvetana Sotirova

B. 1939-12-22, Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Cross-Country Skiing
1968 HP
Women's 5 km 31st -2.64
Women's 10 km 28th 0.026
Women's 3x5 km Relay 8th 64
64.0324


Ivan Mykhailovych Sotnykov

B. 1913-01-19, Oleshky, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2004
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak
1952 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 10000m 7th 400
400


Hermelindo Soto López

B. 1949-10-28, represented Mexico
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1972 1976 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m Rep:4th 1.08
Men's Kayak Doubles 500 m SF:6th 3.24
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m Rep:5th 0.204
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m Rep:6th 0.5
5.024


Jorge Soto García

B. 1921-12-24, represented Puerto Rico; D. 1973-12-24
Weightlifting
1952 HP
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg) 12th 60
60


José Manuel Jenaro Soto Delgado

B. 1946-09-19, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
Cycling - Road
1968 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -24.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 27th 0.03
0.03


José Pioquinto Soto Villanueva

B. 1925-07-15, represented Mexico
Basketball
1952 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Luis Eduardo Soto Trejos

B. 1945-04-24, Buga, Colombia
Football
1968 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Melesio Soto Soto

B. 1941-11-29, represented Mexico
Cycling - Road
1964 HP
Men's Road Race 93rd -14.38
-14.38


Javier Sotomayor Sanabria

B. 1967-10-13, Limonar, Matanzas, Cuba
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)
1992 1996 2000 HP
High Jump gold 11th silver 19620
19620


Sotomura Koji

B. 1958-01-23, Wakayama, Japan
Artistic Gymnastics (2 bronze)
1984 HP
Men's Individual Combined R1:25th -4.16
Men's Team Combined bronze 640
Men's Floor Exercises bronze 640
1280.000016


Leo Sotorník

B. 1926-04-11, Vitkovice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1998-03-14
Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 50th 41st -
Men's Team All-Around sixth 7th 260
Men's Floor Exercise sixth 47th 160
Men's Horse Vault bronze 9th 680
Men's Parallel Bars 53rd 60th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 79th 75th -
Men's Rings 17th 38th 1
Men's Pommeled Horse 76th 29th 0.004
1101.004


Pierre Ego Sotoumey

B. 1955-06-11, represented Benin
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) R1 1.253
1.253


Usaia Naiteitei Sotutu

B. 1948-09-20, Tavea, Fiji
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:58th -7.26
Men's 10000 metres R1:dnf -6.40
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase R1:12th -5.86
0.0000090256


Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2024-04-13

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