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

1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 54th
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 46th

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

1908-07-28-15:45 - Rowing - Coxless Fours, semifinal - won (Q)
1908-07-31-16:00? - Rowing - Coxless Fours, final - won (3600)

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

Georg Somloi

B. 1960-03-16, Wien, Austria
Fencing

	1984	HP
Foil, Individual	29th	0.042
Foil, Team	fourth	400
		400.042

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

Vera Sommerbauer

B. 1959-06-02, represented Austria
Rowing

	1984	HP
Women's Double Sculls	seventh	500
		500

Einar Sommerfeldt

Olympic Competitor nr 6811

1912-07-17-13:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

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

1906-04-25-16:30 - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - sixth (720)
1906-04-27-15:00 - Athletics - Long Jump - eighth (288)
1906-04-30-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump - AC (30.38)
1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - sixth (Q)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - second (4500)

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

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round two - lost - eliminated (0.24)

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 2024-07-07

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