Great Olympians

Biographies - SON

Son Gap-Do

B. 1960-07-12, represented South Korea
Freestyle Wrestling (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) bronze 3840
3840

Son Gi-Jeong

competed under his Japanese name of

Kitei Son

B. 1914-08-29, Sinuiju, (now North-)Korea, then part of Japan, represented Japan; D. 2002-11-15
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)
1936 HP
Men's Marathon gold 9600
9600

He was born in the far north of Korea, so I class him as "North" Korean.

Song Hwa-Son

B. 1968-02-26, represented North Korea
Speed Skating
1988 1992 HP
Women's 500 metres 22nd 25th 0.475
Women's 1000 metres dq 30th 0.115
Women's 1500 metres 9th 31st 160.0048
Women's 3000 metres 23rd 0.256
160.8508

Léopold Son

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system bronze 640
640

Son Mi-Na

B. 1964-10-08, represented South Korea
Handball (1 gold, 1 silver)
1984 1988 HP
Women's Team silver gold 5200
5200

Son Yak-Seon

B. 1966-05-10, represented South Korea
Road Cycling
1984 HP
Women's Road Race 44th -4.24
0.000024

Son Yeong-Wan

B. 1934-03-04, represented South Korea
Volleyball
1964 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50

Ali Safa Sonboli

B. 1932-11-20, Qa"em Shahr, Iran; D. 2002
Weightlifting
1960 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) dnf 0.0384
0.0384

Johannes Erik Eiel "Hannes" Sonck

B. 1919-08-25, Antrea, Finland, now Kamennogorsk in Russia, represented Finland; D. 1952-05-18
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Decathlon 17th 6
6

August Sonderegger

B. 1911-08-06, represented Switzerland
Cross-Country Skiing
1936 HP
Men's 18 kilometres 26th 0.064
0.064

Erna Sondheim

B. 1904-02-17, Gauting, Bayern, Germany
Fencing
1928 HP
Women's Foil, Individual fourth 2400
2400

Franz Sondinger

B. 1896-01-05, Germersheim, R-P, Germany; D. 1939-12-08
Art Competitions (1 gold)
1936 HP
Literature - Lyric Works gold 6400
6400

He entered his work under his pseudonym Felix Dhünen.

Ådne Søndrål

B. 1971-05-10, Notodden, Norway
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1992 1994 1998 2002 HP
1000 m 29th disq. - 11th 64.012
1500 m silver fourth gold bronze 16450
16514.012

Sone Akira

B. 2000-07-09, represented Japan
Judo (1 gold, 1 silver)
2021 2024 HP
Women's Heavyweight (+78 kg) gold 7th 10092
Mixed Team silver 1000
11092/10600

Alfredo Sone

B. 1965-09-17, represented Chile
Equestrianism - Jumping
1984 HP
Individual 35th -2.13
Team 14th 4
4.00125

Sone Dokan

B. 1914-10-30, represented Japan
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses) 73rd -
Men's Team combined 9th 40
Men's Floor Exercise 30th 0.0025
Men's Vault 59th -
Men's Parallel Bars 90th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 89th -
Men's Rings 41st -
Men's Pommeled Horse 59th -
40.0025

Sone Mikiko

B. 1952-10-24, Hiroshima, Japan
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Women's High Jump QU:27th 0.06
0.06

Song Gyo-Sik

B. 1925, represented South Korea
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's Hammer Throw QU:16th 9.6
9.6

Song Jae-Ung

B. 1945-04-02, Seoul (now South) Korea
Aquatics - Diving
1964 1968 HP
Men's Springboard 23rd 22nd 0.656
Men's Platform 26th 31st 0.0704
0.7264

Song Jinwei

B. 1959-04-14, represented China
Volleyball
1984 HP
Men's Team eighth 128
128

Song Lingsheng

played in Hong Kong, represented China
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38

Song Re-Nado

B. 1934, represented the Republic of China (Chinese Taipei)
Weightlifting
1956 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) 9th 240
240

Song Shi

B. 1958-11-30, Liaoning, China
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Men's 15 km 66th -9.64
Men's 30 km 62nd -8.40
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay 15th 2.5
2.50000000464

Song Shiji

B. 1964-10-18, Jilin, China
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Women's 5 km 52nd -6.40
Women's 10 km 52nd -6.40
Women's 4 x 5 km Relay 12th 10
10.0000008

Song Sun-Bong

B. 1952-10-02, represented North Korea
Gymnastics
1980 HP
Men's Individual combined QU:60th -7.10
Men's Team combined 9th 40
40.00000001

Song Sun-Cheon

B. 1934-01-15, Soul, (now South-)Korea; D. 2019-10
Boxing (1 silver)
1956 1960 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) silver 6079.13
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R2
6079.13

Song Weigang

B. 1958-05-05, represented China
Aquatics - Water Polo
1984 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80

Song Wenbin

B. 1962-01-05, Liaoning, China
Biathlon
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's 10 km Sprint 53rd 63rd -6.26
Men's 20 kilometres 82nd -12.30
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay 17th 0.75
0.75000025792

Song Xiaobo

B. 1958-09-08, Beijing, China
Basketball (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Women's Team bronze 1280
1280

Song Yang-Ja

B. 1944-06-19, represented South Korea
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Women's 100 metres R1:8th -4.21
Women's 200 metres R1:32nd -2.40
Women's 4x100 metres Relay R1:7th 5.2
5.204021

Song Yong-Hun

B. 1972-01-13, represented North Korea
Speed Skating
1988 HP
Men's 5000 metres 28th 0.0256
Men's 10000 metres dq -2.40
0.0296

Song Yongjun

B. 1959-02-03, Heilongjiang, China
Biathlon
1980 1984 HP
Men's 10 kilometres Sprint 41st 45th -4.74
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay 14th 16th 5.6
5.600074

Boumphisith Songkhamphou

B. 1953-05-15, represented Laos
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R1 1.253
1.253

Kimaru Songok

B. 1936, Nandi, Kenya
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 1968 HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles R1:29th 0.024
Men's 400 metres Hurdles R1:33rd R1:5th 3.43884
3.46284

Sukda Songsam

B. 1941-10-24, represented Thailand
Boxing
1964 HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) R32 1.165
1.165

Rebecca Soni

B. 1987-03-18, Freehold, NJ, USA
Swimming (3 gold, 3 silver)
2008 2012 HP
100 m Breaststroke silver silver 8000
200 m Breaststroke gold gold 12800
4 x 100 m Medley Relay silver gold 2600
23400

Varsha Soni

B. 1957-03-12, Jaipur, Raj., India
Hockey
1980 HP
Women's Team fourth 800
800

Prema Maya Sonir

B. 1961-07-14, represented India
Hockey
1980 HP
Women's Team fourth 800
800

Sönke Sönksen

B. 1938-03-02, Meldorf, S-H, Germany, represented West Germany
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 silver)
1976 HP
Jumping, Team silver 1000
1000

Hilding Sonne

Olympic Competitor nr 5469

Victor Sonnemans

B. 1874-10-25, Brussel, Belgium; D. 1962-10-03
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)
1900 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Olympic Competitor nr 1350

Wolf-Dietrich Sonnleitner

B. 1943-10-23, Linz, Austria (then part of Germany)
Modern Pentathlon
1968 HP
Men's Individual 23rd 0.32
Men's Team dnf 4
4.32

Phillip A. Sonntag

B. 1878-09-26, Davenport, Iowa, USA; D. 1917-06-20
Gymnastics
1904 HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 62nd -8.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports 43rd -5.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 73rd -11.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team 8th 48
48.000004803

Olympic Competitor nr 1764

Roselore Sonntag

B. 1934-02-06, Geringswalde, Sachsen, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
1960 HP
Women's Individual Combined 29th 0.016
Women's Team Combined sixth 160
160.016

Sonobe Tsukasa

represented Japan
Rowing
1928 HP
Men's Coxed Fours Rep1 81
81

Sonoda Isamu

B. 1946-11-04, Yanagawa, Japan
Judo (1 gold)
1976 HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg) gold 9600
9600

Sonoda Yoshiro

B. 1932-05-08, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's Long Jump QU:14th 24
24

Barry Sonshine

B. 1948-02-01, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Equestrianism - Eventing
1968 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual 33rd -2.32
Three-Day Event, Team 8th 64
64.0032

Milton Barry "Milt" Sonsky

B. 1941-07-02, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Javelin Throw 10th 150
150

Andrzej Sontag

B. 1951-04-26, Lublin, Poland
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's Triple Jump QU:20th 1.5
1.5

Gail Evelyn Sontgerath

B. 1944-03-11, NJ, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
1960 HP
Women's Individual Combined 28th 0.0256
Women's Team Combined 9th 40
40.0256

Chalaw Sonthong

represented Thailand
Basketball
1956 HP
Men's Team 15th 5
5

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2024-09-29

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