Great Olympians

Biographies - SOR

(Jorge) Rodolfo Soracco Ríos

B. 1927-07-27, Lima, Peru
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Giuseppe Soravia

B. 1948-01-23, Valle di Cadore, Italy; D. 1980-11-26
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Two	16th	8
		8

Warren Alfred Sorby

B. 1965-08-28, Suva, Fiji
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 50 m Freestyle		57th	-7.40
Men's 100 m Freestyle	57th	66th	-7.40
Men's 100 m Backstroke	40th		-3.10
Men's 100 m Butterfly	49th		-5.16
Men's 200 m Individual Medley	39th		-3.16
			0.00026168064

Massinet Sorcinelli

B. 1922-02-27, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 1971-08-12
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Söre János

B. 1935-05-14, Budapest, Hungary
Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's 1000 m Time Trial	10th	150
		150

Aksel Sørensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6119

1912-07-08-16:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - second (1000)

Arne T. Sorensen

B. 1934-01-21, Varde, Denmark, represented Canada; D. 2018-05-19
Shooting

	1972	1976	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions	49th		-5.16
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone		sixth	640
			640.0000016

August Sørensen

B. 1896-11-15, Helsingør, Denmark; D. 1979-03-01
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	QF:4th	3.112
Men's 200 m	QF:4th	3.112
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	fifth	250
		256.224

Bernhardt Møller Sørensen

B. 1908-11-30, København, Denmark; D. 1958-07-02
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

(Carl) Bjarne Sørensen

B. 1954-12-23, Rudersdal, Denmark
Cycling - Track

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 1000 m Time Trial		8th	384
Men's Team Pursuit	13th		19.2
			403.2

Dan Ibsen Sørensen

B. 1954-10-05, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	12th	50
		50

Dicki Arne Tommy Sörensen

B. 1940-11-08, Uppsala, Sweden
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Épée, Team	R2	32.5
		32.50000045

Eigil Sørensen

B. 1948-06-24, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
		-28.60

Einar Sörensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6189

1912-07-09-11:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match five - tied
1912-07-09-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match seven - won - qualified
1912-07-09-14:40? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match three - won
1912-07-09-16:20? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match eight - won
1912-07-09-17:40? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match twelve - won - qualified
1912-07-10-10:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, final, match two - lost
1912-07-10-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, final, match four - lost
1912-07-10-13:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, final, match five - won - fourth (400)
1912-07-11-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-12-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
1912-07-13-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-13-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, final - fifth (1250)

Eric Sörensen

B. 1913-09-07, Linköping, Sweden; D. 1990-02-27
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1948	HP
Jumping, Individual	fifth	1250
Jumping, Team	dnf	4
		1254

Erik Hammer Sørensen

B. 1902-09-03, Århus, Denmark; D. 1973-01-21
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	2.69
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:9th	0.0018
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	0.936
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:7th	0.000000037
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	1.065
		4.692800037

Frode Sørensen

B. 1912-02-08, København, Denmark; D. 1980-08-01
Cycling - Road (1 silver)

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	fifth	12th	1300
Men's Road Race, Team	silver	ac	1027
			2327

(Jens) Gerhardt Sørensen

B. 1921-03-23, Højby, Denmark; D. 2002-07-18
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	86
		86

Geraldine Ann "Gerry" Sorensen

B. 1958-10-15, Kimberley, BC, Canada
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Women's Downhill	sixth	640
		640

Gunnar Ibsen Sørensen

B. 1913-06-27, Thisted, Denmark; D. 2004-05-10
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	sixth	480
		480

Gyri Tove Sørensen

B. 1951-06-12, Oslo, Norway
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's Downhill	17th	4
Women's Giant Slalom	28th	0.0256
Women's Slalom	dnf	-4.40
		4.02564

Hans Aurelius Sørensen

B. 1900-06-01, Århus, Denmark; D. 1984-03-28
Sailing

	1948	HP
6 metres	10th	50
		50

Hans Christian Sørensen

B. 1900-10-11, Drigstrup, Denmark; D. 1984-01-23
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	silver	1000
		1000

Hans Laurids Sørensen

B. 1901-08-13, Kirke Hvalsø, Denmark; D. 1974-11-14
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	silver	1000
		1000

Hans Olav Sørensen

B. 1942-11-16, Selbu, Norway
Ski Jumping

	1964	HP
Men's Normal Hill	8th	256
		256

Harry Sørensen (1)

B. 1892-04-19, Flensburg, Denmark; D. 1963-09-14
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Free system	gold	1600
		1600

Harry Sørensen (2)

B. 1946-12-02, Silkeborg, Denmark
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	9th	80
		80

Helle Sørensen

B. 1963-05-22, Sjælland, Denmark
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Women's Road Race	seventh	600
		600

Helmuth Nyborg Sørensen

B. 1937-01-05, Løsning, Denmark
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	bronze	640
		640

Henrik Sørensen

B. 1897-05-27, Ringsted, Denmark
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Cross-Country	27th	0.05
Men's Cross-Country, Team	7th	100
		100.05

(Poul) Henrik Sørensen

B. 1924-08-21, Kalundborg, Denmark
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:5th	12.8
		12.8

He was also on the team in 1960, but did not play.

Inge Sørensen

B. 1924-07-18, Gentofte, Denmark; D. 2011-03-09
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	bronze	3840
		3840

She won a medal aged 12 years and 25 days, still the youngest individual medalist at the Olympics.

Jens Sørensen

B. 1941-04-04, København, Denmark; D. 2020-11-21
Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Jens Christian Sørensen

B. 1949-08-20, Århus, Denmark
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m	SF:4th	51
		51

John Rungsted Sørensen

B. 1934-10-05, København, Denmark
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	bronze	3200
		3200

Jørgen Leschly Sørensen

B. 1922-09-24, Lumby, Denmark; D. 1999-02-21
Football (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Jørn Sørensen

B. 1936-10-17, Tårs, Denmark
Football (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Karsten Steen Sørensen

B. 1948-02-04, Århus, Denmark
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Kjell Sørensen

B. 1930-08-18, Skedsmo, Norway; D. 2012-06-25
Shooting

	1968	HP
Trap	39th	-3.24
		0.00024

Marinus Sørensen

B. 1898-01-29, København, Denmark; D. 1965-02-13
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	QF:4th	3.112
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	fifth	250
		253.112

Mogens Frederik Sørensen

B. 1930-01-22, Rungsted, Denmark; D. 2006-01-15
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:dns	68.25
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:3rd	615
		683.25

Odd Wang Sørensen

B. 1922-12-22, Borge, Norway; D. 2004-04-10
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Ole Sørensen

B. 1883-09-22, Stokke, Norway; D. 1958-02-25

Olympic Competitor nr 7142

1920-07-07-12:00? - Sailing - 10 Meter class (1907 rating), race one - raced alone
1920-07-08-12:30? - Sailing - 10 Meter class (1907 rating), race two - raced alone
1920-07-09-10:30? - Sailing - 10 Meter class (1907 rating), race three - raced alone - first (3200)

Ole Nørskov Sørensen

B. 1952-01-13, Århus, Denmark
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Ole Toft Sorensen

B. 1948-04-23, Randers, Denmark, represented Canada
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	19th	2.4
		2.4

(Svend Erik) Olaf Sørensen

B. 1917-11-30, Århus, Denmark; D. 2008-05-25
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Marathon	48th	0.00000384
		0.00000384

Poul Sørensen

B. 1906-08-03, Maribo, Denmark; D. 1951-07-01
Cycling - Road (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	28th	0.032
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	(gold)	-
		0.032

Raymond Stephen "Ray" Sorensen

B. 1922-02-12, Warren, Penn., USA
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	63rd	-
Men's Team All-Around	7th	100
Men's Floor Exercise	72nd	-
Men's Horse Vault	59th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	72nd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	46th	-
Men's Rings	91st	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	41st	-
		100

Ruben Sørensen

B. 1954-01-01, Randers, Denmark
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:35th	-2.10
		0.001

Sigfred Sørensen

B. 1907-03-16, København, Denmark; D. 1962-09-19
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Søren Sørensen

B. 1897-04-20, Drigstrup, Denmark; D. 1965-03-11
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	silver	1000
		1000

Sven Palle Sørensen

B. 1898-11-23, Copenhagen, Denmark
Aquatics - Diving

	1920	1924	HP
Platform, plain (5 & 10m)	R1:5th	R1:7th	18.28
Platform, fancy (5 & 10m)	R1:5th	7th	482
			500.28

Svend Aage Holm Sørensen

B. 1913-04-15, København, Denmark; D. 2004-04-29
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	sixth	480
		480

Svend Aage Rye Sørensen

B. 1926-08-03, Øster-Hassing, Denmark; D. 2002-09-27
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-58 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

Willy Sørensen

B. 1904-03-03, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1981-07-09
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

John Sörenson

Olympic Competitor nr 5997

1912-07-08-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - first (1600)
1920 1600
bonus 1600

Stefán Sörensson

B. 1926-10-24, Tjörneshreppur, Iceland; D. 2010-01-07
Athletics - Track & Field

	1948	HP
Men's Triple Jump	ac	0.096
		0.096

Eberhard Sorge

Olympic Competitor nr 6272

1912-07-10-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fourth (400)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fifth (250)

Jana Sorgers

B. 1967-08-04, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic in 1988
Rowing (2 gold)

	1988	1992	1996	HP
Women's Quadruple Sculls	gold		gold	14400
				14400

Marco Soria Galvarro

B. 1953-06-06, represented Bolivia
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.24
Men's 1000 m Time Trial	26th	0.096
		0.096

Philippe Soria

B. 1942-05-09, Mazagran, Algeria, represented France
Sailing

	1968	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	8th	384
		384

Sixto Soria Cabrera

B. 1954-04-27, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Boxing (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

David Soriano

B. 1944-06-26, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:16th	1.6
		1.6

Gilberto Soriano Ramírez

B. 1945-05-13, represented Mexico
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m	Rep:5th	0.204
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	Rep:6th	0.5
		0.704

Luis Eduardo Soriano

B. 1929-03-08, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:19th	0.4
		0.4

Manuel Soriano Nieto

B. 1945-12-08, Vélez-Rubio, Spain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:20th	1.5
		1.5

Bruno Sorić

name witten in 1924 as

Bruno Sorich

B. 1904-05-16, Zadar, Croatia, then part of Austria, from 1920 to 1947 Italian, represented Italy; D. 1942-06-07
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Odd Sørli

B. 1954-11-29, København, Denmark, represented Norway
Alpine Skiing

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	25th	19th	1.7
Men's Slalom	dnf	20th	dnf	1
				2.7

Reidar Sørlie

B. 1909-03-12, Sarpsborg, Norway; D. 1969-02-12
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Discus Throw	fourth	2400
		2400

Josef Šorm

B. 1932-03-02, Dvůr Krá:lové nad Labem, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Udomsilp Sornbudnark

B. 1948-06-01, Lop Buri, Thailand
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Sverre Øyvind Sørnes

B. 1945-02-20, Kvam, Norway
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:11th	-4.55
		0.000055

Teresa Jadwiga Soroka

B. 1960-08-11, Wałcz, Poland
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Eights	sixth	320
		320

Stanislav Nikolayevich Sorokin

B. 1941-02-17, Noginsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1991-02-02
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Vasily Vasiliyevich Sorokin

B. 1927, represented the Soviet Union
Shooting

	1956	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	24th	0.24
		0.24

Vitaly Ivanovich Sorokin

B. 1935-12-08, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1995
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:6th	SF:5th	40.256
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	bronze	8th	704
			744.256

Hossein Soroudi

represented Iran
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Jamileh Sorouri

B. 1950-03-08, represented Iran
Artistic Gymnastics

	1964	HP
Women's Individual combined	82nd	-12.40
		-12.40

Nabiollah "Nabi" Sorouri

B. 1933, represented Iran; D. 2002
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1956	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Sergio Sorrentino

B. 1924-07-19, Trieste, Italy; D. 2017-07-01
Sailing

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	sixth		sixth	1408
				1408

Sverre Sørsdal

B. 1900-08-05, Hamar, Norway; D. 1996-03-21
Boxing (1 silver, 1 bronze)

1920 1924 1928 HP

Light Heavyweight (-79.4 kg) silver bronze 13464

Heavyweight (+79.4 kg) fourth

13464

Carl Thorbjørn "Charles" Sorum

B. 1867-03-11 Oslo, Oslo, Norway, naturalized in March 1900; D. 1935-08-18
Gymnastics

1904 HP

Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 37th -3.30

Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports 72nd -11.75

Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 31st -2.12

Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team sixth 120

120.0015

Olympic Competitor nr 1722

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 31st
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 72nd - Individual combined - 37th - Team - sixth (120)

Wenche Sørum

B. 1951-07-10, Oslo, Norway
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 1500 metres	SF:14th	16
		16

Kusolwan Sorut

B. 1941-01-01, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:7th	-3.17
Women's 200 metres	R1:30th	0.01
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:8th	2.5
		2.51017

Birger Sörvik

Olympic Competitor nr 3876

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Haakon Sörvik

Olympic Competitor nr 3877

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Leif Sörvik

Olympic Competitor nr 6779

1912-07-17-12:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2024-02-27

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	37th	-3.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	72nd	-11.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	31st	-2.12
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	sixth	120
		120.0015