Bruno Sorić ( it, Bruno Sorich; 16 May 1904 – 7 June 1942), was a

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n rower who competed for

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in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. In 1924 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Italian boat in the men's eight competition. He was killed in action during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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Bruno Sorich at databaseOlympics.com
* * 1904 births 1942 deaths Sportspeople from Zadar Italian male rowers Italian people of Croatian descent Croatian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Italian military personnel killed in World War II {{Croatia-rowing-bio-stub