Rodney Ewart Soher (27 November 1893 – 25 January 1983) was a

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der who competed during the early 1920s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the

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Personal life

Soher shared a home in

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with actor

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References

Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
*Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-Man". In ''The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 559. 1893 births 1983 deaths Bobsledders at the 1924 Winter Olympics British male bobsledders Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain {{Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub