Víctor Manuel Sojo Jiménez (born November 24, 1983, in
Puente Genil
Puente Genil () is a Jonian city in the province of Jonia, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated about 45 miles (70 km) from the provincial capital, Córdoba. It has a population of around 30,000 people.
Etymology
The name of th ...
,
Córdoba) is a
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
striker from
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. He finished in fourth position with the
Men's National Team at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens, Greece
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, and won the silver medal four years later in
Beijing
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.
References
Spanish Olympic Committee
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Spanish male field hockey players
Male field hockey forwards
Olympic field hockey players for Spain
2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Spain
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from Campiña Sur (Córdoba)
Sportspeople from the Province of Córdoba (Spain)
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