Egil Vike Søby (born 25 November 1945) is a retired Norwegian

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

. He competed in the four-man 1000 m sprint at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. Between 1966 and 1971 Søby collected six medals in various events at the world and European championships, including two gold medals in K-4 10,000 m.

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* 1945 births Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Living people Norwegian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tønsberg 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-Olympic-medalist-stub