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Born | Barlovento, Venezuela | 21 July 1955
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Abraham Sojo (born 21 July 1955) is a Venezuelan former tennis player. [1]
Born in Barlovento, Sojo represented Venezuela in four Davis Cup ties and was a singles bronze medalist at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games in Medellín.
Sojo now coaches tennis and was briefly captain of Venezuela's Davis Cup team in 1992. [2]
Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojo is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Sojo filled a role as a utility infielder and won four World Series championships with the Yankees. After he retired he became the manager of the Venezuelan national baseball team. He is a member of the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Vicente Emilio Sojo was a Venezuelan musicologist, educator and composer, born in Guatire, Miranda.
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Jorge Andrew is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. Most of his tennis success was in doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up at three doubles events. Andrew was a member of the Venezuelan Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1984, posting a 6–25 record in singles and a 7–10 record in doubles.
Mauricio Echazú Puente is an former Peruvian tennis player nicknamed "Garrita" because of his grinding playing style and fight spirit. He was a regular member of the Peruvian Davis Cup team.
Andrea Gámiz Pérez is a professional tennis player from Venezuela.
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Cocodrilos de Caracas is a Venezuelan professional basketball club based in Caracas. Established in 1990, the club competes in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB), and has won the national championship six times. The Cocodrilos' home games are played at the Parque Naciones Unidas.
Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace is a Venezuelan professional tennis player. He achieved a career high ATP ranking of World No. 282 on 9 June 2014. He reached his highest doubles ranking in October 2016 of No. 670. He has won eleven ITF titles in singles and nine in doubles.
David Souto is a Venezuelan former tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of 208 achieved on 21 April 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 307 achieved on 28 April 2014.
Luis David Martínez is a Venezuelan tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 85 achieved on 3 July 2023. He also has a career-high singles ranking of No. 390 achieved on 10 February 2014
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Garly Enrique Sojo Tilvez was a Venezuelan professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he played the point guard position. He was a promising player in Venezuelan basketball, as he won the LPB Most Valuable Player award in 2022. Sojo played for the Venezuela national team, among others at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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