Angel Somov

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Angel Somov
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Angel Somov at the Winter Olympics in 2014
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
SportBobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh

Angel Somov (born August 29, 1990 in Vienna) is an Austrian bobsledder. [1]

Somov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Austria. He teamed with driver Benjamin Maier, Markus Sammer, Stefan Withalm and Sebastian Heufler in the four-man event, finishing 21st. [2] [3]

Somov made his World Cup debut in January 2014. As of April 2014, his best finish is 22nd, in a four-man event in 2013-14 at Konigssee. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 FIBT Profile Archived February 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014.


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