# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/egil-s-by
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:50:15.030Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/egil-s-by"
name: "Egil Søby"
slug: "egil-s-by"
description: "Egil Vike Søby is a retired Norwegian sprint canoeist. 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."
tagline: "Norwegian canoe racer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Egil_S%C3%B8by%2C_Tore_Berger_1968.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Norway"
  isoCode: "NO"
birthDate: "1945-11-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm8327463"
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    title: "Egil Søby"
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    title: "Egil Søby"
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    title: "Egil Søby"
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    title: "Egil Søby"
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    title: "Egil Søby"
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    title: "Egil Søby"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump