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Sokol
Sokol
The Sokol movement is a youth sport movement and gymnastics organization first founded in Czech region of Austria-Hungary, Prague, in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner...

is a Pan-Slavic physical education movement, with origins in the Czech lands.

Sokol, Sokół, or Szokol meaning falcon in Slavic languages, may also refer to:

Other uses

  • Sokol Auditorium
    Sokol Auditorium
    The Sokol Auditorium is located at 2234 South 13th Street in the Little Bohemia neighborhood of south Omaha, Nebraska. It is a local icon for its historical context, as well as modern musical performances and gymnastics....

    , a building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
  • Sokol space suit
    Sokol space suit
    The Sokol space suit is a type of Russian space suit, worn by all who fly on the Soyuz spacecraft. It was introduced in 1973 and is still used . The Sokol is described by its makers as a rescue suit, and it is not capable of being used outside the spacecraft in a spacewalk or extra-vehicular...

    , used in the Soviet space program
  • Sokół motorcycles, a brand of motorcycles, produced in Poland before World War II
  • ORP Sokół (disambiguation), name of three submarines of the Polish Navy
  • PZL W-3 Sokół, a Polish helicopter
  • Sokol (train)
    Sokol (train)
    Sokol was a planned high speed train in Russia. It was to be a successor of the ER200 for use on the Moscow-St. Petersburg mainline, and was designed to operate at a cruising speed of 300 km/h . A prototype was built in 1997 and tested by Russian High Speed Railway Shareholding Co.The Sokol...

    , a stopped high speed Russian train project
  • Sokol design bureau
    Sokol design bureau
    Sokol plant is a manufacturer of MiG fighters, based in Nizhny Novgorod. It was founded n 1932 and is also known as "Aviation Plant 21", named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze. During 45 years of serial production the plant manufactured about 13,500 combat aircraft....

    , a Soviet aerospace company a Yugoslav cargo ship
  • Sokol (camera)
    Sokol (camera)
    Sokol and Sokol-2 - a Soviet 35 mm photo camera brand. In 1966-1986 more than 400 000 were produced by LOMO, some were exported to Europe.- Technical parameters :*Type: Rangefinder camera*Lens: Industar-70, non-removable*Shutter: Central...

     a Soviet photo camera brand

Places

  • Sokol District
    Sokol District
    Sokol District is a district of Northern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Population: The name of the district was given after the settlement of Sokol built in the 1920s. Earlier, the village of Vsekhsvyatskoye existed on this location...

    , a district in Northern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia
  • Sokol, Russia
    Sokol, Russia
    Sokol is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.Urban localities*Sokol, Vologda Oblast, a town in Vologda Oblast*Sokol, Magadan Oblast, an urban-type settlement under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of Magadan, Magadan Oblast...

    , name of several inhabited localities in Russia
  • Sokol (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro
  • Sokol Airport
    Sokol Airport
    Sokol Airport is an airport in Sokol in Magadan Oblast, Russia. The airport is located 70 km north of the Magadan city center. The airport is sometimes confused with Dolinsk-Sokol air base, which was home to the fighters that shot down Korean Air Flight 007.In 1991, the town gained...

    , an airport in Magadan, Russia
  • Sokoľ
    Sokol
    The Sokol movement is a youth sport movement and gymnastics organization first founded in Czech region of Austria-Hungary, Prague, in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner...

    , a village in eastern Slovakia
  • Sokół, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
  • Sokół, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
  • Sokół, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland)

Family name

  • Sokollu Mehmed Paşa, Ottoman statesman
  • David L. Sokol
    David L. Sokol
    David L. Sokol was a Chairman, President and CEO of NetJets along with Chairman of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, of which Berkshire Hathaway holds a 100% and 89.8% stake respectively. He resigned March 28, 2011, amid an insider trading scandal.-Early life:The youngest of five children,...

    , American businessman
  • Jan Sokol (philosopher)
    Jan Sokol (philosopher)
    Jan Sokol is a Czech philosopher, former dissident, politician and translator. In 1990-1992 he was MP, 1998 Minister of Education, 2003 coalition candidate to the office of President of the Czech Republic...

    , Czech philosopher
  • Ján Sokol
    Ján Sokol
    Ján Sokol is a Slovak priest and former Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Trnava.-Life:He studied at a grammar school in Topoľčany and studied theology and philosophy in Bratislava, before being ordained as a priest in 1957...

    , Slovak Archbishop
  • Jason Sokol
    Jason Sokol
    Jason Sokol is an American historian and a visiting professor at Cornell University's Department of History.Sokol has published many articles, including the most recent: Past Imperfect in American Prospect...

    , American historian
  • Koloman Sokol
    Koloman Sokol
    Koloman Sokol was one of the most prominent Slovak painters, graphic artists and illustrators...

    , Slovak-American artist
  • Kyle Sokol
    Kyle Sokol
    Kyle Sokol is an American bassist and skateboarder.Kyle Sokol is known for his style of bass playing that mostly consists of fast technical bass lines and has played in bands such as Kyle Sokol is an American [[bassist]] and [[skateboarder]]....

    , American bassist
  • Marilyn Sokol
    Marilyn Sokol
    Marilyn Sokol is an actress, comedienne, teacher, singer, writer/director. She has won an Emmy Award, an Obie Award, and a Bistro Award. She lives in New York City...

    , American actress
  • Ondřej Sokol
    Ondrej Sokol
    Ondřej Sokol , is a Czech director, actor and translator.Sokol was born at Šumperk, Czechoslovakia. After studying five years at Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague he joined a theatre in Mladá Boleslav. Three years later he moved to The Drama Club in Prague...

    , Czech director
  • Sasha Sokol
    Sasha Sokol
    Sasha Sökol is a Mexican singer, composer, actress, and TV host. She has sold more than 5 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...

    , Mexican singer
  • Tony Sokol (born 1963), American playwright and musician
  • Viktar Sokal (Viktor Sokol), Byelorussian soccer player
  • Vilem Sokol
    Vilem Sokol
    Vilem Sokol was a Czech-American conductor and professor of music at the University of Washington from 1948 to 1985, where he taught violin, viola, conducting, as well as music appreciation classes directed primarily toward non-music majors...

    , conductor and music professor
  • Sokół (rapper), Polish rapper

Szokol

  • Zsolt Szokol
    Zsolt Szokol
    Zsolt Szokol is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Újpest FC. Although uncommon for defenders, Szokol is said to be one of the fastest players of his generation.-Békéscsaba:...

     (born 1990), Hungarian football defender
  • Carl Szokoll
    Carl Szokoll
    Carl Szokoll was an Austrian resistance fighter involved in the July 20 Plot, major in the Wehrmacht, and, after the war, author and film producer.-Early life:...

     (1915–2004), Austrian resistance fighter

See also

  • Sokolov (disambiguation)
  • Sokolow
    Sokolow
    ----People:* Nahum Sokolow , Jewish Hebrew language writer and Zionist leader* Deb Sokolow, American artist* Fred Sokolow American Musician* Tobi Sokolow , American bridge player...

  • Sokil (disambiguation)
  • Sokal (disambiguation)
    Sokal (disambiguation)
    - Places :* Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sokal, an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church- People :* Alan Sokal , U.S. physicist and mathematician, famous for the Sokal Affair...

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