Sonny Spencer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 18 May 1903 Mitcham, London, England |
| Died | 21 November 1943 (aged 40) Nigg, Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Middle-distance running |
| Event | 1500 metres |
Sonny Spencer (18 May 1903 – 21 November 1943) was a British middle-distance runner, whho competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Spencer finished third behind Cecil Griffiths in the 880 yards event at the 1923 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
At the 1924 Olympic Games, Spencer competed in the men's 1500 metres.[5]
Spencer served as a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[6] He was killed in a night training accident when his Short Sunderland crashed at Nigg on 21 November 1943.[5] Spencer is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sonny Spencer". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sonny Spencer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Spencer, Sydney Albert". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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