Sonny Spencer
British middle-distance runner
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Nationality | British |
Born | (1903-05-18)18 May 1903 Mitcham, London, England |
Died | 21 November 1943(1943-11-21) (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.[1] He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during World War II.[3]
Personal life
Spencer served as a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[4] He was killed in a night training accident when his Short Sunderland crashed at Nigg on 21 November 1943.[2] Spencer is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.[4]
References
- ^ "Sonny Spencer". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Spencer, Sydney Albert". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
External links
- Sonny Spencer at Olympedia
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