Sonny Spencer

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sonny Spencer
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1903-05-18)18 May 1903
Mitcham, London, England
Died21 November 1943(1943-11-21) (aged 40)
Nigg, Scotland
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event1500 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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Sonny Spencer". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Casualty Details: Spencer, Sydney Albert". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

External links[edit]

Flag of United KingdomBiography iconStub icon 2

This biographical article relating to British athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sonny_Spencer&oldid=1156384096"