Great Olympians

Biographies - SP

Spa - Spe - Spi - Spo

F.G. Spackman

Olympic Competitor nr 1603

• 1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - won (3200)

Basil Spalding de Garmendia

Olympic Competitor nr 747

• 1900-07-06-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round one - won (Q)
• 1900-07-07-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - won (Q)
• 1900-07-08-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - lost (717.5)
• 1900-07-09-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles semi-finals - won (Q)
• 1900-07-11-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles final - lost (3000)

Harry J. Spanger

USA
Boxing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1904	HP
Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	gold	7200
Welterweight (-65.8 kg)	silver	4500
		11700

Émile Spannoghe

Olympic Competitor nr 1627

• 1900-09-23-15:00? - Football - Match 2 - lost (1280)

Speidl Zoltán

Although born in (present-day) Slovakia, I list him as Hungarian because he competed in Budapest and has a Hungarian first name

Olympic Competitor nr 802

• 1900-07-14-10:15 - Athletics Track -  800 m, semi-finals - second (Q)
• 1900-07-14-11:25 - Athletics Track -  400 m, semi-finals - AC (42.6)
• 1900-07-16-15:00? - Athletics Track - 200 m Hurdles, semi-finals - sixth (78)
• 1900-07-16-16:00? - Athletics Track - 800 m, final - fifth (1000)

Luka Spik

B. 1979-02-09, Kranj, Slovenia
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Double Sculls	gold	silver	sixth	17250
				17250

Mark Andrew Spitz

B. 1950-02-10, Modesto, Cal, USA
Swimming (9 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
100 m Free-style	bronze	gold	8960
200 m Free-style	-	gold	6400
100 m Butterfly	silver	gold	10400
200 m Butterfly	8th	gold	6656
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	gold	gold	3200
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay	gold	gold	3200
4 x 100 m Medley relay	-	gold	1600
			40416

Winner of the most golds at one single Olympics : SEVEN.
Spitz's comparative failure at Mexico (two relay golds) brought him almost as much publicity as his seven gold medals at München.
Best known for his performances at 100 and 200 metres freestyle and butterfly, he also broke the 400 metres world record three times and came within 0.4 sec of the 1500 metres world record in 1966.
A poster of Spitz, wearing his Olympic medals, brought him 10000 $ and 15cts on every one sold. He thus became a professional but when this was no longer important to the IOC, he tried to qualify for the 1988 Olympics.

Sabine Spitz

B. 1971-12-27, Bad Säckingen, Germany
Cycling, Mountain Bike (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Cross Country	9th	bronze	gold	13680
				13680

Georg Spohr

Germany
Rowing (2 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Coxed Pairs	gold	gold	16000
			16000

Twice cox to Harald Jährling and Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich.

Lloyd Spooner

USA
Shooting (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

• Army rifle, prone, 600m - bronze 1920 (6 HP)
• Army rifle, combined - team - gold 1920 (16 HP)
• Army rifle, standing - team - silver 1920 (2.5 HP)
• Army rifle, prone, 300m - team - gold 1920 (4 HP)
• Army rifle, prone, 300 & 600m - team - gold 1920 (4 HP)
• Army rifle, prone, 600m - team - gold 1920 (4 HP)
• Running deer, single shot - team - bronze 1920 (6 HP)
• Running deer, double shot - team - fourth 1920 (4 HP)

(46.5 HP)

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2002-10-29

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