Great Olympians

Biographies - SPA

Vladimír Špaček

B. 1939-10-29, Trenčín, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	R1:dq	1.3
		1.3

Desmond William Joseph Spackman

B. 1929-01-04, Crookwell, NSW, Australia
Hockey

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	fifth	sixth	820
			820

Frederick George "Fred" Spackman

B. 1878-09-16, Sandgate, England, Great Britain; D. 1942-05-30
Football (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1603

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

Romedi Spada

B. 1925-03-08, Sankt Moritz, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	18th	1.92
		1.92

Arthur Spaenhoven

B. 1934-04-09, Antwerpen, Belgium
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	11th	96
		96

Giuseppe Spagnoli

B. 1947-02-01, Genova, Italy; D. 2003-02-14
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Aleksa Spahić

B. 1899-11-06, Čapljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then part of Austria-Hungary, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1975-07-11
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Pentathlon	24th	0.16
		0.16

He was born in Bosnia (actually in Herzegovina), was member of a sportclub in Zagreb (Croatia), and died in Beograd (Serbia). I have decided to go with birthplace for Yugoslavians.

Francis James "Frank" Spain

B. 1909-02-17, Quiltman, Geor., USA; D. 1977-06-23
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

John Kenneth "Ken" Spain

B. 1946-10-06, Houston, Texas, USA; D. 1990-10-11
Basketball (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Ljubiša Spajić

B. 1926-03-07, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2004-03-28
Football (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Aristidis Spalieris

Olympic Competitor nr 2668

1906-04-24-09:00 - Rowing - Six-man Naval Rowing Boats - fourth (600)

Antonio Spallino

B. 1925-04-01, Como, Italy; D. 2017-09-27
Fencing (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Foil, individual		bronze	3200
Foil, Team	silver	gold	2600
			5800

Guillermo Spamer M.

B. 1952-07-15, represented Mexico
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep:5th	6.48
		6.48

Otello Spampani

B. 1918-02-18, Cittiglio, Italy
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:3rd	68
		68

Slavko Špan

B. 1938-05-25, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	R1:20th	1.5
		1.5

Nikos Michaelis "Nick" Spanakos

B. 1938-07-26, New York, NY, USA
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	1.088
		1.088

Arvid Spångberg

Olympic Competitor nr 4438

1908-07-22-11:30 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), round one, pool four - first (Q)
1908-07-23-11:30 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-15:15 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), final - third (1920)

Roland Otto Eugen Spångberg

B. 1923-02-04, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2011-05-09
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	fifth	R2:3rd	545.5
			545.5

Pierpaolo Spangaro

B. 1942-06-26, Trieste, Italy; D. 2011-08-12
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle		R1:23rd	0.256
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:34th		0.002
			0.258

Livio Spanghero

B. 1920-02-07, Monfalcone, Italy; D. 2008-04-02
Sailing

	1948	HP
One-Person Dinghy (Firefly)	14th	24
		24

Albert Späni

B. 1927-12-24, Feussberg, Switzerland
Shooting

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Free Pistol	sixth			960.384
Free Pistol			23rd	960.384
				960.384

Otakar Španiel

Olympic Competitor nr 4969

1912-03-01 - Art Competitions - Sculpture - AC (1169)
1936 0.083

Henry John "Harry" Spanjer

B. 1873-01-09, Grand Rapids, Mich., USA; D. 1958-07-16
Boxing (1 gold, 1 silver)

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

Olympic Competitor nr 2277

1904-09-21-14:00? - Boxing - Lightweight, quarter-finals - won (Q)
1904-09-21-16:00? - Boxing - Lightweight, semi-finals - won (Q)
1904-09-21-17:00? - Boxing - Welterweight, semi-finals - won (Q)
1904-09-22-15:30? - Boxing - Lightweight, final - won (7200)
1904-09-22-16:00? - Boxing - Welterweight, final - lost (4500)

Lorenz Spann

B. 1876-10-06, Newark, NJ, USA; D. 1972-02
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	26th	0.048
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	22nd	0.075
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	36th	-3.12
		0.12312

Olympic Competitor nr 1727

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 36th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 22nd (0.075) - Individual combined - 26th (0.048)

Werner Spannagel

B. 1909-10-06, Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; D. 1943-12-23
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	QF	861
		861

Hilaire Frederique Spannoghe

B. 1879-10-30, Grembergen, Belgium
Football (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Olympic Competitor nr 1627

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

Alexandros Spanoudakis

B. 1928, Khania, Greece; D. 2019-03-10
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:3rd	1.36
		1.36

Ioannis "Jean" Spanoudakis

B. 1931, Khania, Greece; D. 2010-06
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:3rd	1.36
		1.36

Edmond Spapen

represented Belgium
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1928	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Anna Rita Sparaciari

B. 1959-03-03, Ancona, Italy
Fencing

	1980	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R2:5th	2.863
Women's Foil, Team	fifth	250
		252.863

René Sparenberg

B. 1918-12-03, Semarang, Java, Dutch East Indies, lived in Hilversum, represented the Netherlands; D. 2013-07-01
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

John Arthur "Jack" Spargo

B. 1931-06-03, Hermosa Beach, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Percy Spark

B. 1894-06-04, Durris, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1953-08-29
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Pentathlon	27th	0.04
Men's Decathlon	dnf	0.00064
		0.04064

Paul William Sparkes

B. 1960-08-03, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	19th	1.6
		1.6

Robert Earl "Bob" Sparks

B. 1947-09-11, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Handball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	14th	10th	58
			58

Louis, Count Sparre

Olympic Competitor nr 6288

1912-07-10-10:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, final, match two - lost - fourth (400)
1912-07-11-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - third (Q)
1912-07-12-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, quarterfinals - fifth

Rosemary Sparrow

B. 1925-07-06, represented Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Women's Downhill	30th	0.0075
Women's Combined	25th	0.075
		0.0825

Léon Spartz

B. 1927-04-17, Lieler, Luxembourg; D. 1997-08-07
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Jürgen Sparwasser

B. 1948-06-04, Halberstadt, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Football (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Alfredo Spasciani

B. 1891, represented Italy
Bobsleigh

	1924	HP
Men's Four/Five	dnf	120
		120

Nada Spasić

B. 1934-03-07, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2015-08-07
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	84th	-
Women's Team All-Around	11th	16
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	8th	64
Women's Floor Exercise	101st	-
Women's Horse Vault	54th	-
Women's Uneven Bars	101st	-
Women's Balance Beam	82nd	-
		80.00000004

Nothing to determine a nationality from, so I use the default for Yugoslavians: Serbian

Milan Spasojević

B. 1950-03-15, Niš, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:25th		10th	150.15
				150.15

Petar Spasov

B. 1934-03-13, Sofia, Bulgaria
Boxing

	1952	1960	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	QF		1894.2
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)		QF	1894.2
			1894.2

Valentin Spasov

B. 1946-04-16, Sofia, Bulgaria
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	(10th)	50
		50

Rositsa Spasova

B. 1954-11-28, represented Bulgaria
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Single Sculls	fourth	fourth	4800
			4800

Saltirka Parvanova Spasova-Tarpova

B. 1933-07-22, Gulyantsi, Bulgaria
Gymnastics

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	19th	36th	45th	1.60064
Women's Team All-Around	7th		8th	164
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	12th			10
Women's Floor Exercise	71st	30th	-	0.0025
Women's Horse Vault	27th	35th	-	0.01025
Women's Uneven Bars	26th	27th	-	0.026
Women's Balance Beam	12th	54th	-	10
				185.63939

Milan Spasovski

B. 1951-03-24, represented Yugoslavia
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Singles	9th	240
		240

The MADMen indicate this athlete is North Macedonian.

Fedele Spatazza

B. 1954-06-26, Tunis, Tunisia, represented Italy
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Combined	108th	-17.26
Men's Team Combined	16th	1.6
		1.6

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2023-06-28

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