Great Olympians

Biographies - SPO


Ben Spock

B. 1903-05-02, New Haven, Conn., USA; D. 1998-03-15
Rowing (1 gold)
1924 HP
Men's Eights gold 3200
3200

Not Mr. Spock, the famous Vulcan, but Dr. Spock, the famous Child Carer.


Patricia C. Spohn

B. 1961-03-18, represented Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Women's 200 m Breaststroke 38th -3.26
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay 13th 6.4
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay 14th 4
10.400256


Georg Spohr

B. 1951-01-24, Magdeburg, S-A, Germany; represented East Germany
Rowing (2 gold)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs gold gold 16000
16000

Twice cox to Harald Jährling and Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich.


Marian Spojda

B. 1901-01-04, Posen, Germany, now Poznań, represented Poland; D. 1940-04-16
Football
1924 HP
Men's Football R1 0.85
0.85


Antonin Šponar

B. 1920-04-08, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2002-11
Alpine Skiing
1948 HP
Men's Downhill 17th 3
Men's Combined 9th 120
Men's Slalom 22nd 0.4
123.4


Valentina Spongia

B. 1958-10-12, Trieste, Italy
Artistic Gymnastics
1976 HP
Women's Individual combined QU:68th -9.26
Women's Team combined 12th 10
10.000000000256


Roberto Sponza

B. 1951-08-20, Trieste, Italy
Sailing
1976 HP
Two Person Dinghy (470) 14th 20
50


Edwin Clifford "Cliff" Spooner

B. 1933-12-21, Newport, Wales, Great Britain
Aquatics - Water Polo
1956 HP
Men's Team 7th 200
200


Hugh Spooner

B. 1957-11-25, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay 8th 64
64


Lloyd Spooner

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

Olympic Competitor nr 7228


Natalie Marie Spooner

B. 1990-10-17, Scarborough, Ont., Canada
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)
2014 2018 2022 HP
Women's Team gold silver gold 12600
12600


Zeki Rıza Sporel

B. 1898-02-28, İstanbul, Turkey, then part of the Ottoman Empire; D. 1969-11-03
Football
1924 1928 HP
Men's Football R1 R2 27.23
27.23


Erich Spörer

B. 1911-04-23, Zella-Mahls, Thür., Germany; D. 1977-11-11
Shooting
1952 HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions 18th 2.56
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone fifth 1000
1002.56


Stanislaw "Stane" Šporn

B. 1904-04-01, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's Marathon 41st 0.000096
0.000096


Ángel Edmundo Sposato

B. 1922-05-17, represented Argentina
Weightlifting
1952 HP
Middleweight (-75 kg) 7th 600
600


Barbora Špotáková

B. 1981-06-30, Jablonex nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Athletics (2 gold, 1 bronze)
2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 HP
Javelin Throw QU:23rd gold gold bronze QU:14th 34560.576
34596.576


John Spotswood

B. 1960-08-60, Carlisle, England, Great Britain
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 1988 HP
Men's 15 km 57th 0.00025604
Men's 15 km Classical 38th
Men's 30 km 54th -6.32
Men's 30 km Classical 54th
Men's 50 km 45th -4.10
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay 14th 16th 5.6
5.60026636


Eli Henry "Spotted Tail"

B. 1883, Ohsweken, Ont., Canada
Lacrosse (1 bronze)
1904 HP
Men's Team bronze 1500
1500

The Mohawk Indians are credited with the bronze medal, but they tied their only match with the St. Louis AAA, so I award them the points for joined second place.

Olympic Competitor nr 1834


Ralph Spotts

Olympic Competitor nr 5076


Luigi Spozio

B. 1936-04-17, Lodi, Italy
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Eights sixth 320
320


Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2023-11-02

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