Great Olympians

Biographies - SPR

Abraham Sprachman

B. 1896-01-15, Obertyn, then in Austria, now in Ukraine, lived in Toronto, represented Canada; D. 1971-08-06
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Architecture - Unknown Event	AC	0.660
		0.660

Benjamin Otto "Ben" Spradling

B. 1879-01-18, Washington, MO, USA
Boxing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Middleweight (-71.7 kg)	silver	4500
		4500

Olympic Competitor nr 2293

1904-09-22-16:30? - Boxing - Middleweight, final - lost (4500)

Patricia Maria Spratlen

B. 1956-03-14, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Rowing

	1984	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	fourth	1200
		1200

Liston Sprauve

B. 1944-05-17, St. John, US Virgin Islands; D. 2018-08-29
Weightlifting

	1968	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg)	12th	60
		60

Andreas Sprecher

B. 1944-11-08, Davos, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Downhill		fourth	1600
Men's Slalom	FI:dnf	dnf	-6.64
			1600.00000064

Liliane Sprécher

B. 1926-06-20, represented France
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's 200 m	SF:6th	52
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:3rd	68
		120

Pierre Sprécher

B. 1921-11-09, Amiens, France; D. 2003-11-07
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:23rd	0.384
Men's Decathlon	14th	24
		24.384

Joachim Spremberg

B. 1908-11-03, Berlin, Germany; D. 1975
Rowing (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Claudia Sprenger

B. 1958-03-22, represented Liechtenstein
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	40th	-3.10
Women's 10 kilometres	38th	-3.26
		0.000356

Harry Sprenger

Olympic Competitor nr 4244

1908-07-20-13:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), quarterfinals - lost (574)

Carl Sprinchorn

B. 1887-05-13, Broby, Sweden, represented the USA; D. 1971-09-06
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	2 entries & 1 HC	4.372
		4.372

Donald "Don" Spring

B. 1959-06-16, Maracaibo, Venezuela, represented Canada
Ice Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Michael "Mike" Spring

B. 1878-12-14, New York, NY; D. 1970-03-17
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	1906	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	dnf	-2.48
			0.004800288

He represented the Pastime Athletic Club of New York in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2045

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (-2.48)
1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (-6.29)

Rolf Spring

B. 1917-03-19, from Zürich, represented Switzerland
Rowing (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	fifth	1250
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
Men's Eights	sixth	320
		4570

Werner Spring

B. 1917-03-27, represented Switzerland
Bobsleigh

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Two		fourth	2000
Men's Four	8th	fourth	1392
			3392

Thomas Springel

B. 1959-05-15, Aachen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Carl Springer

B. 1910-11-10, New York, NY, USA; D. 1980-09-02
Speed Skating

	1932	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:6th	52
		52

Caspar Springer

B. 1937-01-24, represented Barbados
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:dnf	-8.16
		0.0000000016

Gerhard "Gerdi" Springer

B. 1927-02-06, Innsbruck, Austria; D. 1999-07-28
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	(10th)	50
		50

Gregory Thomas "Greg" Springer

B. 1961-02-13, Woodland Hills, Cal., USA
Rowing (1 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Double Sculls			9th	3200
Men's Coxed Fours	silver			3200
				3200

Rosemarie Alwine Anneliese Springer

B. 1920-07-05, Danzig, (now Gdańsk in Poland), represented Germany; D. 2019-04-02
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1960	HP
Dressage, Individual	7th	600
		600

Siegfried Springer

B. 1943-06-24, Eilard, Austria (then part of Germany)
Modern Pentathlon

	1968	HP
Men's Individual	28th	0.032
Men's Team	dnf	4
		4.032

Frank Springfield

Olympic Competitor nr 3720

1908-07-14-16:45 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, round one - second, 2nd time (48)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, round one - second, 2nd time (120)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-16:20 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - fourth (300)

Jorge Springmühl

B. 1957-10-06, represented Guatemala
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	26th	0.08
		0.08

Udo Springsklee

B. 1939-05-20, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 1999-09-17
Sailing

	1968	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	14th	20
		20

Teun Sprong

B. 1889-02-16, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1971-01-21
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	dnf	0.00000003838
			0.00000003838

Norbert Sprongl

B. 1892-04-30, Schrattenthal, Austria; D. 1983-04-26
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	AC	115.1
		115.1

Bryan Sprott

B. 1887-10-05, San Diego, Cal., USA
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 800 m	sixth	640
		640

Warren Sprout

Olympic Competitor nr 5122

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - first (1600)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 37th
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 14th (16)
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 32nd
1912-07-03-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - third (640)
1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - 12th (40)
1912-07-05-10:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - 17th (4)
1912-07-05-15:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, team - third (640)

Benton Murdoch Spruance

B. 1904-06-05, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1967-12-06
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	2 entries	7.448
		7.448

Written 2011-08-25 - last modified 2024-07-08

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