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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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 2023-05-12

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