Arvid Spångberg
Swedish diver (1890–1959)
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Arvid Fredrik "Sparven" Spångberg (3 April 1890 – 11 May 1959) was a Swedish Olympic bronze-medallist diver and bandy player.[1] He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm and died in New York City. He won the bronze medal in the 10 metre platform event.[2] As a diver, Spångberg represented SK Neptun.[2]
Spångberg at the 1908 Olympics | |||||||||
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| Born | 3 April 1890 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||
| Died | 11 May 1959 (aged 69) New York City, United States | ||||||||
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| Club | SK Neptun | ||||||||
Medal record
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Arvid Spångberg also played football and bandy, representing Skeppsholmens IF and Djurgårdens IF.[1] He played the 1908 Swedish bandy championship final with Djurgårdens IF Bandy against Östergötlands BF and was part winning Djurgården's first Swedish bandy championship.[3]
Honours
Club
- Djurgårdens IF
- Svenska Mästerskapet:[3] 1908
