Sonny Spencer
British middle-distance runner
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Sonny Spencer (18 May 1903 – 21 November 1943) was a British middle-distance runner, whho competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Spencer finished third behind Cecil Griffiths in the 880 yards event at the 1923 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
At the 1924 Olympic Games, Spencer competed in the men's 1500 metres.[5]
Spencer served as a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[6] He was killed in a night training accident when his Short Sunderland crashed at Nigg on 21 November 1943.[5] Spencer is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.[6][7]
