Sonny Spencer

Sonny Spencer was a British middle-distance runner, whho competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Spencer finished third behind Cecil Griffiths in the 880 yards event at the 1923 AAA Championships.
At the 1924 Olympic Games, Spencer competed in the Athletics at the [1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|men's 1500 metres].
Spencer served as a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. He was killed in a night training accident when his Short Sunderland crashed at Nigg on 21 November 1943. Spencer is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.