Sonny Spencer (18 May 1903 – 21 November 1943) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War II.

Personal life

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.

Sonny Spencer

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1903 births

1943 deaths

Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics

British male middle-distance runners

Olympic athletes for Great Britain

Place of birth missing

Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II

Royal Air Force airmen

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1943

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Scotland

People from Mitcham

Sportspeople from the London Borough of Merton

Athletes from London

Military personnel from London

Sonny Spencer