Arvid Spångberg Explained

Birth Date:3 April 1890
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:New York City, United States
Club:SK Neptun

Arvid Fredrik "Sparven" Spångberg (3 April 1890 – 11 May 1959) was a Swedish Olympic bronze-medallist diver and bandy player. 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.[1] As a diver, Spångberg represented SK Neptun.[1]

Arvid Spångberg also played football and bandy, representing Skeppsholmens IF and Djurgårdens IF.[2] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arvid Spångberg . Olympedia . 22 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Arvid Spångberg - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté .
  3. Web site: 1907-1919 - Svenska Bandyförbundet . www.svenskbandy.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214185248/http://www.svenskbandy.se/BANDYFINALEN/HISTORIK/Svenskamastare/Herrar/1907-1919/ . 14 February 2015.