Stane Šporn

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameStanislav "Stane"•Šporn
Used nameStane•Šporn
Other namesСтане Шпорн
Born2 April 1904 in Loke, Trbovlje, Trbovlje (SLO)
Died31 December 1944 (aged 40 years 8 months 29 days)
AffiliationsIlirija Ljubljana, Ljubljana (SLO)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenia

Biography

Stane Šporn was a Slovenian long-distance runner who competed for Yugoslavia. Šporn had initial success at the Yugoslav championships, winning the 5,000 metres in 1928, followed by the 10,000 metres in 1931, before becoming a four-time champion in the marathon (1930, 1932–34). He continued to focus on the marathon, winning bronze (1933, 1935) and silver (1934) at the Balkan Games. In 1936 he ran in the marathon at the Berlin Olympics, finishing 41st. Šporn was 40-years-old when he was killed at the end of 1944 during World War II.

Personal Best: Mar – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics YUG SLO Stane Šporn
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 41

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