Leon Sperling

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Leon•Sperling
Used name	Leon•Sperling
Born	17 August 1901 in Kraków (Cracow), Małopolskie	POL
Died	December 1941 in Lviv, Lviv (Between 15 and 20 December)	UKR
Measurements	165 cm / 63 kg
Affiliations	Cracovia — Kraków (Cracow), Małopolskie	POL
NOC	Poland	POL

Biography

Died between 15 and 20 December 1941, forced to drink poison by Nazi soldiers.

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1924 Summer Olympics	Football (Football)	POL			Leon Sperling
	Football, Men (Olympic)	Poland	=17

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War (†December 1941. When the Germans occupied Lwów he landed up in the ghetto, and was shot by a drunk Gestapo officer between 15-20 December 1941.)