Alex Sperling

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlexander "Alex"•Sperling
Used nameAlex•Sperling
Born19 April 1890 in Leipzig, Sachsen (GER)
Died20 February 1973 in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
AffiliationsAllgemeiner Akademischer Turnerbund Leipzig
NOC Germany

Biography

German gymnast Alexander Sperling competed at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, finishing fifth in the team all-around event. He also finished fourth in the free system team all-around. The teams represented the Allgemeiner Akademischer Turnerbund Leipzig. Sperling studied law.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) GER Alex Sperling
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Germany 5
Team All-Around, Free System, Men (Olympic) Germany 4