Galen Spencer
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Galen Carter Spencer ( GC Spencer ; born September 19, 1840 in New York City , † October 19, 1904 in Greenwich , Connecticut ) was an American archer .
Methodist Reverend Spencer, one of the oldest Olympic athletes, won the gold medal with the team, the Potomac Archers , in an American domestic duel at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis . The competition took place on his 64th birthday. Three weeks after his victory, he had to undergo an operation, the aftermath of which he died another week later.
Web links
- Galen Spencer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Spencer, Galen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spencer, Galen Carter (full name); Spencer, GC |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American archer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1904 |
| Place of death | Greenwich , Connecticut |