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John Spargo

Personal information
Born	(1931-06-03) June 3, 1931 (age 93) Hermosa Beach, California, United States
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Representing  United States Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires Men's tournament

John "Jack" Arthur Spargo (born June 3, 1931) is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hermosa Beach, California. He graduated from El Segundo High School. He played college water polo for the UCLA Bruins serving for a time as team captain. Spargo was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played five matches. In 1981, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.

References

1. "John A Spargo (1981)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

External links

• John Spargo at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
• John Spargo at Olympics.com
• John Spargo at Olympedia

v t e United States men's water polo squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – 4th place
Bisbey (GK) Burns Dornblaser Hughes Jaworski Kooistra Lake Norris (C) Spargo Stange Coach: Saari

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