António Stromp (13 June 1894 – 6 July 1921) was a Portuguese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. He was one of the founders of

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

where he was also a football player, tennis player and fencer.

Personal life

He was son of Francisco Reis Stromp, a medical doctor, brother of Francisco Stromp, a co-founder and footballer of Sporting CP, and died from

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* 1894 births 1921 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Portuguese male sprinters Olympic athletes for Portugal Athletes from Lisbon {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub