Edward Lindberg
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| Born | November 9, 1886 Cherokee, Iowa,United States | |||||||||||
| Died | February 16, 1978 (aged 91) Highland Park, Illinois,United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint running | |||||||||||
| Club | Chicago AA | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Ferdinand Jacob Lindberg(November 9, 1886 – February 16, 1978) was an American Olympicathlete,winner of the gold medal in 4 × 400 mrelayat the1912 Summer Olympics.He was born inCherokee, Iowaand died inHighland Park, Illinois.[1]
Lindberg won theAAUchampionships in 440ydin 1909 and 1911. At theStockholmOlympics,Lindberg won the bronze medal in 400 m and ran the second leg in the American 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a newworld recordof 3.16.6. At the same Olympics he competed in thebaseball eventwhich was held asdemonstration sport.[2]
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