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Per-Ola Lindberg

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Perry Lindberg
Lindberg at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full namePerry Ola Lindberg
NationalitySwedish
Born24 March 1940 (1940-03-24) (age 84)
Kalmar, Sweden
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSK Neptun, Stockholm
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Representing Sweden
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Leipzig 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1962 Leipzig 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m freestyle

Per-Ola Lindberg (born 24 March 1940) is a retired Swedish freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He placed fifth-sixth in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m relays, and finished eighth in the individual 100 m in 1960.[1][2] He won three medals in these events at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He competed in NCAA Championships in 1963 and won 1st place for the 100 yd freestyle. His time was 47.1 seconds. He is retired and now lives half the year in Sweden and half in California.

References

  1. ^ Per-Ola Lindberg. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Per-Ola Lindberg. Swedish Olympic Committee