Blaine Lindgren

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Blaine Lindgren
Personal information
Full nameHarold Blaine Lindgren
BornJune 26, 1939 (1939-06-26) (age 84)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 110m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 Sao Paulo 110m hurdles

Harold Blaine Lindgren (born June 26, 1939) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles.[1]

He competed for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal. Lindgren was ahead of Hayes Jones, the eventual winner, at the final hurdle, but leaned too early and lost by 0.07 seconds.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Blaine Lindgren". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  2. ^ Butler, Mark; IAAF Communications Department (2012). IAAF Athletics Statistics Book: Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012. International Association of Athletics Federations.