Carl Johan Lind
Personal information | |
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Born | 25 May 1883 Karlskoga, Sweden |
Died | 2 February 1965 (aged 85) Karlstad, Sweden |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus throw, hammer throw, weight throw |
Club | IF Göta |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | DT – 39.04 m (1912) HT – 52.51 m (1922); WT – 11.62 m (1925) |
Medal record |
Carl Johan "Massa" Lind (25 May 1883 – 2 February 1965) was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, missing the 1916 Games that were cancelled due to World War I.[1][2]
In 1912 he finished fifth in the hammer throw competition and eighth in the two handed discus throw event.[1][2]
At the 1920 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the hammer throw and a bronze medal in the 56 lb weight throw, both times behind Patrick Ryan. At the 1924 and 1928 Games he competed only in hammer throw and finished 7th and 14th, respectively.[3]
Lind won 17 Swedish titles: in the hammer throw (1918–1924), weight throw (1918–19, 1921–1927) and discus throw (1910); he was also a four-time British AAA Champion in the hammer throw (1913–14, 1921, 1927). In 1912 Lind set a national hammer throw record that stood for 15 years. Lind worked as a policeman in Karlstad and continued competing until the age of 50.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Carl Johan Lind. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Carl Johan Lind Archived 14 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Carl Johan Lind". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Carl-Johan Lind. Swedish Olympic Committee
- 1883 births
- 1965 deaths
- Swedish male hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Male weight throwers
- People from Karlskoga Municipality
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic weight throwers
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