About Carl Linder
Lived 1889 – 1966 (aged 77). Carl Linder was a Finnish marathon runner and long-distance runner.
Carl Waino Alexander Linder (né Heinonen, September 13, 1889 – October 3, 1966) was a Finnish-American long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics. One year earlier, he won the Boston Marathon.
Linder was born in Rauma, Finland to Karl Oskar Heinonen and Alexandra Karsten. The family immigrated to Boston in 1902, living in Quincy, Massachusetts and Brighton, Boston, where the family name was changed to Linder. His father, a carpenter, and his mother, a patternmaker, both worked in a shipyard. He became a naturalized citizen in 1913. He also worked as a pattern maker and married Irene Laitinen, another Finnish immigrant, in 1910.
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Who was Carl Linder?
Finnish long-distance runner (1889-1966)
When was Carl Linder born?
Carl Linder was born on 13 September 1889 in Rauma.
When did Carl Linder die?
Carl Linder died on 3 October 1966 in Quincy.
What was Carl Linder's occupation?
Carl Linder was a marathon runner and long-distance runner.
What nationality was Carl Linder?
Carl Linder was Finnish.
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