About Edward Lindberg
Lived 1886 – 1978 (aged 91). Edward Lindberg was an American baseball player and athletics competitor.
Edward Ferdinand Jacob Lindberg (November 9, 1886 – February 16, 1978) was an American Olympic athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa and died in Highland Park, Illinois.
Lindberg was a member of Big Ten champion track & field teams at the University of Illinois in 1906 and 1909 and won the AAU championships in 440 yd in 1909 and 1911. At the Stockholm Olympics, 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 new world record of 3:16.6. At the same Olympics, he competed in the baseball event which was held as demonstration sport.
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Who was Edward Lindberg?
Track and field competitor (1886–1978)
When was Edward Lindberg born?
Edward Lindberg was born on 9 November 1886 in Cherokee.
When did Edward Lindberg die?
Edward Lindberg died on 16 February 1978 in Highland Park.
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Edward Lindberg was a baseball player and athletics competitor.
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Edward Lindberg was American.
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