Georg Lind

George Lind (born Juris Liepiņš (Georg Leepin) (1871 – 26 September 1957) was a Latvian-born British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Biography Leepin was born in Courland, Latvia (part of the Russian Empire at the time) but as a young man moved to England in the early 1890s. He found work in Heywood, Greater Manchester as a cabinet maker and changed his name. He joined the Salford Harriers, helping them to third place at the 1895 English National Cross Country Championships,

Lind moved to London where he joined the Polytechnic Harriers. Lind represented the Russian Empire at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, where he participated in the men's marathon event. He finished in 19th place with a time of 3:26:38. He suffered an injury in training during May 1909 that ended his career.

In 1912, Lind became a British citizen and during World War I (now in his forties) he was a timber inspector for the Ministry of Munitions. He remained in London, where he died on 26 September 1957.