Carl Johan Lind
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Career
Lind was selected to represent Sweden in his home Olympics in 1912 in Stockholm. He finished fifth in the hammer throw competition and eighth in the two handed discus throw event.[1][2]
The following year, he won the British AAA Championships title in the hammer throw event at the 1913 AAA Championships.[3][4] He successfully defended the title three more times in 1914, 1921, 1927). [5]
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 the hammer throw and finished 7th and 14th, respectively.[6]
Lind won 17 Swedish titles in the hammer throw (1918–1924), weight throw (1918–19, 1921–1927) and discus throw (1910). 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][7] he died in Sweden in 1965.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Feats". Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Carl Johan Lind". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Carl-Johan Lind. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Carl Johan Lind at Olympics.com
- Carl Johan Lind at Olympedia
- Carl Johan Lind at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
