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Edward Lindberg

1886 - 1978

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Lindberg is the 368th most popular athlete (up from 633rd in 2019), the 5,117th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,652nd in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Edward Lindberg ranks 368 out of 6,025. Before him are Ted Meredith, Arne Åhman, Elżbieta Krzesińska, Albert Tyler, Charles Gmelin, and Earl Thomson. After him are Anni Steuer, Joseph Benz, Albin Lermusiaux, Gösta Lilliehöök, Pavel Schmidt, and Evelyn Furtsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Edward Lindberg ranks 176. Before him are Stanisław Leśniewski, Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Peter Freuchen, H.D., Barbara Karinska, and Erich Salomon. After him are Chester Conklin, Rudolf Belling, Catherine Desnitski, Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Rose Wilder Lane, and Kurt Hahn. Among people deceased in 1978, Edward Lindberg ranks 133. Before him are Rudolf Svensson, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Mario Varglien, Julio Jaramillo, Leo Genn, and Willy Hansen. After him are Carlos Riolfo, Liane Augustin, Jean Nicolas, Georges Speicher, Federico Chávez, and Germain Derycke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Lindberg ranks 5,117 out of 20,380. Before him are Allen Klein (1931), Jennifer Capriati (1976), Patsy Cline (1932), Lois Lowry (1937), Fats Waller (1904), and Tommy Godwin (1920). After him are Gabriel Mann (1972), Gary Kildall (1942), Quanah Parker (1845), David Patrick Kelly (1951), Thomas Haden Church (1960), and Tommy Gunn (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Edward Lindberg ranks 104. Before him are Charles Dvorak (1878), Harry Stenqvist (1893), George Baird (1907), Helen Stephens (1918), Ted Meredith (1891), and Albert Tyler (1872). After him are Evelyn Furtsch (1914), Harold Osborn (1899), Constance Titus (1873), Daniel Kinsey (1902), Charles Reidpath (1889), and Johnny Hayes (1886).

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