Knut Lindberg
Swedish athlete
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Knut Andreas "Knatten" Lindberg (2 February 1882 – 6 April 1961) was a Swedish sprinter, javelin thrower, and soccer player who competed in athletics the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He had his best results in 1906 when he won a silver medal in javelin throw and finished fifth in ancient pentathlon[2] and sixth in the 100 m race. He won another silver medal in 1912, with the Swedish 4 × 100 m relay team, but failed to reach the finals in all his other events in 1908 and 1912, which included sprint and javelin throw.[3]
Knut Lindberg running 100 m at the 1912 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1882 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 6 April 1961 (aged 69) Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics, soccer |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, javelin throw |
| Club | Örgryte IS, Göteborg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.6 (1906) 200 m – 22.3e (1912) JT – 45.17 m (1906) |
Medal record | |
Lindberg won 15 national athletics titles: nine over 100 m (1902, 1904–1909, 1911 and 1912); three over 200 m (1908–1909 and 1912) and three over 110 m hurdles (1907–1909). He was also a defender on the Örgryte IS football team that won the Swedish championships in 1902 and 1904–1907. In 1910, he beat a taxi driver to death, but his defense lawyer managed to lower his sentence to seven months.[4]
