Alfred Damon Lindley (January 20, 1904 – February 22, 1951) was an American

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and sportsman. He participated in a wide variety of sports, including rowing (where he won the gold medal in the eights in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

), skiing (in which he competed at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

) and mountaineering (in which his achievements included the second ascent of

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). He was also politically active as a supporter of

Harold Stassen Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American politician who was the 25th Governor of Minnesota. He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1948, considered for a ti ...

and a candidate for several offices himself. He died in an airplane crash in 1951.

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* * 1904 births 1951 deaths Accidental deaths in Nebraska American male rowers American male alpine skiers American mountain climbers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1951 Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Yale University alumni Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey players {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub