Charles Lomberg
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Charles Georg Lomberg (4 December 1886 – 5 March 1966) was a
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decathlete. He competed at the
1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...
in the long jump, pentathlon and
decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
and finished in 17th, 16th and third place, respectively. He was awarded a silver medal in the decathlon after the disqualification of Jim Thorpe. In 1982 Thorpe was reinstated as the champion, yet Lomberg retained his second position and silver medal. Lomberg won the 1912 Swedish decathlon title, beating Hugo Wieslander, but lost to Wieslander at the 1912 Olympics. He actively competed only in 1911–1912, and tried to qualify for the 1920 Games, but failed.


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1886 births 1966 deaths Swedish decathletes Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden Athletes from Gothenburg Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic decathletes {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub