Edward Ferdinand Jacob Lindberg (November 9, 1886 – February 16, 1978) was an American Olympic

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, winner of the gold medal in 4 × 400 m

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at the

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. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa and died in

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. Lindberg won the AAU championships in 440 yd in 1909 and 1911. At the

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, 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

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of 3.16.6. At the same Olympics he competed in the baseball event which was held as

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1886 births 1978 deaths American male sprinters Baseball players from Iowa Olympic baseball players of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field World record setters in athletics (track and field) American people of Swedish descent People from Cherokee, Iowa Track and field athletes from Iowa Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub