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Carl Johan Lind

Carl Johan Lind, Swedish hammer thrower (died 1965)

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Born
May 25, 1883
Died
February 2, 1965
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1883

About Carl Johan Lind

Carl Johan "Massa" Lind was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, missing the 1916 Games that were cancelled due to World War I. Lind won 17 Swedish titles in the hammer throw (1918–1924), weight throw (1918–19, 1921–1927) and discus throw (1910). In 1912, Lind set a national hammer throw record that stood for 15 years. At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he has won a silver medal in the hammer throw and a bronze medal in the 56 lb weight throw, both times behind Patrick Ryan.

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Carl Johan Lind timeline

  1. In 1912, Lind set a national hammer throw record that stood for 15 years.
  2. Lind won 17 Swedish titles in the hammer throw (1918–1924), weight throw (1918–19, 1921–1927) and discus throw (1910).
  3. At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he has won a silver medal in the hammer throw and a bronze medal in the 56 lb weight throw, both times behind Patrick Ryan.

The world when Carl Johan Lind was born

Carl Johan Lind was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

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Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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