Karl Lind

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKarl Gustaf•Lind
Used nameKarl•Lind
Born19 September 1880 in Porvoon pitäjä, Porvoo, Uusimaa (FIN)
Died16 February 1957 (aged 76 years 4 months 27 days)
AffiliationsPorvoon Akilles, Porvoo (FIN)
NOC Finland

Biography

Karl Lind placed second at the 1911 Finnish Championships in the 83 kg category. At the 1912 Olympics he won his first bout in the middleweight B class throwing Norway’s Ansgar Løvold but was eliminated after losing the next two rounds.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Wrestling FIN Karl Lind
Middleweight B, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) AC r3/7