Karl Lind

Biographical information

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

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
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) AC r3/7