John Lindgren
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- For the American banking executive, see John R. LindgrenJohn R. LindgrenJohn R. Lindgren was an American Banking executive.John Richard Lindgren was born in Chicago, Illinois, the only son of Charles Magnus Lindgren, a Swedish born ships captain and vessel-owner of Chicago. With Helge Alexander Haugan, Lindgren established the banking firm of Haugan & Lindgren in 1879...
John Halvar Theofron Lindgren (8 November 1899 – 30 January 1990) was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
cross country skier who competed in the 1920s.
He was born in Hedlunda, Lycksele Municipality
Lycksele Municipality
Lycksele Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Lycksele.The municipality traces its history to Lycksele parish, which was in effect during the 19th century with very similar borders and size . The whole rural municipality Lycksele became a...
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Lindgren won gold medals at the 1927 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1927 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1927 took place between February 2 and February 5, 1927 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Neither Finland nor Norway took part in these championships.- 18 km :February 3, 1927...
in both 18 km and 50 km.
At the 1932 Winter Olympics
1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...
he finished eighth in the 50 kilometre event
Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km
The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 13, 1932....
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