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American rower

Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Men's eight

Alfred Damon Lindley (January 20, 1904 – February 22, 1951) was an American lawyer and sportsman. He participated in a wide variety of sports, including rowing (where he won the gold medal in the eights in the 1924 Summer Olympics), skiing and mountaineering (in which his achievements included the second ascent of Denali). He was also politically active as a supporter of Harold Stassen and a candidate for several offices himself. He died in an airplane crash in 1951.

References

  1. ^ "Alfred Lindley". Olympedia. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Lindley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, "2016."
  3. ^ "Al Lindley". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Kaufman, "Andrew J."; Puttnam, William L. (1992). K2: The 1939 Tragedy. Mountaineers Books. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-89886-323-9.
  5. ^ Burde, John H.; George A. Feldhame (2005). Mammals of the National Parks. JHU Press. pp. 25. ISBN 978-0-8018-8097-1.
  6. ^ "Births and deaths". Time. March 5, 1951. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2008.

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