Georg Lind

George Lind (born Juris Liepiņš (Georg Leepin) (1871 – 26 September 1957) was a Latvian-born British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.¹

Leepin was born in Courland, Latvia (part of the Russian Empire at the time) but as a young man moved to England in the early 1890s.² He found work in Heywood, Greater Manchester as a cabinet maker and changed his name. He joined the Salford Harriers, helping them to third place at the 1895 English National Cross Country Championships,² won by Birchfield Harriers.³

Lind moved to London where he joined the Polytechnic Harriers. Lind represented the Russian Empire at the 1908 Olympic Games in London,⁴ where he participated in the men's marathon event. He finished in 19th place with a time of 3:26:38.²

In September 1908, Lind took part in the 24 hour walk at White City Stadium.⁵ He suffered an injury in training during May 1909 that ended his career.⁶

In 1912, Lind became a British citizen and during World War I (now in his forties) he was a timber inspector for the Ministry of Munitions. He remained in London, where he died on 26 September 1957.²