Illini 411: Who was the U of I's first Olympic gold medalist?
A: Edward F. Lindberg, 1909 ENG. At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm-the fifth modern games, since their start in 1896-Lindberg was part of the world record-setting 4 x 400 me…
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