Carl Waino Alexander Linder (''né'' Heinonen, September 13, 1889 – October 3, 1966) was a Finnish-American

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. He competed in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. One year earlier, he won the

Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was ins ...

. Linder was born in

Rauma, Finland Rauma (; ) is a town in Finland, on the western coast of the country. Rauma is in the Satakunta region, by the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Rauma is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most p ...

to Karl Oskar Heinonen and Alexandra Karsten. The family immigrated to Boston in 1902, living in

Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy ( ) is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county. Quincy is part of the Greater Boston area as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in ...

and

Brighton, Boston Brighton is a Municipal annexation in the United States, former town and current Neighborhoods in Boston, neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located in the northwestern corner of the city. It is named after the English city of ...

, where the family name was changed to Linder. His father, a carpenter, and mother, a patternmaker, both worked in a ship yard. He became a naturalized citizen in 1913. He also worked as a pattern maker and married Irene Laitinen, another Finnish immigrant, in 1910.''Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840–1915''

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* 1889 births 1966 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Rauma, Finland Athletes from Satakunta Track and field athletes from Boston Boston Marathon male winners Emigrants from the Grand Duchy of Finland to the United States American Freemasons 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub