Talk:Gerry Lindgren

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[edit] Expansion

I'm in the progress of expanding this page please feel free to help me out by rearranging information, adding information, or just generally fixing it up. shijeru 07:38, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Does anyone have a reference to back up this remark?: "He also remains the only person to have defeated Steve Prefontaine in an NCAA Championship." Prefontaine entered college in 1970, Gerry Lindgren would have been 24 at the time, while is possible he was still competing in college is it unlikely.

Lindgren was a Senior as Washington State and Prefontaine was a Freshman at Oregon. Lindgren had taken part of 1968 off to train for the Olympics and was completing his eligibility that Fall. Prefontaine actually finished 3rd behind Lindgren and defending champion Mike Ryan of Air Force Academy. Lindgren also defeated Prefontaine at the Pacific-8 Conference Cross Country championships earilier that Fall. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.175.120.192 (talk) 01:51, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV Issue?

I'd like to know what some of you think about this line from the page, "Since 1980, when he curiously abandoned his wife and children (with whom he continues to have no contact), Lindgren has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii." I believe this sentence may have a judgemental tone to it. I'm not sure about how to change it to reflect a NPOV, though. shijeru 07:41, 14 April 2006 (UTC)