Barbara Lindquist

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Barbara Lindquist
Medal record
Women's Triathlon
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ITU World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Cancún Elite
ITU World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Overall

Barbara ("Barb") Metz Lindquist (born July 1, 1969, in Wilmington, Delaware) is a triathlete from the United States.

Lindquist competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took ninth place with a total time of 2:06:25.49.


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