Boris Roolaid

Boris Rosenberg
Personal information
Born3 February 1917 (1917-02-03)
Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died1942 (aged 24–25)
Kotlas, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Sport
SportSwimming
Event100 m backstroke
ClubKalev Tallinn
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m – 1:20.0 (1936)

Boris Roolaid (born Rosenberg, 3 February 1917 – c. 1942) was an Estonian backstroke swimmer. He competed in the 100 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, alongside his younger brother Egon, but failed to reach the final.[1] Roolaid took up swimming in 1932, and between 1935 and 1937 won three national titles. In 1941 both brothers were sent to Soviet labor camps, where they died in 1942–43.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Roolaid". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Roolaid, Boris". ESBL.ee (in Estonian). Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon [Biographical Lexicon of Estonian Sports].
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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