Boris Roolaid
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Born3 February 1917
Died1942 (aged 24–25)
SportSwimming
Event
100 m backstroke | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1917 |
| Died | 1942 (aged 24–25) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | 100 m backstroke |
| Club | Kalev Tallinn |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100 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]
