Egon_Roolaid

Egon Roolaid

Egon Roolaid

Estonian swimmer

Egon Roolaid (born Rosenberg, 26 September 1918 – c. 1943) was an Estonian freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 100 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, alongside his brother Boris, but failed to reach the final.[1]

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Roolaid took up swimming in 1932, and between 1934 and 1940 won 19 national titles. In 1941 both brothers were sent to Soviet labor camps, where they died in 1942–43.[2] Egon was rehabilitated in 1989.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Egon Roolaid. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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    Roolaid, Egon. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
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