Ain Roost
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Born | May 12, 1946 Uppsala, Sweden | (age 78)||||||||||||||
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Ain Roost (born May 12, 1946) is a retired male discus thrower, who represented Canada twice (1972 and 1976) at the Summer Olympics. A resident of San Diego, California, he claimed the bronze medal in the men's discus throw event at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia and finished fifth at the 1975 Pan American Games.
Ain Roost was born in Sweden to parents who left Estonia to escape the Soviet occupation. When he was five years old, the family moved to Canada.
References
- Canadian Olympic Committee
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ain Roost". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Categories:
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Canadian male discus throwers
- Canadian male javelin throwers
- Canadian male shot putters
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Sportspeople from Uppsala
- Swedish people of Estonian descent
- Swedish emigrants to Canada
- Utah State University alumni
- Canadian people of Estonian descent
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs