Adalbert Toots

Adalbert Toots (12 March 1910 25 August 1948) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] He was arrested by the NKVD in 1946 and died in a Soviet gulag prison camp in 1948.[3][4]

Adalbert Toots
Personal information
Birth nameViktor Aristokles-Adelberg Toots[1]
NationalityEstonian
Born(1910-03-12)12 March 1910
Tartu, Estonia
Died25 August 1948(1948-08-25) (aged 38)
Kemerovo Oblast, Russia[1]
Sport
SportWrestling

References

  1. "Toots, Aristokles-Adelberg, Viktor". Museum of Occupations (in Estonian). Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adalbert Toots Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "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 23 February 2019.
  4. "Toots, Adalbert". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (in Estonian). 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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