Ain Roost
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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.
Roost was an All-American thrower for the Utah State Aggies track and field team, finishing 4th in the discus at the 1968 NCAA University Division outdoor track and field championships.[1] He was also a national-level pool player.[2]
References
- ↑ "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Roost Wins In Pool; Will Go To Nat'l Meet". Student Life (Utah newspaper). 15 Feb 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 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.
External links
- Ain Roost at World Athletics
- Ain Roost at Team Canada
- Ainsley Roost at Olympics.com
- Ain Roost at Olympedia
- Ain Roost at ESBL (in Estonian)
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 men discus throwers
- Canadian men javelin throwers
- Canadian men shot putters
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes from Uppsala
- Swedish people of Estonian descent
- Swedish emigrants to Canada
- Utah State University alumni
- Canadian people of Estonian descent
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian pool players
- Utah State Aggies men's track and field athletes
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs
- Estonian athletics biography stubs