Jānis Rozīte

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJānis•Rozīte
Used nameJānis•Rozīte
Born20 March 1913 in Rīga, Rīga (LAT)
Died3 May 1942 in Rīga, Rīga (LAT)
AffiliationsRīgas FK, Rīga (LAT)
NOC Latvia

Biography

Jānis Rozīte was a Latvian ice hockey and football player. He played hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics, and represented Latvia in football once as well. Rozīte started his hockey career in 1932 with Rīga RFK, but moved to Rīga US in 1936 and Rīga ASK in 1937. He died young when he was killed in a bomb blast in the VEF Stadium in Rīga in May 1942.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) LAT Jānis Rozīte
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Latvia =13