Roman Steinberg

Roman Steinberg
Personal information
Born	5 April 1900; Massu, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died	20 May 1939 (aged 39); Tallinn, Estonia
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Estonia
Olympic Games

Roman Steinberg (after 1938, Roman Kivimägi; 5 April 1900 – 20 May 1939),^[1]^[2] was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestling bronze medal winner in middleweight class at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[3]^[4] Steinberg was also three times Estonian wrestling champion 1921–1923, coached by Robert Oksa. He died after contracting tuberculosis, age 39, and was buried at Alexander Nevsky Cemetery, Tallinn.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Steinberg, Roman". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (in Estonian). 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ Valdre, Jaak (April 2020). "Kohalike juurtega olümpiamedalist Roman Steinberg (Kivimägi) 120" [Olympic medalist Roman Steinberg with local roots]. Lääneranna Teataja (in Estonian). Lääneranna Parish, Estonia: Lääneranna Teataja. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roman Steinberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
^ "Roman Steinberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

Kuningas, Tiit; Tiit Lääne (2005). Olümpiamängude ajalugu II, suvemängud 1920–1944 (en: History of the Olympic Games II Summer Games 1920–1944) (in Estonian). Tallinn: Maalehe Raamat. ISBN 9985-64-255-4.
Lääne, Tiit (2006). Eesti olümpiamedalivõitjad 1912–2006 (en: Estonian Olympic Medal Winners: 1912–2006) (in Estonian). Tallinn: Ajakirjade Kirjastus. ISBN 9949-427-25-8.