Sigurd Roll

Sigurd Emil Roll
Sigurd Emil Roll, diplomat and sportsman
Born(1893-10-14)October 14, 1893
Chicago, Illinois, USA
DiedJune 24, 1944(1944-06-24) (aged 50)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationDiplomat
Known forOlympic sprinter; silver medalist

Sigurd Emil Roll (14 October 1893 – 24 June 1944) was a Norwegian diplomat and former sprinter who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. His brother William was a US diplomat.

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