Herman Adlerberg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHerman Aleksandrovich•Adlerberg
Used nameHerman•Adlerberg
Original nameГерман Александрович•Адлерберг
Born9 December 1890 in Tallinn, Harjumaa (EST)
Died1919 in London, England (GBR)
NOC Russian Federation
Nationality Estonia

Biography

Herman Adlerberg’s father, Alexander Count von Adlerberg (1849-1931), was a Tsarist Russian general of Swedish-Baltic descent, who had to emigrate to Croatia after fighting for the White Army. Herman graduated in 1914 from the Imperial Alexandrovsky Lyceum in St. Petersburg and became an official in the Credit Section of the Ministry of Finance. He died in exile at the age of 28.

Adlerberg was the owner of the Russian yacht “Bylina” competing in the 8-metres class at the Stockholm Olympics. They placed seventh and last in both races.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1912 Summer Olympics Sailing RUS EST Herman Adlerberg
8 metres, Open (Olympic) Bylina =5