Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Estonia at the
1996 Summer Olympics

IOC code| EST
NOC| Estonian Olympic Committee
Website| www.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Atlanta
Competitors| 43 (35 men, 8 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer | Jüri Jaanson
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1908–1912)
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Estonia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, its seventh appearance at the Games and second entry since the breakup of the Soviet Union. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 36 events in 13 sports.[1]

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Estonia sent the same archer to its second archery competition as it had sent to the first. Raul Kivilo lost his first match, but improved his ranking by 10 places from four years earlier.

Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Raul Kivilo | Men's individual | 649  | 36  |  Jose Anchondo (MEX) (51)
W 158-157  | Did not advance  | 42

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Pavel Loskutov | Marathon | —  | 2:23.14  | 58

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Aleksander Tammert | Discus Throw | 59.04  | 25  | Did not advance
Donald Sild | Javelin Throw | 72.54  | 30  | Did not advance
Valeri Bukrejev | Pole vault | NM  | Did not advance
Jüri Tamm | Hammer throw | 73.16  | 26  | Did not advance
Marko Turban | High Jump | 2.24  | 22  | Did not advance

Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete  | Event  | 100 m  |  LJ  |  SP  |  HJ  | 400 m  |  100H  |  DT  |  PV  |  JT  | 1500 m  | Final  | Rank

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Indrek Kaseorg | Result  | 11.40  | 7.26  | 13.11  | 2.07  | 49.03  | 14.53  | 39.46  | NM  | DNS  | —  | DNF
Points  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | —  | —
Andrei Nazarov | Result  | 11.04  | NM  | DNS  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | DNF
Points  |  | 0  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Erki Nool | Result  | 10.65  | 7.88  | 14.01  | 2.01  | 47.26  | 15.03  | 42.98  | 5.40  | 65.48  | 4:43.36  | 8543  | 6
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Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Jane Salumäe | Marathon | —  | DNF

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Virge Naeris | Long Jump | 6.26  | 27  | Did not advance
Triple Jump | 14.00  | 15  | Did not advance
Eha Rünne | Discus Throw | 58.24  | 26  | Did not advance

## Volleyball

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### Men's beach tournament

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Main article: Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Loser's Bracket Round 1  | Loser's Bracket Round 2  | Loser's Bracket Round 3  | Loser's Bracket Round 4  | Loser's Bracket Round 5  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Score  | Opposition
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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Avo Keel
Kaido Kreen | Men's |  Jodard – Penigaud (FRA)
L 8–15  | Did not advance  |  Kvalheim – Maaseide (NOR)
L 2–15  | Did not advance  | 17

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

### Sprint

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechages  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Hain Helde | K-1 500 m | 1.47,31  | 7 R | 1.44,34  | 5  | Did not advance  | 19
K-1 1000 m | 3.59,13  | 7 R | 4.08,37  | 5 QS | 3:47.237  | 6  | Did not advance  | 13

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Lauri Aus | Men's road race | 4:56.55  | 36
Jaan Kirsipuu | 4:56.54  | 24
Raido Kodanipork | 4:57.02  | 96
Andres Lauk | 4:56.56  | 49
Lauri Resik | DNF

### Track

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Women's Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying round  | 1/8 final  | 1/8 repechage  | Quarter-finals  | Classification 5-8  | Semi-finals  | Finals

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Time Speed (km/h)

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Time Speed (km/h)

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Time Speed (km/h)

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Time Speed (km/h)

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Time Speed (km/h)

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Erika Salumäe | Women's sprint | 11.566  | 9  |  Haringa (NED)
L 12.164  |  Paraskevin-Young (USA)
W 12.018  |  Ballanger (FRA)
L 11.831  |  Grishina (RUS)
Wang (CHN)
Dubnicoff (CAN)
L 12.416  | Did not advance  | 6

### Mountain biking

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Alges Maasikmets | Men's cross-country | DNF

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Six fencers, three men and three women, represented Estonia in 1996.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Score  | Opposition
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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Kaido Kaaberma | Individual épée | BYE  |  Gang Zhao (CHN)
W 15–6  |  Robert Leroux (FRA)
W 15–14  |  Ivan Trevejo Pérez (CUB)
L 14–15  | Did not advance  | 7
Andrus Kajak | BYE  |  Krisztián Kulcsár (HUN)
W 15–14  |  Sandro Cuomo (ITA)
L 14–15  | Did not advance  | 15
Meelis Loit |  César González Llorens (ESP)
L 14–15  | Did not advance  | 35
Andrus Kajak
Meelis Loit
Kaido Kaaberma | Team épée | —  |  Germany (GER)
L 39–45  | Classification semi-final
United States (USA)
W 45–38  | 5th place final
Hungary (HUN)
W 45–39  | 5

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Score  | Opposition
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Score  | Rank
Heidi Rohi | Individual épée |  Sandra Kenel (SUI)
W 15-14  |  Katja Nass (GER)
L 12-15  | Did not advance  | 22
Oksana Yermakova | BYE  |  Eva Fjellerup (DEN)
W 15-14  |  Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth (HUN)
L 6–15  | Did not advance  | 15
Maarika Võsu | BYE  |  Leslie Marx (USA)
L 13–15  | Did not advance  | 18
Oksana Yermakova
Maarika Võsu
Heidi Rohi | Team épée | —  |  Italy (ITA)
L 38-45  | Classification semi-final
United States (USA)
W 45–38  | 5th place final
Cuba (CUB)
W 45-30  | 5

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Repechage 3  | Final / BM

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Indrek Pertelson | +95 kg | —  |  Rafał Kubacki (POL)
L 0000-1000  | Did not advance  | 21

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Shooting
(10 m air pistol) | Swimming
(200 m freestyle) | Fencing
(épée one touch) | Riding
(show jumping) | Running
(3000 m) | Total points  | Final rank

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Points  | Rank  | MP Points  | Time  | Rank  | MP points  | Wins  | Rank  | MP points  | Penalties  | Rank  | MP points  | Time  | Rank  | MP Points
Imre Tiidemann | Men's | 184  | 2  | 1144  | . 3:27.86  | 23  | 1212  | 16  | 14  | 820  | 150  | 17  | 950  | 12:39.040  | 3  | 1288  | 5414  | 7

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Jüri Jaanson | Single sculls | 8.10,01  | 5 R | 8.15,25  | 4 Q | 7.28,89  | 3FC | 8.33,53  | 18

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Estonia competed in three events in the Sailing competition of the Sydney Olympics.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | M*
Tõnu Tõniste
Toomas Tõniste | 470 | 7  | 16  | 8  | 3  | 19  | ~~PMS~~ | ~~30~~ | 3  | 6  | 15  | 19  | 96  | 10

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | M*
Krista Kruuv | Europe | 22  | 25  | ~~26~~ | 23  | 23  | 20  | 23  | ~~26~~ | 17  | 22  | 22  | 197  | 24

Open
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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Peter Šaraškin | Laser | 14  | 27  | 21  | 29  | ~~30~~ | ~~33~~ | 12  | 14  | 18  | 21  | 20  | 176  | 24

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Andrei Inešin | Skeet | 121  | 7 | Did not advance
Heikki Jaansalu | Trap | 115  | 45  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Indrek Sei | 50 metre freestyle | 23.29  | 27  | Did not advance
100 metre freestyle | 51.19  | 32  | Did not advance

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Küllo Kõiv | −68 kg |  Félix Malal Diédhiou (SEN)
W 10–0  |  Zaza Zazirov (UKR)
L 0–5  |  Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE)
W 5–1  |  Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)
W 4–1  |  Yosmany Sánchez Larrudet (CUB)
L 0–6  | BYE  |  Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)
W 7–2  | 7
Arvi Aavik | −100 kg |  Daniel Sanchez (PUR)
W 8–0  |  Konstantin Aleksandrov (KGZ)
L 0–1  |  Wilfredo Morales Suárez (CUB)
L 1–3  | Did not advance  | 12

Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Final / BM

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Result  | Opposition
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Result  | Opposition
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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Valeri Nikitin | −68 kg |  Ender Memet (ROU)
L 0–3  |  Tarieli Melelashvili (GEO)
W 6–0  |  Attila Repka (HUN)
W 2–0  |  Yasushi Miyake (JPN)
W 6–0  |  Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS)
L 0–4  | BYE  |  Liubal Colás Oris (CUB)
L 1–6  | 8
Helger Hallik | −130 kg |  Yogi Johl (CAN)
W 0–0  |  Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE)
L 0–3  |  Sergei Mureiko (MDA)
L 0–4  | Did not advance  | 15

## Notes

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* (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)

## References

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1. ^ "Estonia at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-11.

## External links

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* EOK – Atlanta 1996 (in Estonian)

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