Estonia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Estonia at the
1998 Winter Olympics

IOC code| EST
NOC| Estonian Olympic Committee
Website| www.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Nagano
Competitors| 20 (15 men, 5 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer | Kalju Ojaste
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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Other related appearances
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Estonia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Biathlon | 4 | 0 | 4
Cross-country skiing | 5 | 4 | 9
Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1
Luge | 1 | 1 | 2
Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4
Total | 15 | 5 | 20

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Misses  | Rank
Dimitri Borovik | Individual | 1:01:07.7  | 3  | 31
Sprint | 29:19.4  | 1  | 18
Kalju Ojaste | Individual | :02:15.7  | 4  | 44
Janno Prants | Individual | 59:38.3  | 2  | 18
Sprint | 30:33.4  | 3  | 43
Indrek Tobreluts | Sprint | 30:11.3  | 3  | 36
Janno Prants
Indrek Tobreluts
Kalju Ojaste
Dimitri Borovik | Relay | 1:26:30.2  | 0+13  | 13

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Elmo Kassin | 10 km classical | 30:57.8  | 58
15 km freestyle pursuit | 45:13.2  | 52
Jaak Mae | 10 km classical | 27:56.0  | 6
15 km freestyle pursuit | 41:38.7  | 15
30 km classical | 1:38:52.3  | 11
Raul Olle | 10 km classical | 29:52.3  | 37
30 km classical | 1:40:03.5  | 17
Andrus Veerpalu | 10 km classical | 28:00.7  | 8
30 km classical | 1:40:09.9  | 19
Meelis Aasmäe | 30 km classical | 1:46:08.8  | 52
50 km freestyle | Did not finish
Andrus Veerpalu
Raul Olle
Elmo Kassin
Jaak Mae | 4x10 km relay | 1:44:20.9  | 10

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Õnne Kurg | 5 km classical | 20:58.7  | 73
10 km freestyle pursuit | 28:37.0  | 61
15 km classical | 52:08.3  | 40
30 km freestyle | 1:34:59.9  | 48
Katrin Šmigun | 5 km classical | 18:48.7  | 20
10 km freestyle pursuit | 30:16.3  | 15
15 km classical | 49:18.9  | 13
Cristel Vahtra | 5 km classical | 19:41.4  | 53
10 km freestyle pursuit | 33:40.4  | 50
15 km classical | 52:32.7  | 46
30 km freestyle | 1:31:09.3  | 29
Kristina Šmigun | 30 km freestyle | 1:34:18.1  | 46

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Athlete(s)  | Event  | CD1 | CD2 | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total

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FP | FP | FP | FP | TFP | Rank
Margus Hernits | Men's | —  | 19 Q | 20  | 29.5  | 20

## Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Athlete(s)  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Andrus Paul | Men's | Disqualified
Helen Novikov | Women's | 52.760  | 52.594  | 52.204  | 51.705  | 3:29.263  | 20

## Nordic combined

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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Athlete  | Event  | Ski Jumping  | Cross-Country

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Points  | Rank  | Deficit  | Time  | Rank
Magnar Freimuth | Individual | 194.5  | 37  | +4:39  | 47:08.5  | 33
Ago Markvardt | 181.5  | 44  | +5:57  | Did not finish
Tambet Pikkor | 165.5  | 47  | +7:33  | 51:46.80  | 44
Jens Salumäe | 203.5  | 24  | +3:45  | 48:36.2  | 39
Ago Markvardt
Jens Salumäe
Tambet Pikkor
Magnar Freimuth | Team | 749.5  | 11  | +4:21  | 63:32.9  | 11

## References

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1. ^ Estonia at the 1998 Winter Olympics
2. ^ a b c d e "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2013.

* Official Olympic Reports

## External links

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* EOK – Nagano 1998 (in Estonian)

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Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan

Africa|

* Kenya
* South Africa

America|

* Argentina
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Jamaica
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad-Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* China
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* India
* Iran
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kyrgyzstan
* Mongolia
* Uzbekistan

Europe|

* Andorra
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* Azerbaijan
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* Belgium
* Bosnia-Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
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* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
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* France
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* Germany
* Great Britain
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* Iceland
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* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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