Estonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Estonia at the
2004 Summer Olympics

IOC code| EST
NOC| Estonian Olympic Committee
Website| www.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Athens
Competitors| 42 in 10 sports
Flag bearers | Erki Nool (opening)[1]
Jüri Jaanson (closing)
Medals
Ranked 64th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948–1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1908–1912)
Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Estonia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Estonian Olympic Committee sent a total of 42 athletes, 31 men and 11 women, competing only in 11 different sports. Sixteen athletes had competed in Sydney, including three Olympic medalists: decathlon champion Erki Nool, and judoka and bronze medalists Aleksei Budõlin and Indrek Pertelson. Rower Jüri Jaanson participated in his fifth Olympics under two different banners (the other one with the Soviet Union) as the most experienced member of the contingent. Discus thrower Eha Rünne, aged 41, was the oldest athlete of the team, while long-distance freestyle swimmer Jelena Petrova was the youngest at age 15. Claiming the nation's first ever gold medal in athletics, Nool was appointed by the Estonian Olympic Committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Estonia left Athens with the same number of medals (3) collected from the previous games, but failed to earn a single gold. After finishing farther from the podium in four consecutive Olympics, Jaanson ended his medal drought by taking home the silver in the men's single sculls.[2] Two bronze medals were awarded to discus thrower Aleksander Tammert and heavyweight judoka Indrek Pertelson, who managed to repeat it from Sydney.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Jüri Jaanson | Rowing | Men's single sculls | August 21
Bronze | Indrek Pertelson | Judo | Men's +100 kg | August 20
Bronze | Aleksander Tammert | Athletics | Men's discus throw | August 23

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Estonian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[3][4]

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

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

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Tarmo Jallai | 110 m hurdles | 13.77  | 6  | Did not advance
Pavel Loskutov | Marathon | —  | 2:18:09  | 26

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Marko Aleksejev | High jump | 2.15  | =31  | Did not advance
Gerd Kanter | Discus throw | 60.05  | 19  | Did not advance
Lauri Leis | Triple jump | 16.18  | 33  | Did not advance
Taavi Peetre | Shot put | 19.14  | 26  | Did not advance
Aleksander Tammert | Discus throw | 65.70  | 2 Q | 66.66  |
Andrus Värnik | Javelin throw | 83.25  | 5 Q | 83.25  | 6

Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete  | Event  | 100 m  |  LJ  |  SP  |  HJ  | 400 m  |  110H  |  DT  |  PV  |  JT  | 1500 m  | Final  | Rank

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Erki Nool | Result  | 10.80  | 7.53  | 14.26  | 1.88  | 48.81  | 14.80  | 42.05  | 5.40  | 61.33  | 4:36.33  | 8235  | 8
Points  | 906  | 942  | 744  | 696  | 870  | 874  | 706  | 1035  | 758  | 704
Kristjan Rahnu | Result  | 10.77  | NM | 14.45  | DNS | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | DNF
Points  | 912  | 0  | 756  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Indrek Turi | Result  | 11.08  | 6.91  | 13.62  | 2.03  | 51.67  | 14.26  | 39.83  | 4.80  | 59.34  | 4:50.01  | 7708  | 23
Points  | 843  | 792  | 705  | 831  | 739  | 941  | 661  | 849  | 728  | 619

Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Egle Uljas | 400 m | 51.91 NR | 5 q | 53.13  | 8  | Did not advance
Jane Salumäe | Marathon | —  | 2:48:47  | 44

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Moonika Aava | Javelin throw | 54.96  | 33  | Did not advance
Eha Rünne | Discus throw | 54.82  | 37  | Did not advance

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Andrus Aug | Men's road race | Did not finish
Jaan Kirsipuu | Did not finish
Erki Pütsep | Did not finish
Janek Tombak | 5:50:35  | 61
Maaris Meier | Women's road race | Did not finish

### Mountain biking

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Sigvard Kukk | Men's cross-country | LAP (2 laps)  | 41

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Estonia has qualified two judoka

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

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Aleksei Budõlin | Men's −81 kg |  Mamrikishvili (GEO)
W 0110–0100  |  Canto (BRA)
L 0010–0011  | Did not advance
Indrek Pertelson | Men's +100 kg |  Bouaichaoui (ALG)
W 1010–0001  |  Tangriev (UZB)
W 0021–0010  |  Tmenov (RUS)
L 0001–1110  | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Hernandes (BRA)
W 1110–0100  |  Tataroğlu (TUR)
W 0200–0100  |  Bianchessi (ITA)
W 1000–0000  |

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2004 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 | 7:13.74  | 1 SA/B/C | Bye  | 6:47.36  | 1 FA | 6:51.42  |
Tõnu Endrekson
Leonid Gulov | Double sculls | 6:58.80  | 3 SA/B | Bye  | 6:12.80  | 2 FA | 6:35.30  | 4
Andrei Jämsä
Igor Kuzmin
Andrei Šilin
Oleg Vinogradov | Quadruple sculls | 5:45.56  | 2 SA/B | Bye  | 5:44.90  | 2 FB | 6:05.11  | 9

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | M*
Imre Taveter | Finn | ~~25~~ | 23  | 24  | 23  | 23  | 21  | 18  | 24  | 22  | 25  | 18  | 221  | 25

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Andrei Inešin | Skeet | 119  | =21  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Estonian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Aleksander Baldin | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.04  | 49  | Did not advance
200 m breaststroke | 2:17.90  | 32  | Did not advance
Danil Haustov | 50 m freestyle | 23.56  | 49  | Did not advance
100 m freestyle | 51.02  | 37  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Triin Aljand | 50 m freestyle | 26.19  | 26  | Did not advance
Jana Kolukanova | 100 m freestyle | 57.45  | 37  | Did not advance
Elina Partõka | 200 m freestyle | 2:03.54  | 28  | Did not advance
Jelena Petrova | 800 m freestyle | 9:01.62  | 23  | —  | Did not advance

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Kaia Kanepi | Women's singles |  Cho Y-J (KOR)
L 6–7(1–7), 1–6  | Did not advance
Maret Ani
Kaia Kanepi | Women's doubles | —  |  Molik /
Stubbs (AUS)
L 4–6, 1–6  | Did not advance

## Triathlon

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Main article: Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Estonia's first appearance in the Olympic triathlon resulted in a twenty-first-place finish for the nation's sole competitor in the sport.

Athlete  | Event  | Swim (1.5 km)  | Trans 1  | Bike (40 km)  | Trans 2  | Run (10 km)  | Total Time  | Rank

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Marko Albert | Men's | 18:01  | 0:17  | 1:01:48  | 0:19  | 35:37  | 1:55:26.59  | 21

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Key:

* VT \- Victory by Fall.
* PP \- Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO \- Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete  | Event  | Elimination Pool  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Tarvi Thomberg | −84 kg |  Metodiev (BUL)
L 0–3 PO |  Daragan (UKR)
L 0–3 PO |  Yerlikaya (TUR)
L 0–3 PO | 4  | Did not advance  | 19

## See also

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* Estonia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ajalugu ei näita Pekingi olümpialippur Martin Padarile medaliheitlust soosivaid kaarte" [History does not show in Beijing Olympics, and Martin Padar struggles to reach the medal podium] (in Estonian). Postimees. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
2. ^ Shonka, Kristy (14 October 2004). "Jaanson basks in the silver lining of Athens Olympics". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
3. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
4. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

## External links

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* Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
* EOK – Ateena 2004 Archived 2018-11-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Estonian)

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