Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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]

Estonia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeEST
NOCEstonian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Atlanta
Competitors43 (35 men, 8 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Jüri Jaanson
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1908–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Archery

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.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
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Raul KiviloMen's individual64936  Jose Anchondo (MEX) (51)
W 158-157
Did not advance42

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Pavel LoskutovMarathon2:23.1458
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Aleksander TammertDiscus Throw59.0425Did not advance
Donald SildJavelin Throw72.5430Did not advance
Valeri BukrejevPole vaultNMDid not advance
Jüri TammHammer throw73.1626Did not advance
Marko TurbanHigh Jump2.2422Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 100H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Indrek KaseorgResult11.407.2613.112.0749.0314.5339.46NMDNSDNF
Points0
Andrei NazarovResult11.04NMDNSDNF
Points00
Erki NoolResult10.657.8814.012.0147.2615.0342.985.4065.484:43.3685436
Points
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jane SalumäeMarathonDNF
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Virge NaerisLong Jump6.2627Did not advance
Triple Jump14.0015Did not advance
Eha RünneDiscus Throw58.2426Did not advance

Volleyball

Men's beach tournament

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Loser's Bracket Round 1Loser's Bracket Round 2Loser's Bracket Round 3Loser's Bracket Round 4Loser's Bracket Round 5SemifinalsFinal / BM
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Avo Keel
Kaido Kreen
Men's  JodardPenigaud (FRA)
L 8–15
Did not advance  KvalheimMaaseide (NOR)
L 2–15
Did not advance17

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Hain HeldeK-1 500 m1.47,317 R1.44,345Did not advance19
K-1 1000 m3.59,137 R4.08,375 QS3:47.2376Did not advance13

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Lauri AusMen's road race4:56.5536
Jaan Kirsipuu4:56.5424
Raido Kodanipork4:57.0296
Andres Lauk4:56.5649
Lauri ResikDNF

Track

Women's Sprint
AthleteEventQualifying round1/8 final1/8 repechageQuarter-finalsClassification 5-8Semi-finalsFinals
TimeRankOpposition

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Rank
Erika SalumäeWomen's sprint11.5669  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 advance6

Mountain biking

AthleteEventTimeRank
Alges MaasikmetsMen's cross-countryDNF

Fencing

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

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
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Kaido KaabermaIndividual épéeBYE  Gang Zhao (CHN)
W 15–6
 Robert Leroux (FRA)
W 15–14
 Ivan Trevejo Pérez (CUB)
L 14–15
Did not advance7
Andrus KajakBYE  Krisztián Kulcsár (HUN)
W 15–14
 Sandro Cuomo (ITA)
L 14–15
Did not advance15
Meelis Loit  César González Llorens (ESP)
L 14–15
Did not advance35
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
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
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Heidi RohiIndividual épée  Sandra Kenel (SUI)
W 15-14
 Katja Nass (GER)
L 12-15
Did not advance22
Oksana YermakovaBYE  Eva Fjellerup (DEN)
W 15-14
 Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth (HUN)
L 6–15
Did not advance15
Maarika VõsuBYE  Leslie Marx (USA)
L 13–15
Did not advance18
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

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
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Indrek Pertelson+95 kg  Rafał Kubacki (POL)
L 0000-1000
Did not advance21

Modern pentathlon

AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
PointsRankMP PointsTimeRankMP pointsWinsRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Imre TiidemannMen's18421144. 3:27.8623121216148201501795012:39.0403128854147

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jüri JaansonSingle sculls8.10,015 R8.15,254 Q7.28,893FC8.33,5318

Sailing

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

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Tõnu Tõniste
Toomas Tõniste
4707168319PMS303615199610
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Krista KruuvEurope222526232320232617222219724
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Peter ŠaraškinLaser142721293033121418212017624

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Andrei InešinSkeet1217Did not advance
Heikki JaansaluTrap11545Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Indrek Sei50 metre freestyle23.2927Did not advance
100 metre freestyle51.1932Did not advance

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Final / BM
Opposition
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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 advance12
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Final / BM
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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 advance15

Notes

  • (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)

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