Estonia_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics
Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 43 (35 men, 8 women) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jüri Jaanson |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
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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.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
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| Raul Kivilo | Men's individual | 649 | 36 |  Jose Anchondo (MEX) (51) W 158-157 |
Did not advance | 42 | ||||
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Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track & road events
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Pavel Loskutov | Marathon | — | 2:23.14 | 58 | |||||
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- Field events
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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- Combined events – Men's decathlon
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| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Points | |||||||||||||
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- Women
- Track & road events
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jane Salumäe | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
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- Field events
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Men's beach tournament
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| 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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| Opposition Score |
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| 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 | |||||||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sprint
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Road
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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Track
- Women's Sprint
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| Athlete | Event | Qualifying round | 1/8 final | 1/8 repechage | Quarter-finals | Classification 5-8 | Semi-finals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition
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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 | |
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Mountain biking
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alges Maasikmets | Men's cross-country | DNF | |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Six fencers, three men and three women, represented Estonia in 1996.
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| 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 | ||
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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| 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 | ||
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Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Indrek Pertelson | +95 kg | — |  Rafał Kubacki (POL)L 0000-1000 |
Did not advance | 21 | ||||||
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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Tõnu Tõniste Toomas Tõniste |
470 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 96 | 10 | ||
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Krista Kruuv | Europe | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 197 | 24 | ||
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- Open
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Peter Šaraškin | Laser | 14 | 27 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 176 | 24 | ||
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Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Andrei Inešin | Skeet | 121 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Heikki Jaansalu | Trap | 115 | 45 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men's freestyle
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| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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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 advance | 12 | |||
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- Men's Greco-Roman
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| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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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 advance | 15 | |||
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- "Estonia at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- EOK – Atlanta 1996 (in Estonian)