Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Estonia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	43 (35 men, 8 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Jüri Jaanson
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Estonia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, its second entry as an independent nation since the breakup of the Soviet Union. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 36 events in 13 sports.

Archery

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.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Raul Kivilo – round of 64, 42nd place (0–1)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

• Pavel Loskutov — 2:23.14 (→ 58th place)

Men's High Jump

• Marko Turban – 2.24 (→ did not advance )

Men's Pole Vault

• Valeri Bukrejev – 0 (→ no ranking )

Men's Discus Throw

• Aleksander Tammert – Qualification — 59.04m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Donald Sild – 72.54 (→ did not advance )

Men's Hammer Throw

• Jüri Tamm – Qualification — 73.16m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Erki Nool – Final Result — 8543 points (→ 6th place)
• Andrei Nazarov – Final Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Indrek Kaseorg – Final Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

• Jane Salumäe — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Long Jump

• Virge Naeris – Qualification — 6.26m (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

• Virge Naeris – Qualification — 14.00m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Eha Rünne – Qualification — 58.24m (→ did not advance)

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's beach volleyball

• Avo Keel and Kaido Kreen —
  • Winner’s Bracket, First-round: lost to Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud  France (FRA) by 8–15 (48 minutes)
  • Loser’s Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 17th): lost to Jan Kvalheim and Björn Maaseide  Norway (NOR) by 2–15 (31 minutes) (→ 17. place overall )

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Flatwater

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

• Hain Helde – Qualifying Heat 2: 7th 1.47,31 ; Repechage Heat 1: 5th 1.44,34 (→ did not advance )

Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m

• Hain Helde – Qualifying Heat 2: 7th 3.59,13 ; Repechage Heat 1: 5th 4.08,37 (→ did not advance )

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road Cycling

Men's Road Race 221,85 km

• Jaan Kirsipuu – 4:56.54 (→ 24. place)
• Lauri Aus – 4:56.55 (→ 36. place)
• Andres Lauk – 4:56.56 (→ 49. place)
• Raido Kodanipork – 4:57.02 (→ 96. place)
• Lauri Resik – DNF

Track Cycling

Women's sprint

• Erika Salumäe – (→ 6. place )

Mountain Biking

Men's cross-country 47,7 km

• Alges Maasikmets – DNF

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Men's épée

• Kaido Kaaberma (→ 7. place )
  • Round 1: defeated Gang Zhao  China (CHN) by 15–6
  • Round 2: defeated Robert Leroux  France (FRA) by 15–14
  • Quarter Final: lost to Ivan Trevejo Pérez  Cuba (CUB) by 14–15 (→ 7. place )

• Andrus Kajak
  • Round 1: defeated Krisztián Kulcsár  Hungary (HUN) by 15–14
  • Round 2: lost to Sandro Cuomo  Italy (ITA) by 14–15 (→ 15. place )

• Meelis Loit
  • Preliminary round: lost to César González Llorens  Spain (ESP) by 14–15 (→ 35. place )

Men's team épée

• Estonian Team : ( Andrus Kajak, Meelis Loit, Kaido Kaaberma)
  • Quarter Final: lost to  Germany (GER) ( Elmar Borrmann, Arnd Schmitt, Mariusz Strzałka ) by 39–45
  • Match to 5.-8. place: defeated  United States (USA) (Tamir Bloom, James Carpenter, Michael Marx ) by 45–44
  • Match to 5.-6. place: defeated  Hungary (HUN) ( Géza Imre, Iván Kovács, Krisztián Kulcsár ) by 45–39 (→ 5. place )

Women's épée

• Oksana Yermakova
• Maarika Võsu
• Heidi Rohi

Women's team épée

• Estonian Team : ( Oksana Jermakova, Maarika Võsu, Heidi Rohi )
  • Quarter Final: lost to  Italy (ITA) ( Laura Chiesa, Elisa Uga, Margherita Zalaffi ) by 38–45
  • Match to 5.-8. place: defeated  United States (USA) ( Elaine Cheris, Nhi Lan Le, Leslie Marx ) by 45–38
  • Match to 5.-6. place: defeated  Cuba (CUB) ( Tamara Esterí Almeida, Mirayda García, Milagros Palma González ) by 45–30 (→ 5. place )

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Heavyweight 95+ kg

• Indrek Pertelson
  • First Round: bye
  • Second Round: lost to Rafał Kubacki  Poland (POL) by uchi-mata

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Modern pentathlon

• Imre Tiidemann – ( Shooting: 1144; Fencing: 820; Swimming: 1212; Equestrian: 950; Cross-country: 1288 ) Total points: 5414 pts, (→ 7. place )

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Single Sculls

• Jüri Jaanson – Preliminary Heat 3: 5th 8.10,01; Repechage Heat 4: 4th 8.15,25; Semi-finals for Final C, Heat 1: 3rd 7.28,89; Final C: 6th 8.33,53 (→ 18.place )

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Laser class)

• Peter Šaraškin – 11 races: ( 14; 27; 21; 29; (30); (33); 12; 14; 18; 21; 20 ) Final points: 176 (→ 24. place )

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470 class)

• Tõnu Tõniste and Toomas Tõniste – 11 races: ( 7; 16; 8; 3; 19; PMS; (30); 3; 6; 15; 19 ) Final points: 96 (→ 10. place )

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe class)

• Krista Kruuv – 11 races: ( 22; 25; (26); 23; 23; 20; 23; (26); 17; 22; 22 ) Final points: 197 (→ 24. place )

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Skeet

• Andrei Inešin 121/12 (→ 7. place )

Men's Trap

• Heikki Jaansalu – 115 (→ did not advance, 45.-48. place )

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 metre freestyle

• Indrek Sei
  1. Heat – 23.29 (→ did not advance, 27. place )

Men's 100 metre freestyle

• Indrek Sei
  1. Heat – 51.19 (→ did not advance, 32. place )

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight 68 kg

• Valeri Nikitin
  • Round 1: lost to Ender Memet  Romania (ROU) by fall 1.45
  • Round 2: defeated Tarieli Melelashvili Georgia Georgia (GEO) by fall
  • Round 3: defeated Attila Repka  Hungary (HUN) by fall
  • Round 4: defeated Yasushi Miyake  Japan (JPN) by judges decision 6:0
  • Round 5: lost to Aleksandr Tretyakov  Russia (RUS) by judges decision
  • Match to 7th place: lost to Liubal Colás Oris  Cuba (CUB) by judges decision (→ 8.place )

Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight 130 kg

• Helger Hallik
  • Round 1: defeated Yogi Johl  Canada (CAN) by judges decision 3:0
  • Round 2: lost to Panagiotis Pikilidis  Greece (GRE) by judges decision 0:3
  • Repechage Round 1: lost to Sergei Mureiko  Moldova (MDA)(→ did not advance, 15.place )

Men's Freestyle Lightweight 68 kg

• Küllo Kõiv
  • Round 1: defeated Félix Malal Diédhiou  Senegal (SEN) by fall
  • Round 2: lost to Zaza Zazirov  Ukraine (UKR) by judges decision 0:5
  • Round 3: defeated Elshad Allahverdiyev  Azerbaijan (AZE) by judges decision 5:1
  • Round 4: defeated Ahmad Al-Osta  Syria (SYR) by judges decision 4:1
  • Round 5: lost to Yosmany Sánchez Larrudet  Cuba (CUB) by judges decision 0:6
  • Match to 7th place: defeated Ahmad Al-Osta  Syria (SYR) by judges decision 7:2 (→ 7.place )

Men's Freestyle Heavyweight 100 kg

• Arvi Aavik
  • Round 1: defeated Daniel Sanchez  Puerto Rico (PUR) by fall
  • Round 2: lost to Konstantin Aleksandrov  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) by judges decision 0:1
  • Round 3: lost to Wilfredo Morales Suárez  Cuba (CUB) by judges decision 1:3 (→ 12. place )

External links

• EOK – Atlanta 1996 (Estonian)