Estonia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all Estonian athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Estonian Olympic Committee. Estonia was represented in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by 47 athletes in total of 13 different sporting events. The Estonian delegation, the largest in the nation's Olympic history, marched into the Beijing National Olympic stadium as the 160th nation, before Haiti and after Ireland delegations during the opening ceremony.
Jüri Jaanson, who competed at his sixth Olympics, was the oldest and most experienced team member, and became Estonia's oldest Olympic medal winner with the age of 42 years, 10 months and two days.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Athletics Men's discus throw Tõnu Endrekson Rowing Men's double sculls
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankTiidrek Nurme1500 m3:38.59 NR9Did not advancePavel LoskutovMarathoncolspan=4 2:39:0175
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMärt IsraelDiscus throw61.9814Did not advanceGerd Kanter64.665 Q68.82Mihkel KukkJavelin throw75.5621Did not advanceTaavi PeetreShot put19.5726Did not advanceAleksander TammertDiscus throw63.1010 q61.3812
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankMikk PahapillResult11.15 7.0414.362.1150.9014.5149.354.8067.074:47.03817810Points827823750906774910857849845637Andres RajaResult10.897.2914.791.96 48.9814.0639.834.8067.164:49.60811812Points885883777767862967661849846621
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMoonika AavaJavelin throw56.9426Did not advanceKsenija BaltaLong jump6.3827Did not advanceAnna IljuštšenkoHigh jump1.8918Did not advanceKaire LeibakTriple jump14.1911 q14.138
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankKaie KandResult14.471.6512.9125.495.7542.512:13.36567732*Points913795721842774716916 * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Kand moved up a position.
Badminton
Estonia had qualified two berths in men's and women's badminton events.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRaul MustMen's singlesL 14–21, 15–21Did not advanceKati TolmoffWomen's singlesL 21–18, 18–21, 19–21Did not advance
Cycling
Road Estonia had qualified three quota places in road cycling. For the first time in Olympic history, it also sent its first female road cyclist. Rein Taaramäe, who finished seventeenth in men's road race, achieved the best result for the nation's sport.
AthleteEventTimeRankTanel KangertMen's road race6:36:4869Rein Taaramäe Men's road race6:30:4948Men's time trial1:05:4717Grete TreierWomen's road race3:33:1730
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankDaniel NovikovMen's sprint11.18764.36021Did not advance
Fencing
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankNikolai Novosjolov Individual épéeW 15–8 L 14–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Rhythmic AthleteEventQualificationFinalRopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRankRopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRankIrina Kikkas Individual15.65015.22515.70016.20062.77520Did not advance
Judo
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMartin PadarMen's +100 kgW 1100–0000L 0000–0010Did not advance
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankAndrei Jämsä Single sculls7:48.204 QFcolspan=2 7:05.484 SC/D7:16.382 FC7:19.6017Tõnu EndreksonJüri JaansonDouble sculls6:27.953 SA/Bcolspan=2 colspan=2 6:21.112 FA6:29.05Igor KuzminVladimir LatinAllar RajaKaspar TaimsooQuadruple sculls5:42.224 R6:01.461 SA/Bcolspan=2 5:54.574 FB5:48.129 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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Johannes AhunRS:X35343234313029253028EL27333Deniss KarpakLaser1620413738243514CANEL16625 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAndrei InešinSkeet11518Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartti Aljand 100 m breaststroke1:02.46 NR45Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:16.5246Did not advanceDanil Haustov100 m freestyle50.9251Did not advanceMartin Liivamägi200 m individual medley2:03.5635Did not advanceMiko Mälberg50 m freestyle22.37 NR25Did not advanceAndres Olvik200 m backstroke2:03.6640Did not advanceVladimir Sidorkin200 m freestyle1:51.27 NR45Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTriin Aljand50 m freestyle25.29 21Did not advance100 m freestyle56.1033Did not advance100 m butterfly59.43 NR32Did not advanceElina Partõka200 m freestyle2:00.64 NR 28Did not advanceAnna-Liisa Põld400 m individual medley4:58.2135colspan=2 Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaret AniWomen's singlesL 4–6, 2–6Did not advanceKaia KanepiW 6–2, 7–6(8–6)W 6–4, 7–5L 6–4, 2–6, 0–6Did not advanceMaret AniKaia KanepiWomen's doublesL 2–6, 2–6Did not advance
Triathlon
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankMarko AlbertMen's18:090:29 59:120:2935:541:54:13.5841
Volleyball
Beach AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKristjan KaisRivo VesikMen'sPool AL 0 – 2 (18–21, 21–23)L 1 – 2 (21–15, 11–21, 13–15)L 1 – 2 (16–21, 21–18, 12–15)4Did not advance
See also Estonia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
References
External links EOK – Peking 2008 Qualification by 17 June 2008. Delfi.ee Peking 2008 Estonian Olympic news and competitors. Gallery of the 2008 Estonian Olympic Team outfit presentation by Nike Image of the two times Olympic champion Erika Salumäe wearing 2008 Estonian Olympic Team outfit Baltic athletes get ready to reach for Olympic gold The Baltic Times