Estonia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Estonia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Estonia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeEST
NOCEstonian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in London
Competitors32 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Aleksander Tammert (opening)
Heiki Nabi (closing)
Medals
Ranked 63rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1908–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

The Estonian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games in the post-Soviet era. A total of 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women, competed in 11 sports. Fifteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including two Olympic medalists (rower and silver medalist Tõnu Endrekson, and defending champion Gerd Kanter in men's discus throw). Rifle shooter Anžela Voronova, at age 43, was the oldest athlete of the team, while double sculls rower Geir Suursild was the youngest at age 17. Former Olympic bronze medalist Aleksander Tammert, who competed at his fifth Olympics, became Estonia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Estonia marked its Olympic return in archery after twenty-year absence, and in wrestling after an eight-year absence.

Estonia left London with only two medals (one silver and one bronze), failing to win a gold medal for the second time since 2004. Defending champion Gerd Kanter, however, settled only for the bronze medal in men's discus throw, while Heiki Nabi won the nation's first ever Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling 76 years after Kristjan Palusalu's gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Medalists
Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Estonia qualified 1 archer.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Reena Pärnat Women's individual 621 52  Valencia (MEX) (13)
L 1–7		 Did not advance

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 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):[1][2]

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
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Marek Niit 100 m Bye 10.40 7 Did not advance
200 m 20.82 6 N/A Did not advance
Rasmus Mägi 400 m hurdles 50.05 5 N/A Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Raigo Toompuu Shot put 18.91 30 Did not advance
Märt Israel Discus throw 60.34 25 Did not advance
Gerd Kanter 66.39 1 Q 68.03
Aleksander Tammert 60.20 27 Did not advance
Risto Mätas Javelin throw 78.56 21 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Evelin Talts Marathon 2:54:15 103
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Anna Iljuštšenko High jump 1.90 15 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Grit Šadeiko Result 13.50 1.74 12.43 24.25 6.11 44.12 2.23.01 6013 23
Points 1050 903 690 957 883 747 783

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Raul Must Men's singles  Lahnsteiner (AUT)
W 21–14, 21–18		  Santoso (INA)
L 12–21, 8–21		 2 Did not advance

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Rene Mandri Men's road race 5:46:37 50
Grete Treier Women's road race 3:35:56 17

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Nikolai Novosjolov Individual épée Bye  Kelsey (USA)
L 11–15		 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Martin Padar Men's +100 kg  Brayson (CUB)
L 0001–0100		 Did not advance

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Geir Suursild
Jüri-Mikk Udam		 Double sculls 6:33.88 4 R 6:38.50 4 Did not advance
Tõnu Endrekson
Andrei Jämsä
Allar Raja
Kaspar Taimsoo		 Quadruple sculls 5:42.87 2 SA/B Bye 6.07.85 2 FA 5.46.96 4

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
Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Johannes Ahun RS:X 27 20 22 32
DPI		 31 14 22 28 39
DNF		 35 EL 270 30
Karl-Martin Rammo Laser 7 18 3 21 8 12 30 31 18 39 EL 187 18
Deniss Karpak Finn 14 9 11 11 11 1 7 13 11 11 EL 99 11
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Ingrid Puusta RS:X 15 20 6 15 14 21 15 12 20 17 EL 155 15
Anna Pohlak Laser Radial 27 39 41 37 36 6 36 36 31 36 EL 325 35

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; DNF = Did not finish; DPI = Discretionary penalty imposed

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Estonia has qualified one quota place in the Women's 50 m rifle 3 position;[3]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Anžela Voronova 50 m rifle 3 positions 576 31 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 395 42 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Liivamägi 100 m breaststroke 1:01.57 29 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:01.09 25 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Triin Aljand 50 m freestyle 25.33 19 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:00.43 35 Did not advance

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Estonia has qualified in the following events.

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 Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ardo Arusaar −96 kg  Caraballo (VEN)
W 3–0 PO		  Dzeinichenka (BLR)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 8
Heiki Nabi −120 kg Bye  Chugoshvili (BLR)
W 3–1 PP		  Banak (POL)
W 3–0 PO		  Eurén (SWE)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  López (CUB)
L 0–3 PO

References
  1. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012, retrieved 4 June 2011
  3. "Quota places by NATION and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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