| Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 47 in13 sports |
| Flag bearers | Martin Padar (opening) Gerd Kanter (closing) |
| Officials | 28 |
| Medals Ranked 46th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Estonia competed at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing,People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all Estonian athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated byEstonian 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,[1] marched into theBeijing National Olympic stadium as the 160th nation, beforeHaiti and afterIreland delegations during theopening 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.[2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gerd Kanter | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
 Silver | Jüri Jaanson Tõnu Endrekson | Rowing | Men's double sculls |
the next round as a fastest loseror, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tiidrek Nurme | 1500 m | 3:38.59NR | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Pavel Loskutov | Marathon | — | 2:39:01 | 75 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Märt Israel | Discus throw | 61.98 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Gerd Kanter | 64.66 | 5Q | 68.82 | | |
| Mihkel Kukk | Javelin throw | 75.56 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Taavi Peetre | Shot put | 19.57 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Aleksander Tammert | Discus throw | 63.10 | 10q | 61.38 | 12 |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikk Pahapill | Result | 11.15 | 7.04 | 14.36 | 2.11 | 50.90 | 14.51 | 49.35 | 4.80 | 67.07 | 4:47.03 | 8178 | 10 |
| Points | 827 | 823 | 750 | 906 | 774 | 910 | 857 | 849 | 845 | 637 | |||
| Andres Raja | Result | 10.89 | 7.29 | 14.79 | 1.96 | 48.98 | 14.06 | 39.83 | 4.80 | 67.16 | 4:49.60 | 8118 | 12 |
| Points | 885 | 883 | 777 | 767 | 862 | 967 | 661 | 849 | 846 | 621 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Moonika Aava | Javelin throw | 56.94 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Ksenija Balta | Long jump | 6.38 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Anna Iljuštšenko | High jump | 1.89 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Kaire Leibak | Triple jump | 14.19 | 11q | 14.13 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaie Kand | Result | 14.47 | 1.65 | 12.91 | 25.49 | 5.75 | 42.51 | 2:13.36 | 5677 | 32* |
| Points | 913 | 795 | 721 | 842 | 774 | 716 | 916 |
* The athlete who finished in second place,Lyudmila Blonska ofUkraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[3] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Kand moved up a position.
Estonia had qualified two berths in men's and women's badminton events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Raul Must | Men's singles |  Wacha (POL)L 14–21, 15–21 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kati Tolmoff | Women's singles |  Magee (IRL)L 21–18, 18–21, 19–21 | Did not advance | |||||
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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanel Kangert | Men's road race | 6:36:48 | 69 |
| Rein Taaramäe | Men's road race | 6:30:49 | 48 |
| Men's time trial | 1:05:47 | 17 | |
| Grete Treier | Women's road race | 3:33:17 | 30 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Daniel Novikov | Men's sprint | 11.187 64.360 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Nikolai Novosjolov | Individual épée |  Nabil (EGY)W 15–8 |  Jeannet (FRA)L 14–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Irina Kikkas | Individual | 15.650 | 15.225 | 15.700 | 16.200 | 62.775 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Martin Padar | Men's +100 kg | Bye |  Kim S-B (KOR)W 1100–0000 |  Schlitter (BRA)L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrei Jämsä | Single sculls | 7:48.20 | 4QF | — | 7:05.48 | 4SC/D | 7:16.38 | 2FC | 7:19.60 | 17 | |
| Tõnu Endrekson Jüri Jaanson | Double sculls | 6:27.95 | 3SA/B | Bye | — | 6:21.11 | 2FA | 6:29.05 | | ||
| Igor Kuzmin Vladimir Latin Allar Raja Kaspar Taimsoo | Quadruple sculls | 5:42.22 | 4R | 6:01.46 | 1SA/B | — | 5:54.57 | 4FB | 5:48.12 | 9 | |
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
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Johannes Ahun | RS:X | 34 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 28 | EL | 273 | 33 | |
| Deniss Karpak | Laser | 16 | 20 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 14 | CAN | EL | 166 | 25 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Andrei Inešin | Skeet | 115 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Martti Aljand | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.46NR | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:16.52 | 46 | Did not advance | ||||
| Danil Haustov | 100 m freestyle | 50.92 | 51 | Did not advance | |||
| Martin Liivamägi | 200 m individual medley | 2:03.56 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| Miko Mälberg | 50 m freestyle | 22.37NR | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Andres Olvik | 200 m backstroke | 2:03.66 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| Vladimir Sidorkin | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.27NR | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Triin Aljand | 50 m freestyle | 25.29 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 56.10 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 59.43NR | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| Elina Partõka | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.64NR | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Anna-Liisa Põld | 400 m individual medley | 4:58.21 | 35 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Maret Ani | Women's singles |  Šafářová (CZE)L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kaia Kanepi |  Pennetta (ITA)W 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | Razzano (FRA) W 6–4, 7–5 |  Li N (CHN)L 6–4, 2–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Maret Ani Kaia Kanepi | Women's doubles | — |  Azarenka /Poutchek (BLR) L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Albert | Men's | 18:09 | 0:29 | 59:12 | 0:29 | 35:54 | 1:54:13.58 | 41 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Kristjan Kais Rivo Vesik | Men's | Pool A Herrera –Mesa (ESP)L 0 – 2 (18–21, 21–23) Wu –Xu (CHN)L 1 – 2 (21–15, 11–21, 13–15)  Gosch –Horst (AUT)L 1 – 2 (16–21, 21–18, 12–15) | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
