Estonia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Estonia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Estonian athletes competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988. Estonian National Olympic Representative was Tiit Nuudi and Estonian Olympic Team attaché was Ene Balder.
| Estonia at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville | |
| Competitors | 19 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ants Antson |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biathlon | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 19 |
Estonia also had a competitor at the demonstration event speed skiing (Aare Tamme).[2]
Biathlon
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Urmas Kaldvee | Individual | 1:03:15.1 | 4 | 48 |
| Sprint | 27:52.9 | 1 | 31 | |
| Kristjan Oja | Individual | 1:04:15.9 | 3 | 57 |
| Kalju Ojaste | Individual | 1:02:05.8 | 2 | 37 |
| Sprint | 29:13.2 | 1 | 59 | |
| Aivo Udras | Individual | 1:00:14.5 | 3 | 16 |
| Sprint | 29:28.4 | 2 | 61 | |
| Hillar Zahkna | Individual | 1:01:57.4 | 4 | 34 |
| Sprint | 27:46.5 | 2 | 27 | |
| Hillar Zahkna Aivo Udras Kalju Ojaste Urmas Kaldvee |
Relay | 1:29:46.1 | 0 | 11 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Krista Lepik | Individual | 53:51.4 | 1 | 11 |
| Sprint | 28:16.6 | 4 | 42 | |
| Eveli Peterson | Individual | 58:03.1 | 5 | 36 |
| Sprint | 29:31.4 | 5 | 58 | |
| Jelena Poljakova | Individual | 58:30.1 | 5 | 39 |
| Sprint | 27:22.8 | 1 | 30 | |
| Jelena Poljakova Eveli Peterson Krista Lepik |
Relay | 1:23:16.2 | 1 | 9 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Elmo Kassin | 10 km classical | 29:52.0 | 22 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | 41:16.1 | 18 | |
| 50 km freestyle | 2:19:29.3 | 45 | |
| Taivo Kuus | 10 km classical | 32:28.0 | 67 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | 46:18.6 | 60 | |
| 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
| Andrus Veerpalu | 10 km classical | 29:51.5 | 21 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | 43:41.7 | 42 | |
| 30 km classical | 1:31:06.1 | 44 | |
| Urmas Välbe | 10 km classical | 30:20.1 | 28 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | 43:38.4 | 41 | |
| 30 km classical | 1:29:44.3 | 33 | |
| Jaanus Teppan | 30 km classical | 1:29:30.9 | 31 |
| 50 km freestyle | 2:17:15.1 | 39 | |
| Andrus Veerpalu Jaanus Teppan Elmo Kassin Urmas Välbe |
4x10 km relay | 1:46:33.3 | 10 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Piret Niglas | 5 km classical | 15:54.9 | 38 |
| 10 km freestyle pursuit | 31:36.6 | 45 | |
| 15 km classical | 48:58.4 | 39 | |
| 30 km freestyle | 1:37:31.8 | 48 | |
Figure skating
| Athlete(s) | Event | CD1 | CD2 | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | FP | FP | FP | TFP | Rank | ||
| Olga Vassiljeva | Ladies' | — | 21 Q | 21 | 31.5 | 21 | |
Nordic combined
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | |||||
| Peter Heli | Individual | 182.0 | 38 | +5:10.0 | 51:25.1 +6:57.0 |
31 | |||
| Allar Levandi | 206.4 | 14 | +2:27.4 | 46:02.2 +1:34.1 |
6 | ||||
| Ago Markvardt | 199.0 | 23 | +3:16.7 | 49:38.6 +5:10.5 |
23 | ||||
| Toomas Tiru | 170.9 | 44 | +6:24.0 | 56:37.1 +12:09.0 |
42 | ||||
| Ago Markvardt Peter Heli Allar Levandi |
Team | 525.9 | 10 | +9:56 | 1:33:16.9 +9:40.4 |
9 | |||
References
- "Olympedia – Estonia at the 1992 Winter Olympics". www.olympedia.org.
- "Tamme, Aare - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee.
- "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
External links
- EOK – Albertville 1992 (in Estonian)
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