Estonia at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Estonia at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	EST
NOC	Estonian Olympic Committee
Website	www.eok.ee  (in Estonian)
in Paris
Competitors	44 (men) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Jüri Lossmann
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 6
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The team and flag of Estonia at the opening ceremony of 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris

Estonia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

Further information: 1924 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1924 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Eduard Pütsep	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight	July 10
Silver	Alfred Neuland	Weightlifting	Men's 75 kg	July 23
Bronze	Aleksander Klumberg	Athletics	Men's decathlon	July 12
Bronze	Jaan Kikkas	Weightlifting	Men's 75 kg	July 23
Bronze	Harald Tammer	Weightlifting	Men's +82.5 kg	July 23
Bronze	Roman Steinberg	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight	July 10

The 1924 Estonian Olympic Team

Representatives

Estonian team representatives were delegation heads Leopold Tõnson and Johannes Junkur; Johannes Kauba in athletics, Johannes Villemson in wrestling, William Fiskar and Aleksander Lugenberg-Mändvere in football.

Other delegations

Ethnic Estonians in other delegations were for   Latvia  (LAT) Juhan Oja in athletics – men's 100 and 200 metres and Rudolf Rone (lv: Rūdolfs Ronis) in wrestling – men's Greco-Roman lightweight.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Reinhold Kesküll – Round 1 Heat 13: 5th 11,5 (→ dnq)
• Herbert Küttim – Round 1 Heat 1: (→ dns)
• Juhan Oja – competed for   Latvia  (LAT) – Round 1 Heat 5: 2nd 11,2; Round 2 Heat 3: 5th 11,2 (→ dnq)

Men's 200 metres

• Reinhold Kesküll – Round 1 Heat 16: 3rd 24,0 (→ dnq)
• Herbert Küttim – Round 1 Heat 7: (→ dns)
• Juhan Oja – competed for   Latvia  (LAT) – Round 1 Heat 17: 2nd 23,8; Round 2 Heat 1: 4th 23,1 (→ dnq)

Men's 400 metres

• Reinhold Kesküll – Round 1 Heat 2: 4th 53,2 (→ dnq)
• Herbert Küttim – Round 1 Heat 3: (→ dns)

Men's 800 metres

• Johannes Villemson – Round 1 Heat 8: (→ dns)

Men's 1500 metres

• Aleksander Antson – Round 1 Heat 5: 5th (→ dnq)
• Johannes Villemson – Round 1 Heat 2: (→ dns)

Men's marathon

• Jüri Lossman – Final –: 2:57.54,6 (→ 10. place)
• Elmar Reiman – Final – 3:40.52,0 (→ finished last, 30. place)

Men's 3000 metre steeplechase

• Aleksander Antson – Round 1 Heat 1: (→ dns)

Men's high jump

• Valter Ever – Qualification round Group 1: 1.75m (→ dns?, 15.- 18. place)

Men's long jump

• Valter Ever – Qualification round Group 1: 6th 6.585m (→ dnq, 19. place)

Men's pole vault

• Valter Ever – Qualification round Group 2: 9th–11th 3.20 (→ dnq, 15.- 20. place)

Men's shot put

• Harald Tammer – Qualification round Group 1: 5th 13.28m (→ 12. place)

Men's discus throw

• Gustav Kalkun – Qualification round Group 2: 5th 38.46m (→ 15. place)

Men's javelin throw

• Aleksander Klumberg – Qualification round Group 2: 9th 49.61m (→ 17. place);

Men's decathlon

• Aleksander Klumberg – Final: (100 m – 11,6s; long jump – 6,96m; shot put – 12.27m; high jump – 1,75m; 400 m – 54,4s; 100 m hurdles – 17,6s; discus throw – 36.795m; pole vault – 3.30m; javelin throw – 57.70m; 1,500 m – 5.16,0) Total points: 7329,360p. (→ Bronze Medal)
• Eugen Neumann – Final: (100 m – 11,8; long jump – 6.49m; shot put – 9.63m; high jump – 1.65m; 400 m – 55,4s; 100 m hurdles – 17,0s; discus throw – 28.46m; pole vault – 3.30m; javelin throw – 40.69; 1,500 m – 5.32,4) Total points: 5899,105p (→ 16. place)
• Elmar Rähn – Final: (100 m – 11,8s; long jump – 6.27m; shot put – 9.525m; high jump – 1.60m; 400 m – 53,6s; 100 m hurdles – 18,4s; discus throw – dnf; pole vault – 2.80m; javelin throw – 38.38m; 1,500 m – 4.44,0) Total points: 5292,760p (→ 21. place)
• Valter Ever – Final: (100 m – 11,8; long jump – 6.45m; shot put – 10.90m; high jump – 1.70m; 400 m – 55,8s) (→ dnf, 32. place)

Boxing

Men's welterweight (−66,7 kg).

• Valter Palm
  • First round – lost to Héctor Méndez   Argentina  (ARG) (→ did not advance, 17.-29. place)

Weightlifting

Men's featherweight (−60,0 kg)

• Aleksander Richmann (→ dns)
• Gustav Ernesaks 372,5 kg (60,0; 80,0; 67,5; 72,5; 92,5) (→ 6. place)

Men's lightweight (−67,5 kg)

• Eduard Vanaaseme 415,0 kg (65,5; 77,5; 85,0; 80,0; 107,5) (→ 6. place)
• Voldemar Noormägi 295,0 kg (65,5; 75,0; 85,0; 72,5; 0) (→ 22. place)

Men's middleweight (−75,0 kg)

• Alfred Neuland 455,0 kg (82,5; 90,0; 77,5; 90,0; 115,0) .(→ Silver Medal)
• Jaan Kikkas 450,0 kg (70,0; 87,5; 80,0; 85,0;127,5 ).(→ Bronze Medal)

Men's light-heavyweight (−82,5 kg)

• Saul Hallap 465,0 kg (75,0; 95,0; 90,0; 90,0; 115,0) (→ 9. place)

Men's heavyweight (+82,5 kg)

• Harald Tammer 497,5 kg (75,0; 95,0; 90,0; 97,5; 140,0 ).(→ Bronze Medal)
• Kalju Raag 490,0 kg (80,0; 92,5; 90,0; 97,5; 130,0) (→ 7. place)

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight (−58 kg)

• Eduard Pütsep
  • First round – defeated P. Slock   Belgium  (BEL) by fall 4 min.
  • Second round – defeated Väinö V. Ikonen   Finland  (FIN) with points.
  • Third round – defeated J. Skopový   Czechoslovakia  (TCH) with points.
  • Fourth round – defeated Anselm Ahlfors   Finland  (FIN) by fall 16 min.
  • Fifth round – defeated Armand Magyar   Hungary  (HUN) with points.
  • Sixth round – defeated Sigfrid Hansson   Sweden  (SWE) with points. (→ Gold Medal)
• Anton Koolmann
  • First round – defeated Georges Appruzeze   France  (FRA) by fall 13min 10s.
  • Second round – lost to Giovanni Gozzi   Italy  (ITA) with points.
  • Third round – lost to Väinö V. Ikonen   Finland  (FIN) with points. (→ did not advance, 13.-16. place)

Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (−62 kg)

• Voldemar Väli
  • First round – defeated Eduard Rottiers   Belgium  (BEL) with points.
  • Second round – defeated Jordán Vallmajo Giralt   Spain  (ESP) by fall 3m 45s.
  • Third round – lost to Arthur Nord   Norway  (NOR) with points.
  • Fourth round – lost to Ödön Radvány   Hungary  (HUN) with points. (→ did not advance, 8.-11. place)
• Osvald Käpp
  • First round – defeated René Rottenfluc   France  (FRA) by fall 16m 12s.
  • Second round – defeated Jenö Németh   Hungary  (HUN) with points.
  • Third round – lost to Aage Torgensen   Denmark  (DEN) with points.
  • Fourth round – lost to Kalle Anttila   Finland  (FIN) with points. (→ did not advance, 8.-11. place)

Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight (−67,5 kg)

• Albert Kusnets
  • First round – defeated G. Metayer   France  (FRA) by fall 12 min 20s.
  • Second round – defeated Otto Borgström   Sweden  (SWE) by fall 1 min 20s.
  • Third round – defeated Walter Ranghieri   Italy  (ITA) by fall 0min 00s.
  • Fourth round – defeated Mihály Matura   Hungary  (HUN) with points.
  • Fifth round – defeated Arne Gaupseth   Norway  (NOR) with points.
  • Sixth round – lost to Kalle Westerlund   Finland  (FIN) with points. (→ 4. place)
• Alfred Praks
  • First round – defeated Holger Askehave   Denmark  (DEN) with points.
  • Second round – defeated Leon Rękawek   Poland  (POL) by fall 2 min 30s.
  • Third round – lost to Rūdolfs Ronis (Rudolf Rone)   Latvia  (LAT) with points 26min.
  • Fourth round – lost to Kalle Westerlund   Finland  (FIN) with points. (→ did not advance, 10.-12. place)

Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight (−75,0 kg)

• Roman Steinberg
  • First round – defeated Ferenc Györgyei (A. Györffy)   Hungary  (HUN) with points.
  • Second round – free.
  • Third round – defeated F. Pražky   Czechoslovakia  (TCH) by fall 19min 45s.
  • Fourth round – defeated J. Domas   France  (FRA) with points.
  • Fifth round – lost to Giuseppe Gorletti   Italy  (ITA) with points.
  • Sixth round – defeated Viktor Fischer   Austria  (AUT) with points. (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight (−82,5 kg)

• Rudolf Loo
  • First round – lost to Emil Wecksten   Finland  (FIN) with points.
  • Second round – defeated Bonnefonti   France  (FRA) by fall.
  • Third round – defeated István Dömény   Hungary  (HUN) by fall.
  • Fourth round – lost to Olli Pellinen   Finland  (FIN) with points. (→ did not advance, 6. place)

Men's Freestyle Featherweight (−61 kg)

• Anton Koolmann
  • 1/8 Final round – lost to Robin Reed   United States  (USA)
  • Tournament to 2nd place – First round – lost to Chester Newton   United States  (USA). (→ did not advance, 10. place)

Men's Freestyle Lightweight (−66 kg)

• Alfred Praks
  • 1/8 Final round – defeated Perry Martter   United States  (USA).
  • 1/4 Final round – lost to Arvo Haavisto   Finland  (FIN). (→ did not advance, 7. place)
• Osvald Käpp
  • 1/8 Final round – lost to George Gardiner   Great Britain  (GBR) (→ did not advance, 11.-16. place)

Football

• Estonian Team: incl. reserves (J.Brenner, E. Einmann, Eduard Ellman-Eelma, V.Gerassimov, N.Javorski, Ernst Joll, Alfei Jürgenson, Harald Kaarmann, Elmar Kaljot, J.Kihlefeld, August Lass, J.Lello, Ralf Liivar, Heinrich Paal, Arnold Pihlak, H.Põder, Bernhard Rein, Voldemar Rõks, Otto Silber, Evald Tipner, Oskar Üpraus, Hugo Väli)
• 1 round (May 25, 1924) (Stade Pershing), Bois de Vincennes (Paris), (7500)

Referees : M.Putz (Belgium), Youssof Mohammed (Egypt) and G.A.Herren (Switzerland)

  Estonia : August Lass, Arnold Pihlak, Otto Silber, Elmar Kaljot, Bernhard Rein, Harald Kaarmann, Hugo Väli, Heinrich Paal, Eduard Ellman-Eelma, Oskar Üpraus, Ernst Joll

  United States : Jimmy Douglas, Irving Davis, Arthur Rudd, Franke Burke Jones, Raymond Hornberger, Fred O'Connor, William Findlay, Aage Brix, Andy Straden, Henry Farrell, Sam Dalrymple

lost to   United States  (USA) 0:1 goal by Andy Straden (United States) 10.min.(pen). (→ did not advance)

References

• EOK – Pariis 1924 (in Estonian)