Estonia at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Estonia at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Flag of Estonia.svg
IOC code EST
NOC Estonian Olympic Committee
Website www.eok.ee  (in Estonian)
in Amsterdam
Competitors20 (men) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Gustav Kalkun
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire (1908–1912)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Estonia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Osvald Käpp Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Voldemar Väli Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arnold Luhaäär Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nikolai Vekšin
William von Wirén
Eberhard Vogdt
Georg Faehlmann
Andreas Faehlmann
Sailing 6 m class
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Albert Kusnets Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

The 1928 Estonian Olympic Team

Estonia sent 20 athletes and 3 representatives to those games.

Representatives

Representatives were Harald Tammer, Arnold Veiss and Johannes Villemson.

Other delegations

Estonians in other delegations were 1924 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Aleksander Klumberg, who was athletics coach for Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland  (POL) and Albert Vollrat massage therapist in Hungarian olympic team.

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Karl Laas Marathon DNF
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Nikolai Feldmann Shot put 13.5412Did not advance
Gustav Kalkun Discus Throw 43.0910Did not advance
Johan Meimer Javelin Throw 61.468Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 100H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Johan Meimer Result11,66.4311.201.7555,018,635.323.0056.885.16,26733,1513
Points

Boxing

Men
AthleteEvent1 Round2 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Valter Palm Men's welterweight Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Albert Nuss  (LUX)
W PTS
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Raúl Landini  (ARG)
L PTS
Did not advance9

Sailing

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

The bronze-winning crew of sailboat Tutti V (from left): Georg Faehlmann, William von Wiren, Nikolai Veksin and Eberhard Vogdt (missing Andreas Faehlmann) Tutti V meeskond 1928 (1).jpg
The bronze-winning crew of sailboat Tutti V (from left): Georg Faehlmann, William von Wirén, Nikolai Vekšin and Eberhard Vogdt (missing Andreas Faehlmann)
Men
AthleteEventPreliminary seriesFinal seriesNet pointsFinal rank
1234123
Nikolai Vekšin
William von Wirén
Eberhard Vogdt
Georg Faehlmann
Andreas Faehlmann
International 6 metres class 662 Q3 Q1331 x 1st Med 3.png

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventMilitary PressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Aleksander Kask 60 kg 75975151001425014
Leonhard Kukk 75 kg 82,515851511015277,513
Olaf Luiga 82.5 kg 80149511130930511
Arnold Luhaäär +82.5 kg 100811011501360 Med 2.png

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
Round 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
RankFinal round
Result
Rank
Eduard Pütsep −58 kg Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Georges Miller  (LUX)
L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes van Maaren  (NED)
W 3–0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Herman Andersen  (DEN)
L F
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Kurt Leucht  (GER)
W
6Did not advance
Voldemar Väli −61 kg Flag of Austria.svg  Ludwig Schlanger  (AUT)
W 3–0
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kratochvíl  (TCH)
W F 2.57
Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Ali Kamel  (EGY)
W F 7.30
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Károly Kárpáti  (HUN)
W F 1.30
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ernst Steinig  (GER)
W F
BYE1 QFlag of Sweden.svg  Eric Malmberg  (SWE)
W 3–0
Med 1.png
Osvald Käpp −67.5 kg Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Piero Postini  (ITA)
W F
Flag of Sweden.svg  Harald Pettersson  (SWE)
W F
Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Tayyar Yalaz  (TUR)
L F
9Did not advance
Albert Kusnets −75 kg BYEFlag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hermann Simon  (GER)
W 3–0
Flag of Norway.svg  Alfred Larsen  (NOR)
W F
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Franja Palcović  (YUG)
W F
Flag of Denmark.svg  Johannes Jacobsen  (DEN)
W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean Saenen  (BEL)
W F
2 QFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  László Papp  (HUN)
L 1–2
Med 3.png
Otto Pohla −82.5 kg Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Max Studer  (SUI)
W F
Flag of Finland.svg  Onni Pellinen  (FIN)
L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jacobus Hendricus Heijm  (NED)
W F
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Adolf Rieger  (GER)
L
7Did not advance
Men's Freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
Round 1
Result
Quarterfinal
Result
Semifinal
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
RankFinal round
Result
Rank
Eduard Pütsep −61 kg Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Harold Angus  (GBR)
L
9Did not advance
Osvald Käpp −66 kg Flag of Denmark.svg  Carlo Tesdorf Jørgensen  (DEN)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Clarence Berryman  (USA)
W
Flag of France.svg  Charles Pacôme  (FRA)
W
1 QFlag of Norway.svg  Birger Nilsen  (NOR)
W
Med 1.png
Alfred Praks −72 kg Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Theofilos Tomazos  (GRE)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Dr. Lloyd O.Appleton  (USA)
L
6Did not advance

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