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Estonia at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | EST |
NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Amsterdam | |
Competitors | 20 (men) in 5 sports |
Flag bearer | Gustav Kalkun |
Medals Ranked 16th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) |
Estonia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Estonia sent 20 athletes and 3 representatives to those games.
Representatives were Harald Tammer, Arnold Veiss and Johannes Villemson.
Estonians in other delegations were 1924 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Aleksander Klumberg, who was athletics coach for Poland (POL) and Albert Vollrat massage therapist in Hungarian olympic team.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Karl Laas | Marathon | — | DNF |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Nikolai Feldmann | Shot put | 13.54 | 12 | Did not advance | |
Gustav Kalkun | Discus Throw | 43.09 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Johan Meimer | Javelin Throw | 61.46 | 8 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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Johan Meimer | Result | 11,6 | 6.43 | 11.20 | 1.75 | 55,0 | 18,6 | 35.32 | 3.00 | 56.88 | 5.16,2 | 6733,15 | 13 |
Points |
Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Valter Palm | Men's welterweight | Albert Nuss (LUX) W PTS | Raúl Landini (ARG) L PTS | Did not advance | 9 |
The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.
Athlete | Event | Preliminary series | Final series | Net points | Final rank | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Nikolai Vekšin William von Wirén Eberhard Vogdt Georg Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann | International 6 metres class | 6 | 6 | 2 Q | 3 Q | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 x 1st |
Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Aleksander Kask | 60 kg | 75 | 9 | 75 | 15 | 100 | 14 | 250 | 14 |
Leonhard Kukk | 75 kg | 82,5 | 15 | 85 | 15 | 110 | 15 | 277,5 | 13 |
Olaf Luiga | 82.5 kg | 80 | 14 | 95 | 11 | 130 | 9 | 305 | 11 |
Arnold Luhaäär | +82.5 kg | 100 | 8 | 110 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 360 |
Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | |||||||
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Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank | ||
Eduard Pütsep | −58 kg | Georges Miller (LUX) L | Johannes van Maaren (NED) W 3–0 | Herman Andersen (DEN) L F | Kurt Leucht (GER) W | — | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Voldemar Väli | −61 kg | Ludwig Schlanger (AUT) W 3–0 | František Kratochvíl (TCH) W F 2.57 | Ali Kamel (EGY) W F 7.30 | Károly Kárpáti (HUN) W F 1.30 | Ernst Steinig (GER) W F | BYE | 1 Q | Eric Malmberg (SWE) W 3–0 | |
Osvald Käpp | −67.5 kg | Piero Postini (ITA) W F | Harald Pettersson (SWE) W F | Tayyar Yalaz (TUR) L F | — | 9 | Did not advance | |||
Albert Kusnets | −75 kg | BYE | Hermann Simon (GER) W 3–0 | Alfred Larsen (NOR) W F | Franja Palcović (YUG) W F | Johannes Jacobsen (DEN) W | Jean Saenen (BEL) W F | 2 Q | László Papp (HUN) L 1–2 | |
Otto Pohla | −82.5 kg | Max Studer (SUI) W F | Onni Pellinen (FIN) L | Jacobus Hendricus Heijm (NED) W F | Adolf Rieger (GER) L | — | 7 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | |||||||
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Round 1 Result | Quarterfinal Result | Semifinal Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank | ||
Eduard Pütsep | −61 kg | Harold Angus (GBR) L | — | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
Osvald Käpp | −66 kg | Carlo Tesdorf Jørgensen (DEN) W | Clarence Berryman (USA) W | Charles Pacôme (FRA) W | — | 1 Q | Birger Nilsen (NOR) W | |||
Alfred Praks | −72 kg | Theofilos Tomazos (GRE) W | Dr. Lloyd O.Appleton (USA) L | — | 6 | Did not advance |
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