Estonia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. It was the last time that Estonia competed at the Summer Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Summer Olympics. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, a number of Estonian athletes competed as part of the USSR delegations at the Summer Olympic games from 1952 to 1988.
Andrus Veerpalu is a retired Estonian cross-country skier. He is Estonia's most successful Winter Olympian, having won the gold medal in men's 15 km classical in 2002 and 2006, and silver in men's 50 km classical in 2002.
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.
Tihhon Šišov is an Estonian footballer, who last played for Maardu Linnameeskond in Estonian Esiliiga.
The Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) is responsible for the Estonia's participation in the Olympic Games.
Estonia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all Estonian athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Estonian 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, marched into the Beijing National Olympic stadium as the 160th nation, before Haiti and after Ireland delegations during the opening ceremony.
Eveli Saue is an Estonian orienteering competitor and retired biathlete. She is world champion in the combined sport biathlon orienteering.
The Estonian Athlete of the Year is an annual award presented by the Estonian Olympic Committee to one male and one female sportsperson judged to have delivered the best performance over the course of the year. The winners of the award, which was first conceived in the 1930s and has been presented every year since 1955, are chosen by an aggregated vote from sporting journalists, national sporting federations, and the public at large.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Republic of Estonia.
The Pala accident was a fatal traffic incident involving a school bus on 11 October 1996 in Jõgeva County, Estonia. The bus was carrying 35 students of the Pala Comprehensive School and 2 adults; 8 people died.
Jan Uuspõld is an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actor and musician.
Viire Valdma is an Estonian stage, television and film actress.
Eva Püssa is an Estonian stage, film, voice and television actress and radio personality.
Tiit Sukk is an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actor, director and television presenter.
Martin Järveoja is an Estonian rally co-driver. He is currently teamed with Ott Tänak and is competing for M-Sport in the World Rally Championship.
Merle Palmiste is an Estonian stage, film and television actress.
Estonia competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Estonia sent 68 competitors, which is their all-time high in European Games. Of the 15 sports, Estonia took part in 13 – everything besides beach soccer and table tennis.
Ilmar Aluvee was an Estonian ski jumper, biathlete, and coach. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Tartu Medal is an award which is given out on 29 June by Tartu City Government. The award was established in 2002.
Rein Aedma is an Estonian film actor who made his screen debut as a teenager and is possibly best recalled for his role as Jaan Imelik in three film adaptations of novels penned by author Oskar Luts: Kevade (1969), Suvi (1976), and Sügis (1990), and a 2020 follow-up film Talve.
Soviet Union (1956–1988)
