Estonia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Estonia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Estonia.svg
IOC code EST
NOC Estonian Olympic Committee
Website www.eok.ee  (in Estonian)
in London
Competitors32 in 11 sports
Flag bearers Aleksander Tammert (opening)
Heiki Nabi (closing)
Medals
Ranked 63rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
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 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Estonian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games in the post-Soviet era. A total of 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women, competed in 11 sports. Fifteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including two Olympic medalists (rower and silver medalist Tõnu Endrekson, and defending champion Gerd Kanter in men's discus throw). Rifle shooter Anžela Voronova, at age 43, was the oldest athlete of the team, while double sculls rower Geir Suursild was the youngest at age 17. Former Olympic bronze medalist Aleksander Tammert, who competed at his fifth Olympics, became Estonia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Estonia marked its Olympic return in archery after twenty-year absence, and in wrestling after an eight-year absence.

Estonia left London with only two medals (one silver and one bronze), failing to win a gold medal for the second time since 2004. Defending champion Gerd Kanter, however, settled only for the bronze medal in men's discus throw, while Heiki Nabi won the nation's first ever Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling 76 years after Kristjan Palusalu's gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Archery

Estonia qualified 1 archer.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Reena Pärnat Women's individual 62152Flag of Mexico.svg  Valencia  (MEX) (13)
L 1–7
Did not advance

Athletics

Estonian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [1] [2]

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Marek Niit 100 m Bye10.407Did not advance
200 m 20.826Did not advance
Rasmus Mägi 400 m hurdles 50.055Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Raigo Toompuu Shot put 18.9130Did not advance
Märt Israel Discus throw 60.3425Did not advance
Gerd Kanter 66.391 Q68.03Bronze medal icon.svg
Aleksander Tammert 60.2027Did not advance
Risto Mätas Javelin throw 78.5621Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Evelin Talts Marathon 2:54:15103
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Anna Iljuštšenko High jump 1.9015Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Grit Šadeiko Result13.501.7412.4324.256.1144.122.23.01601323
Points1050903690957883747783

Badminton

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Raul Must Men's singles Flag of Austria.svg  Lahnsteiner  (AUT)
W 21–14, 21–18
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Santoso  (INA)
L 12–21, 8–21
2Did not advance

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Rene Mandri Men's road race 5:46:3750
Grete Treier Women's road race 3:35:5617

Fencing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nikolai Novosjolov Individual épée ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Kelsey  (USA)
L 11–15
Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Martin Padar Men's +100 kg Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Brayson  (CUB)
L 0001–0100
Did not advance

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Geir Suursild
Jüri-Mikk Udam
Double sculls 6:33.884 R6:38.504Did not advance
Tõnu Endrekson
Andrei Jämsä
Allar Raja
Kaspar Taimsoo
Quadruple sculls 5:42.872 SA/BBye6.07.852 FA5.46.964

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Johannes Ahun RS:X 27202232
DPI
3114222839
DNF
35EL27030
Karl-Martin Rammo Laser 71832181230311839EL18718
Deniss Karpak Finn 14911111117131111EL9911
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Ingrid Puusta RS:X 1520615142115122017EL15515
Anna Pohlak Laser Radial 2739413736636363136EL32535

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; DNF = Did not finish; DPI = Discretionary penalty imposed

Shooting

Estonia qualified one quota place in the Women's 50 m rifle 3 position; [3]

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Anžela Voronova 50 m rifle 3 positions 57631Did not advance
10 m air rifle 39542Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Martin Liivamägi 100 m breaststroke 1:01.5729Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:01.0925Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Triin Aljand 50 m freestyle 25.3319Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:00.4335Did not advance

Wrestling

Estonia qualified in the following events.

Key:

Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ardo Arusaar −96 kg Flag of Venezuela.svg  Caraballo  (VEN)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Dzeinichenka  (BLR)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance8
Heiki Nabi −120 kg ByeFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Chugoshvili  (BLR)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Poland.svg  Banak  (POL)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Sweden.svg  Eurén  (SWE)
W 3–1 PP
ByeFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  López  (CUB)
L 0–3 PO
Silver medal icon.svg

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