Estonia at the 2018 European Championships | |
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IOC code | EST |
in Glasgow Berlin 2 August 2018 – 12 August 2018 | |
Competitors | 55 in 5 sports |
Medals Ranked 32nd |
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European Championships appearances | |
Estonia competed at the inaugural 2018 European Championships from 2 to 12 August 2018. It competed in 5 sports of 7 with 55 athletes. [1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Aquatics | 12 | 7 | 19 |
Cycling | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Rowing | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 36 | 19 | 55 |
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Magnus Kirt | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 9 August |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Marko-Matteus Langel | 50 m freestyle | 24.10 | 61 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 51.95 | 72 | Did not advance | ||||
50 m backstroke | 27.33 | 50 | Did not advance | ||||
Karl Johann Luht | 50 m freestyle | 23.22 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
50 m backstroke | 25.62 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
100 m backstroke | 55.60 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
Nikita Tsernosev | 50 m freestyle | 23.52 | 53 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 51.61 | 69 | Did not advance | ||||
200 m freestyle | 1:55.11 | 56 | Did not advance |
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