| Estonia at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | EST |
| National federation | Estonian Athletic Association |
| Website | ekjl |
| in Doha, Qatar 27 September 2019 – 6 October 2019 | |
| Competitors | 9 (9 men and 0 women) in 7 events |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview) | |
Estonia competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September to 6 October 2019. [1] [2] [3]
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Maicel Uibo | Decathlon | 3 October |
| Silver | Magnus Kirt | Javelin throw | 6 October |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Roman Fosti | Marathon | — | 2:18:30 SB | 33 | |||
| Tiidrek Nurme | 2:17:38 | 26 | |||||
| Rasmus Mägi | 400 metres hurdles | 49.34 SB | 4 Q | 48.93 SB | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Kaur Kivistik | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:39.26 | 39 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Martin Kupper | Discus throw | 62.10 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Magnus Kirt | Javelin throw | 88.36 | 2 Q | 86.21 | |
| Kristo Galeta | Shot put | DNS [4] | — | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maicel Uibo | Result | 11.10 SB | 7.46 SB | 15.12 PB | 2.17 SB | 50.44 SB | 14.43 PB | 46.64 SB | 5.40 PB | 63.83 SB | 4:31.51 SB | 8604 PB | |
| Points | 838 | 925 | 797 | 963 | 794 | 920 | 801 | 1035 | 796 | 735 | |||
| Janek Õiglane | Result | 10.94 PB | 7.32 | 15.20 | 1.96 | 49.14 PB | 15.13 | 43.37 | 5.00 | 72.46 PB | 4:36.24 | 8297 SB | 6 |
| Points | 874 | 891 | 802 | 767 | 855 | 834 | 733 | 910 | 927 | 704 |
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