| Estonia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | EST |
| NPC | Estonian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1988) | |
Estonia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paratriathalon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Egert Jõesaar | Men's discus throw F64 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Susannah Kaul | Women's 50 m freestyle S10 | ||||
| Women's 100 m backstroke S10 | |||||
| Robin Liksor | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB8 | ||||
| Matz Topkin | Men's 50 m backstroke S4 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura-Liis Juursalu | Women's PTS5 |
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