Estonia at the Youth Olympics

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Estonia at the
Youth Olympics
Flag of Estonia.svg
IOC code EST
NOC Estonian Olympic Committee
Website www.eok.ee  (in Estonian)
Medals
Ranked 73rd
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Estonia has participated at the Youth Olympic Games since the inaugural 2010 Games and every edition after that.

Contents

Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Singapore.svg 2010 Singapore 80000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2014 Nanjing 170000
Flag of Argentina.svg 2018 Buenos Aires 230011 83
Total0011 108

Medals by summer sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing 0011
Totals (1 sports)0011

Winter Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Austria.svg 2012 Innsbruck 170202 21st
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Lillehammer 170000
Flag of Switzerland.svg 2020 Lausanne 251001 20th
Total1203 23rd

Medals by winter sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing 1001
Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon 0202
Totals (2 sports)1203

List of medalists

Summer Games

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Greta Jaanson Flag of Argentina.svg 2018 Buenos Aires Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing Girls' single sculls

Mixed-NOCs medals

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Adelina Beljajeva Flag of Argentina.svg 2018 Buenos Aires Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics Mixed multi-discipline team

Winter Games

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kelly Sildaru Flag of Switzerland.svg 2020 Lausanne Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing Girls' slopestyle
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Rene Zahkna Flag of Austria.svg 2012 Innsbruck Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon Boys' sprint
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Rene Zahkna Flag of Austria.svg 2012 Innsbruck Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon Boys' pursuit

Mixed-NOCs medals

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arlet Levandi Flag of Switzerland.svg 2020 Lausanne Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating Team trophy
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Marek Potšinok Flag of Switzerland.svg 2020 Lausanne Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey Boys' 3x3 mixed tournament
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Erik Potšinok Flag of Switzerland.svg 2020 Lausanne Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey Boys' 3x3 mixed tournament

Competitors

Flag bearers

These are the Estonian flag bearers in the opening ceremony:

#GamesSeasonFlag bearerSport
1 2010 Singapore Summer Pjotr Degtjarjov Swimming
2 2012 Innsbruck Winter Rene Zahkna Biathlon
3 2014 Nanjing Summer Hans-Christian Hausenberg Athletics
4 2016 Lillehammer Winter Anneliis Viilukas Biathlon
5 2018 Buenos Aires Summer Eerik Haamer Athletics
6 2020 Lausanne Winter Lisbeth Liiv Biathlon

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