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| Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 47 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearers | Martin Padar (opening) Gerd Kanter (closing) |
| Officials | 28 |
| Medals Ranked 46th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Estonia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all Estonian athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Estonian Olympic Committee. Estonia was represented in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by 47 athletes in total of 13 different sporting events. The Estonian delegation, the largest in the nation's Olympic history,[1] marched into the Beijing National Olympic stadium as the 160th nation, before Haiti and after Ireland delegations during the opening ceremony.
Jüri Jaanson, who competed at his sixth Olympics, was the oldest and most experienced team member, and became Estonia's oldest Olympic medal winner with the age of 42 years, 10 months and two days.[2]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Gerd Kanter | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
 Silver |
Jüri Jaanson Tõnu Endrekson |
Rowing | Men's double sculls |
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for a
the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tiidrek Nurme | 1500 m | 3:38.59 NR | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Pavel Loskutov | Marathon | — | 2:39:01 | 75 | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Märt Israel | Discus throw | 61.98 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Gerd Kanter | 64.66 | 5 Q | 68.82 |
| |
| Mihkel Kukk | Javelin throw | 75.56 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Taavi Peetre | Shot put | 19.57 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Aleksander Tammert | Discus throw | 63.10 | 10 q | 61.38 | 12 |
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikk Pahapill | Result | 11.15 | 7.04 | 14.36 | 2.11 | 50.90 | 14.51 | 49.35 | 4.80 | 67.07 | 4:47.03 | 8178 | 10 |
| Points | 827 | 823 | 750 | 906 | 774 | 910 | 857 | 849 | 845 | 637 | |||
| Andres Raja | Result | 10.89 | 7.29 | 14.79 | 1.96 | 48.98 | 14.06 | 39.83 | 4.80 | 67.16 | 4:49.60 | 8118 | 12 |
| Points | 885 | 883 | 777 | 767 | 862 | 967 | 661 | 849 | 846 | 621 |
- Women
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Moonika Aava | Javelin throw | 56.94 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Ksenija Balta | Long jump | 6.38 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Anna Iljuštšenko | High jump | 1.89 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Kaire Leibak | Triple jump | 14.19 | 11 q | 14.13 | 8 |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaie Kand | Result | 14.47 | 1.65 | 12.91 | 25.49 | 5.75 | 42.51 | 2:13.36 | 5677 | 32* |
| Points | 913 | 795 | 721 | 842 | 774 | 716 | 916 |
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[3] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Kand moved up a position.
Badminton
Estonia had qualified two berths in men's and women's badminton events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Raul Must | Men's singles |  Wacha (POL)L 14–21, 15–21 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Kati Tolmoff | Women's singles |  Magee (IRL)L 21–18, 18–21, 19–21 |
Did not advance | |||||
Cycling
Road
Estonia had qualified three quota places in road cycling. For the first time in Olympic history, it also sent its first female road cyclist. Rein Taaramäe, who finished seventeenth in men's road race, achieved the best result for the nation's sport.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanel Kangert | Men's road race | 6:36:48 | 69 |
| Rein Taaramäe | Men's road race | 6:30:49 | 48 |
| Men's time trial | 1:05:47 | 17 | |
| Grete Treier | Women's road race | 3:33:17 | 30 |
Track
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Daniel Novikov | Men's sprint | 11.187 64.360 |
21 | Did not advance | |||||
Fencing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Nikolai Novosjolov | Individual épée |  Nabil (EGY)W 15–8 |
 Jeannet (FRA)L 14–15 |
Did not advance | ||||