Estonia_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Estonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Estonia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo
Estonia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games since 1992 and thirteenth overall in Summer Olympic history.
| Estonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 33 in 14 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Dina Ellermann Tõnu Endrekson[1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Maicel Uibo[2] |
| Medals Ranked 59th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Estonian government rewards their Olympic gold medalists with a lifetime allowance of 4,600 euros annually with additional support when they approach the retirement age.[4]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Julia Beljajeva Irina Embrich Erika Kirpu Katrina Lehis | Fencing | Women's team épée | 27 July |
 Bronze | Katrina Lehis | Fencing | Women's épée | 24 July |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Estonia archers booked Olympic places in the women’s individual recurve based on the world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Reena Pärnat | Women's individual | 626 | 53 |  Baránková (SVK)W 6–4 |
 Lin C-e (TPE)L 3–7 |
Did not advance | ||||
Estonian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time/result or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6][7]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for 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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rasmus Mägi | Men's 400 m hurdles | 48.73 | 2 Q | 48.36 NR | 2 Q | 48.11 NR | 7 |
| Roman Fosti | Men's marathon | — | 2:25:37 | 68 | |||
| Tiidrek Nurme | 2:16:16 | 27 | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ksenija Balta | Women's long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | |
- Combined events – Men's decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Erm | Result | 11.04 | 7.36 | 14.60 | 1.99 | 48.25 | 14.55 | 45.72 | 4.80 | 58.41 | 4:28.42 PB | 8213 | 11 |
| Points | 852 | 900 | 765 | 794 | 897 | 905 | 782 | 849 | 714 | 755 | |||
| Karel Tilga | Result | 11.31 | 6.77 | 15.25 | 2.02 | 50.48 | 16.10 | 41.31 | NM | 73.36 PB | 4:38.24 | 7018 | 20 |
| Points | 793 | 760 | 805 | 822 | 793 | 722 | 691 | 0 | 941 | 691 | |||
| Maicel Uibo | Result | 11.32 | 7.37 | 13.95 | 2.02 | 50.82 | 14.83 | 46.38 | 5.50 PB | 50.64 | 4:38.64 | 8037 | 15 |
| Points | 791 | 903 | 725 | 822 | 777 | 870 | 795 | 1067 | 598 | 689 |
Estonia entered two badminton players (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Three-time Olympian Raul Must and rookie Kristin Kuuba were selected into the Olympic based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings.[8] In the group stage, Must will be played in the group N, while Kuuba in the group D.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Raul Must | Men's singles |  Chen L (CHN)L (10–21, 9–21) |
 Abián (ESP)L (7–21, 11–21) |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kristin Kuuba | Women's singles |  Macías (PER)W (21–19, 21–13) |
 Ongbamrungphan (THA)L (16–21, 12–21) |
2 | Did not advance | ||||
Road
Estonia entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanel Kangert | Men's road race | 6:15:38 | 46 |
| Men's time trial | 59:05.25 | 22 | |
| Peeter Pruus | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
Mountain biking
Estonia qualified one mountain biker for the women's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of her nation's seventeenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janika Lõiv | Women's cross-country | 1:23:17 | 17 |
With Belarus withdrawing from the tournament, Estonia received an invitation from FEI to send a dressage rider to the Games, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation within the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe, Central Asia).[11] This outcome signified the nation's Olympic debut in the equestrian disciplines.
Dressage
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Dina Ellermann | Donna Anna | Individual | 65.435 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
Estonian fencers qualified a full squad each in the women's team épée for the Games by accepting a spare berth freed up by Africa as the next highest-ranked eligible nation across all regions in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.
| 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 | ||
| Julia Beljajeva | Women's épée | Bye |  Vitalis (FRA)W 15–5 |
 Sato (JPN)W 15–10 |
 Popescu (ROU)L 8–15 |
Did not advance | ||
| Erika Kirpu | Bye |  Hurley (USA)L 14–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Katrina Lehis | Bye |  Trzebińska (POL)W 11–10 |
 Navarria (ITA)W 15–10 |
Fiamingo (ITA) W 15–7 |
Popescu (ROU) L 11–15 |
 Murtazaeva (ROC)W 15–8 |
| |
| Julia Beljajeva Irina Embrich Erika Kirpu Katrina Lehis |
Women's team épée | — | Poland (POL) W 29–26 |
Italy (ITA) W 42–34 |
 South Korea (KOR)W 36–32 |
| ||
Estonia entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Grigori Minaškin | Men's –100 kg |  Lkhagvasüren (MGL)L 00–01 |
Did not advance | |||||
Estonia qualified one boat in the men's quadruple sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing the first of two remaining berths at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tõnu Endrekson Allar Raja Kaspar Taimsoo Jüri-Mikk Udam |
Men's quadruple sculls | 5:47.12 | 3 R | 5:56.52 | 2 FA | 5:38.58 | 6 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); R=Repechage
Estonian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[14]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Karl-Martin Rammo | Men's Laser | 16 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 1 | — | EL | 116 | 15 | ||
| Ingrid Puusta | Women's RS:X | 15 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 18 | EL | 166 | 16 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Estonia granted an invitation from ISSF to send Rio 2016 Olympian Peeter Olesk (men's 25 m rapid fire pistol) to the rescheduled Games as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021.[15][16]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Peeter Olesk | Men's 10 m air pistol | 564 | 33 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
Estonian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[17][18]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Martin Allikvee | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.60 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Kregor Zirk | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:46.10 NR | 11 Q | 1:46.67 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:47.05 NR | 15 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 100 m butterfly | 52.82 | 41 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's 200 m butterfly | 1:57.26 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Eneli Jefimova | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.79 | 14 Q | 1:07.58 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.87 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
At the conclusion of the qualification period for the Olympic tennis tournament, Estonia qualified one tennis player by means of ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Anett Kontaveit | Women's singles |  Sakkari (GRE)L 5–7, 2–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Estonia qualified one triathlete by means of world individual ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
| Kaidi Kivioja | Women's | 21:40 | 0:48 | Lapped | ||||
Estonia qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition, all of whom finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg and women's freestyle 76 kg, respectively, at the 2019 World Championships.[19]
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Epp Mäe | Women's –76 kg |  Wiebe (CAN)W 3–1 PP |
Minagawa (JPN) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 8 | ||
- Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Artur Vititin | Men's –130 kg |  Abdullaev (UZB)L 0–4 ST |
Did not advance | 15 | |||
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