Estonia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
# Estonia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Estonia participated in the X Summer Paralympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Estonian team representatives were Estonian Paralympic Committee president and Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Toomas Vilosius, head secretary Allan Kiil, secretary Maarit Vabrit and coaches Margit Aidla, Mallika Koel, Rein Põldme and Rein Valdru. Only press member was Are Eller.

Estonia entered 10 athletes in the following sports:

* Athletics: 4 female
* Powerlifting: 1 male
* Shooting: 1 male
* Swimming: 4 female

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Annely Ojastu | Athletics | Women's 100m T42-46 |
| Gold | Marge Kõrkjas | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B2 |
| Gold | Marge Kõrkjas | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B2 |
| Silver | Annely Ojastu | Athletics | Women's 200m T42-46 |
| Silver | Annely Ojastu | Athletics | Women's long jump F42-46 |
| Silver | Eela Kokk | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle MH |
| Silver | Marge Kõrkjas | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke B2 |
| Bronze | Malle Juhkam | Athletics | Women's long jump MH |
| Bronze | Helena Silm | Athletics | Women's pentathlon P10-12 |

## Top 6 Finishes

### 4th place

* Helena Silm – Athletics, Women's Long Jump F10-11

### 5th place

* Heli Kollom – Athletics, Women's Long Jump MH
* Eela Kokk – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle MH
* Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3
* Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B3

### 6th place

* Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle B3
* Annika Raide – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B1

## Results by event

### Athletics

* Malle Juhkam
   * Women's Long Jump MH – Final: 4.76 (→ Bronze Medal )
* Heli Kollom
   * Women's Long Jump MH – Final: 4.69 (→ 5. place )
* Annely Ojastu
   * Women's 100 m T42-46 – Semifinal Heats: 4th 12,96 ; Final: 12,78 (→ Gold Medal )
   * Women's 200 m T42-46 – Final: 26,26 (→ Silver Medal )
   * Women's Long Jump F42-46 – Final: 5.37 m (→ Silver Medal )
* Helena Silm
   * Women's 200 m T11 Semifinal Heat 1: dns (→ no ranking )
   * Women's Long Jump F10-11 – Final: 4.92m (→ 6. place )
   * Women's Pentathlon P10-12 – Final: 2713 pts (→ Bronze Medal )

### Powerlifting

* Vassili Artamonov
   * Men's Up To 56 kg (→ nmr, no ranking )

### Shooting

* Helmut Mänd
   * Men's Air Rifle 3x40 SH1 – Preliminary: 26th 1132 (→ 26. place )
   * Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 – Preliminary: 23rd 592 (→ 23. place )

### Swimming

* Nadežda Maksimova
   * Women's 50 m Freestyle B3 – Final: 32,05 (→ 6. place )
   * Women's 100 m Freestyle B3 – Final: 1.10,55 (→ 5. place )
   * Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3 – Final: 1.35,16 (→ 5. place )
   * Women's 200 m Medley B3 – Final: dq (→ no ranking )
* Eela Kokk
   * Women's 50 m Freestyle MH – Heats: 2nd 33,01 Final: 33,14 (→ Silver Medal )
   * Women's 100 m Freestyle MH – Heats: 6th 1.14,66 ; Final: 1.13,25 (→ 6. place )
* Annika Raide
   * Women's 50 m Freestyle B1 – Heats: 11th 39,46 (→ did not advance )
   * Women's 100 m Freestyle B1 – Heats: 8th 1.24,31 ; Final: 1.23,26 (→ 6. place )
   * Women's 100 m Backstroke B1 – Heats: 7th 1.32,09 ; Final: dq
* Marge Kõrkjas
   * Women's 50 m Freestyle B2 – Heats: 1st 30,35 ; Final: 29,90 (→ Gold Medal )
   * Women's 100 m Freestyle B2 – Heats: 1st 1.09,12 ; Final: 1.07,43 (→ Gold Medal )
   * Women's 100 m Backstroke B2 – Final: 1.22,43 (→ Silver Medal )
