Estonia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
# Estonia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Estonia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Estonian athletes competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988. Estonian National Olympic Representative was Tiit Nuudi and Estonian Olympic Team attaché was Ene Balder.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Biathlon | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 19 |

Estonia also had a competitor at the demonstration event speed skiing (Aare Tamme).

## Biathlon

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Urmas Kaldvee | Individual | 1:03:15.1 | 4 | 48 |
| Urmas Kaldvee | Sprint | 27:52.9 | 1 | 31 |
| Kristjan Oja | Individual | 1:04:15.9 | 3 | 57 |
| Kalju Ojaste | Individual | 1:02:05.8 | 2 | 37 |
| Kalju Ojaste | Sprint | 29:13.2 | 1 | 59 |
| Aivo Udras | Individual | 1:00:14.5 | 3 | 16 |
| Aivo Udras | Sprint | 29:28.4 | 2 | 61 |
| Hillar Zahkna | Individual | 1:01:57.4 | 4 | 34 |
| Hillar Zahkna | Sprint | 27:46.5 | 2 | 27 |
| Hillar Zahkna Aivo Udras Kalju Ojaste Urmas Kaldvee | Relay | 1:29:46.1 | 0 | 11 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Krista Lepik | Individual | 53:51.4 | 1 | 11 |
| Krista Lepik | Sprint | 28:16.6 | 4 | 42 |
| Eveli Peterson | Individual | 58:03.1 | 5 | 36 |
| Eveli Peterson | Sprint | 29:31.4 | 5 | 58 |
| Jelena Poljakova | Individual | 58:30.1 | 5 | 39 |
| Jelena Poljakova | Sprint | 27:22.8 | 1 | 30 |
| Jelena Poljakova Eveli Peterson Krista Lepik | Relay | 1:23:16.2 | 1 | 9 |

## Cross-country skiing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Elmo Kassin | 10 km classical | 29:52.0 | 22 |
| Elmo Kassin | 15 km freestyle pursuit | 41:16.1 | 18 |
| Elmo Kassin | 50 km freestyle | 2:19:29.3 | 45 |
| Taivo Kuus | 10 km classical | 32:28.0 | 67 |
| Taivo Kuus | 15 km freestyle pursuit | 46:18.6 | 60 |
| Taivo Kuus | 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Andrus Veerpalu | 10 km classical | 29:51.5 | 21 |
| Andrus Veerpalu | 15 km freestyle pursuit | 43:41.7 | 42 |
| Andrus Veerpalu | 30 km classical | 1:31:06.1 | 44 |
| Urmas Välbe | 10 km classical | 30:20.1 | 28 |
| Urmas Välbe | 15 km freestyle pursuit | 43:38.4 | 41 |
| Urmas Välbe | 30 km classical | 1:29:44.3 | 33 |
| Jaanus Teppan | 30 km classical | 1:29:30.9 | 31 |
| Jaanus Teppan | 50 km freestyle | 2:17:15.1 | 39 |
| Andrus Veerpalu Jaanus Teppan Elmo Kassin Urmas Välbe | 4x10 km relay | 1:46:33.3 | 10 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Piret Niglas | 5 km classical | 15:54.9 | 38 |
| Piret Niglas | 10 km freestyle pursuit | 31:36.6 | 45 |
| Piret Niglas | 15 km classical | 48:58.4 | 39 |
| Piret Niglas | 30 km freestyle | 1:37:31.8 | 48 |

## Figure skating

| Athlete(s) | Event | CD1 | CD2 | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete(s) | Event | FP | FP | FP | FP | TFP | Rank |
| Olga Vassiljeva | Ladies' | — | — | 21 Q | 21 | 31.5 | 21 |

## Nordic combined

| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank |
| Peter Heli | Individual | 182.0 | 38 | +5:10.0 | 51:25.1 +6:57.0 | 31 |
| Allar Levandi | Individual | 206.4 | 14 | +2:27.4 | 46:02.2 +1:34.1 | 6 |
| Ago Markvardt | Individual | 199.0 | 23 | +3:16.7 | 49:38.6 +5:10.5 | 23 |
| Toomas Tiru | Individual | 170.9 | 44 | +6:24.0 | 56:37.1 +12:09.0 | 42 |
| Ago Markvardt Peter Heli Allar Levandi | Team | 525.9 | 10 | +9:56 | 1:33:16.9 +9:40.4 | 9 |
