Estonia at the 1936 Summer Olympics
# Estonia at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Estonia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. It was the last time that Estonia competed at the Summer Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Summer Olympics. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, a number of Estonian athletes competed as part of the USSR delegations at the Summer Olympic games from 1952 to 1988.

## Medals

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Kristjan Palusalu | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight |
| Gold | Kristjan Palusalu | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Heavyweight |
| Silver | Nikolai Stepulov | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
| Silver | August Neo | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Arnold Luhaäär | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Voldemar Väli | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight |
| Bronze | August Neo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight |

## The 1936 Estonian Olympic Team

Estonia sent 37 athletes and 13 representatives to those games.

### Representatives

Estonian National Olympic Committee representative was Konrad Mauritz. Estonian team representatives were delegation heads: NOC secretary Ado Anderkopp and Harald Tammer, attaché Councillor at the Legation Georg Meri, Officer of the Honorary Service Lieutenant Refior, manager Johannes Villemson, Aleksander Paluvere in athletics, Nikolai Kursman in wrestling, Eduard Kõppo in weightlifting, Peeter Matsov in boxing, Gustav Laanekõrb in sailing, Richard Mast in swimming, Edgar Kolmpere in basketball, Aleksander Praks – massage therapist, Valentin Purre – team chef, dr. Arnold Roomere-Rõmmer – medical doctor. There were also 30 Estonian youths, led by Johan Meimer, taking part of The International Youth Encampment and 28 students took part of The International Physical Education Students’ Encampment in Berlin.

### Team coaches

Aleksander Kolmpere – athletics, Nikolai Kursman – wrestling, Herbert Niiler – basketball.

### Judges

Aleksei Selenoi in basketball, Peeter Matsov in boxing; Johannes Kauba, Karl Kullisaar and Johannes Villemson in wrestling

### Other delegations

Estonians in other delegations were Kalev Kotkas (from 1936 fi: Kalevi Kotkas) for Finland (FIN) in athletics – high jump, Leonard Einsaar for Australia (AUS) in rowing – Men's eight, Valentin Klõšeiko (pl: Walenty Kłyszejko) coach for Polish basketball team.

### Press

Aleksander Antson (Eesti Spordipressi Klubi and Uusi Suomi), Oskar Lõvi alias Toomas Kivi (Postimees, Päevaleht and Eesti Raadio), Aadu Adari-Adorf (Uudisleht), Vladimir Raudsepp (Uus Eesti), Ilmar Peterson (Päevaleht), Aksel Vaik (Vaba Maa), Harald Nõmmik (Rahvaleht). Newspaper columnists Artur Reisner, Eevald Äärma, Johannes Villemson, Ernst Idla etc. The International Youth Encampment coverage by R. Uustal and The International Physical Education Students’ Encampment coverage by Arved Ojari.

### Olympic Identity Cards

The Organizing Committee issued 126 Olympic Identity Cards for Estonian participants.

## Athletics

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ruudi Toomsalu | Men's 100 m | 11.0 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reginald Uba | Men's 1500 metres | 4.26,2 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Eevald Äärma | Men's pole vault | 3.70 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Koit Annamaa | Men's hammer throw | 50.46 | 8 Q | 50.46 | 8 |
| Aksel Kuuse | Men's high jump | 1.85 | 1 Q | 1.90 | 10 |
| Gustav Sule | Men's javelin throw | 64.90 | 5 Q | 63.26 | 11 |
| Ruudi Toomsalu | Men's long jump | 7.15 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arnold Viiding | Men's shot put | 15.23 | 8 Q | 15.23 | 8 |

## Basketball

### Men

* Estonian Team: (Artur Amon, Aleksander Illi, Robert Keres, Vladimir Kärk, Evald Mahl, Heino Veskila, Erich Altosaar, Aleksander Margiste, Bernhard Nooni, Leonid Saar, Georg Vinogradov, Coach: Herbert Niiler)

### First round

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.

### Second round

Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.

### Third round

Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.

## Boxing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Evald Seeberg | Featherweight | Nicolae Berechet (ROU) W PTS | Theodore Kara (USA) L PTS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nikolai Stepulov | Lightweight | André Wollscheidt (LUX) W PTS | Hidekichi Nagamatsu (JPN) W PTS | Carlos Lillo (CHI) W PTS | Erik Ågren (SWE) W PTS | Imre Harangi (HUN) L PTS | |

## Rowing

Estonia had one rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Elmar Korko | Single sculls | 7.40,4 | 3 q | 7.44,1 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |

## Sailing

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Final rank | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Erik von Holst | O-Jolle | DNF | 0 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 78 | 17 |

* Harald Tammik – reserve, Boat name: Brandenburg No. O/G 304

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Boris Roolaid | 100 metre backstroke | 1.21,1 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Egon Roolaid | 100 metre freestyle | 1.01,5 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Military Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Erm Lund | 60 kg | 72,5 | 16 | 85 | 11 | 112,5 | 8 | 270 | 13 |
| Peeter Mürk | 67.5 kg | 75 | 16 | 95 | 10 | 115 | 11 | 285 | 11 |
| Karl Oole | 82.5 kg | 87,5 | 13 | 100 | 11 | 132,5 | 13 | 320 | 14 |
| Arnold Luhaäär | +82.5 kg | 115 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 165 OR | 1 | 400 | |

## Wrestling

### Men's Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Final round | Final round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank |
| Adalbert Toots | −66 kg | BYE | Eiichi Kazama (JPN) L 0–3 | Howard Thomas (CAN) W 3–0 | Charles Delporte (FRA) L F 4:00 | — | — | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| August Kukk | −72 kg | Willy Angst (SUI) L F 5.40 | Kálmán Sóvári (HUN) L 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| August Neo | −87 kg | Knut Fridell (SWE) L 0–3 | Ede Virág-Ébner (HUN) W F 9.22 | Ray Clemons (USA) W F 8.09 | Paul Dätwyler (SUI) W 3–0 | Erich Siebert (GER) W 3–0 | — | 2 | Erich Siebert (GER) W 3–0 | |
| Kristjan Palusalu | +87 kg | Josef Klapuch (TCH) W F 10.50 | Robert Herland (FRA) W F 6.45 | Mehmet Çoban (TUR) W 3–0 | Werner Bürki (SUI) W F 6.15 | Hjalmar Nyström (FIN) W 3–0 | BYE | 1 | Hjalmar Nyström (FIN) W 3–0 | |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Final round | Final round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank |
| Evald Sikk | −56 kg | Dante Bertoli (ITA) L 0–3 | Josef Buemberger (AUT) W F 12.30 | Ali Erfan (EGY) W 3–0 | Márton Lõrincz (HUN) W 3–0 | — | — | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Voldemar Väli | −66 kg | Arild Dahl (NOR) W F 4.53 | Heinrich Nettesheim (GER) W 3–0 | Saim Arikan (TUR) W 3–0 | Zbigniew Szajewski (POL) W F 15:21 | Herbert Olofsson (SWE) W F 13.14 | Lauri Koskela (FIN) L 1–2 | 3 | Jozef Herda (TCH) L 0–3 | |
| Edgar Puusepp | −72 kg | Fritz Schäfer (GER) L 0–3 | Gyula Vincze (HUN) W F 13.40 | Jean de Feu (BEL) W F 6.58 | Rudolf Svedberg (SWE) L 0–3 | — | — | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Voldemar Mägi | −79 kg | Väinö Kokkinen (FIN) L 1–2 | Ercole Gallegati (ITA) L 0–3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| August Neo | −87 kg | BYE | Axel Cadier (SWE) L 0–3 | Franz Foidl (AUT) W F 4.59 | Umberto Silvestri (ITA) W F 12.19 | Edvīns Bietags (LAT) L 1–2 | — | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Kristjan Palusalu | +87 kg | Eduard Schöll (AUT) W F 8.41 | Zoltán Kondorossy (ROU) W F 10.36 | John Nyman (SWE) W 3–0 | Mehmet Çoban (TUR) W 3–0 | Kurt Hornfischer (GER) W 3–0 | BYE | 1 | Kurt Hornfischer (GER) W 3–0 | |
