Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
# Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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, 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.

## 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tiidrek Nurme | 1500 m | 3:38.59 NR | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pavel Loskutov | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:39:01 | 75 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Märt Israel | Discus throw | 61.98 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gerd Kanter | Discus throw | 64.66 | 5 Q | 68.82 | |
| Mihkel Kukk | Javelin throw | 75.56 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Taavi Peetre | Shot put | 19.57 | 26 | Did not advance | 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 |
| Mikk Pahapill | Points | 827 | 823 | 750 | 906 | 774 | 910 | 857 | 849 | 845 | 637 | 8178 | 10 |
| 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 |
| Andres Raja | Points | 885 | 883 | 777 | 767 | 862 | 967 | 661 | 849 | 846 | 621 | 8118 | 12 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Moonika Aava | Javelin throw | 56.94 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ksenija Balta | Long jump | 6.38 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anna Iljuštšenko | High jump | 1.89 | 18 | Did not advance | 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* |
| Kaie Kand | Points | 913 | 795 | 721 | 842 | 774 | 716 | 916 | 5677 | 32* |

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. 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 | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kati Tolmoff | Women's singles | Magee (IRL) L 21–18, 18–21, 19–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 |
| Rein Taaramäe | Men's time trial | 1:05:47 | 17 |
| Grete Treier | Women's road race | 3:33:17 | 30 |

### Track

**Sprint**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics

### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Irina Kikkas | Individual | 15.650 | 15.225 | 15.700 | 16.200 | 62.775 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Martin Padar | Men's +100 kg | Bye | Kim S-B (KOR) W 1100–0000 | Schlitter (BRA) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Andrei Jämsä | Single sculls | 7:48.20 | 4 QF | — | — | 7:05.48 | 4 SC/D | 7:16.38 | 2 FC | 7:19.60 | 17 |
| Tõnu Endrekson Jüri Jaanson | Double sculls | 6:27.95 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:21.11 | 2 FA | 6:29.05 | |
| Igor Kuzmin Vladimir Latin Allar Raja Kaspar Taimsoo | Quadruple sculls | 5:42.22 | 4 R | 6:01.46 | 1 SA/B | — | — | 5:54.57 | 4 FB | 5:48.12 | 9 |

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Johannes Ahun | RS:X | 35 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 28 | EL | 273 | 33 |
| Deniss Karpak | Laser | 16 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 14 | CAN | EL | 166 | 25 |

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

## Shooting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Andrei Inešin | Skeet | 115 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martti Aljand | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.46 NR | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martti Aljand | 200 m breaststroke | 2:16.52 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Danil Haustov | 100 m freestyle | 50.92 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martin Liivamägi | 200 m individual medley | 2:03.56 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miko Mälberg | 50 m freestyle | 22.37 NR | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andres Olvik | 200 m backstroke | 2:03.66 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vladimir Sidorkin | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.27 NR | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Triin Aljand | 50 m freestyle | 25.29 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Triin Aljand | 100 m freestyle | 56.10 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Triin Aljand | 100 m butterfly | 59.43 NR | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elina Partõka | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.64 NR | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anna-Liisa Põld | 400 m individual medley | 4:58.21 | 35 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Maret Ani | Women's singles | Šafářová (CZE) L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kaia Kanepi | Women's singles | Pennetta (ITA) W 6–2, $7–6^{(8–6)}$ | Razzano (FRA) W 6–4, 7–5 | Li N (CHN) L 6–4, 2–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maret Ani Kaia Kanepi | Women's doubles | — | Azarenka / Poutchek (BLR) L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marko Albert | Men's | 18:09 | 0:29 | 59:12 | 0:29 | 35:54 | 1:54:13.58 | 41 |

## Volleyball

### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kristjan Kais Rivo Vesik | Men's | Pool A Herrera – Mesa (ESP) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 21–23) Wu – Xu (CHN) L 1 – 2 (21–15, 11–21, 13–15) Gosch – Horst (AUT) L 1 – 2 (16–21, 21–18, 12–15) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
