Estonia at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Estonia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Estonian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games in the post-Soviet era. A total of 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women, competed in 11 sports. Fifteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including two Olympic medalists (rower and silver medalist Tõnu Endrekson, and defending champion Gerd Kanter in men's discus throw). Rifle shooter Anžela Voronova, at age 43, was the oldest athlete of the team, while double sculls rower Geir Suursild was the youngest at age 17. Former Olympic bronze medalist Aleksander Tammert, who competed at his fifth Olympics, became Estonia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Estonia marked its Olympic return in archery after twenty-year absence, and in wrestling after an eight-year absence.

Estonia left London with only two medals (one silver and one bronze), failing to win a gold medal for the second time since 2004. Defending champion Gerd Kanter settled for the bronze medal in men's discus throw, while Heiki Nabi won the nation's first ever Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling 76 years after Kristjan Palusalu's gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	1	bgcolor=#ffdab9	0	1
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	1	1
Total	bgcolor=gold	0	bgcolor=silver	1	bgcolor=#c96	1	2

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Estonia qualified 1 archer.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Estonian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):^[1]

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

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Marek Niit	100 m	10.40	7	Did not advance
200 m	20.82	6	Did not advance
Rasmus Mägi	400 m hurdles	50.05	5	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Raigo Toompuu	Shot put	18.91	30	Did not advance
	align=left rowspan=3	Discus throw	60.34	25	Did not advance
Gerd Kanter	66.39	1 Q	68.03
Aleksander Tammert	60.20	27	Did not advance
Risto Mätas	Javelin throw	78.56	21	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Field events

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event				200 m			800 m	Final	Rank
Grit Šadeiko	Result	13.50	1.74	12.43	24.25	6.11	44.12	2.23.01	6013	23
Points	1050	903	690	957	883	747	783

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Rene Mandri	Men's road race	5:46:37	50
Grete Treier	Women's road race	3:35:56	17

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Geir Suursild Jüri-Mikk Udam	Double sculls	6:33.88	4 R	6:38.50	4	Did not advance
Tõnu Endrekson Andrei Jämsä Allar Raja Kaspar Taimsoo	Quadruple sculls	5:42.87	2 SA/B	6.07.85	2 FA	5.46.96	4

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

See main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Johannes Ahun	RS:X	27	20	22	32 DPI	31	14	22	28	39 DNF	35	EL	270	30
Karl-Martin Rammo	Laser	7	18	3	21	8	12	30	31	18	39	EL	187	18
Deniss Karpak	Finn	14	9	11	11	11	1	7	13	11	11	EL	99	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Ingrid Puusta	RS:X	15	20	6	15	14	21	15	12	20	17	EL	155	15
Anna Pohlak	Laser Radial	27	39	41	37	36	6	36	36	31	36	EL	325	35

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; DNF = Did not finish; DPI = Discretionary penalty imposed

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Estonia qualified one quota place in the Women's 50 m rifle 3 position;^[2]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Anžela Voronova	50 m rifle 3 positions	576	31	Did not advance
10 m air rifle	395	42	Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Martin Liivamägi	100 m breaststroke	1:01.57	29	Did not advance
200 m individual medley	2:01.09	25	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Triin Aljand	50 m freestyle	25.33	19	Did not advance
100 m butterfly	1:00.43	35	Did not advance

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Estonia qualified in the following events.

Key:

• – Victory by Fall.
• – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
• – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ardo Arusaar	−96 kg	W 3–0	L 1–3	Did not advance					8
Heiki Nabi	−120 kg		W 3–1	W 3–0	W 3–1	L 0–3

External links

• EOK London 2012

Notes and References

1. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
2. Web site: Quota places by NATION and Name . 8 March 2011 . ISSF . 27 May 2011 . 16 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .