Estonia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Competitors24 (16 men and 8 women) in 13 sports
Estonia at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeEST
NOCEstonian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors24 (16 men and 8 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Klen Kristofer Kaljulaid & Reena Pärnat
Flag bearers (closing)Janek Õiglane & Reena Pärnat
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1908–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Estonia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics and its fourteenth appearance overall in Summer Olympic history.

For the first time since the 1996 Games, Estonia failed to secure a single medal, with Nelli Differt falling short of her bronze medal in women's épée to finish Estonia's best in 4th.

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

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 011
Athletics 415
Badminton 011
Cycling 112
Equestrian 011
Fencing 011
Judo 101
Rowing 404
Shooting 202
Sailing 112
Swimming 112
Weightlifting 101
Wrestling 101
Total16824

Archery

One Estonian archer qualified for the women's individual through the 2024 European Continental Qualification Tournament in Essen, Germany.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Reena Pärnat Women's individual 646 42  Kumari (IND)
L 5–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Estonian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Key
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • NR = National record
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rasmus Mägi Men's 400 m hurdles 48.62 1 Q Bye 48.16 2 Q 52.53 7
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Elisabeth Pihela Women's high jump 1.83 =26 Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Johannes Erm Result 10.64 7.66 14.61 2.08 47.19 14.35 46.29 4.60 59.58 4:19.71 8569 6
Points 942 975 766 878 949 930 793 790 732 814
Janek Õiglane Result 10.89 7.25 14.58 1.99 48.02 14.45 43.39 5.30 71.89 4:25.59 8572 5
Points 885 874 764 794 908 917 734 1004 918 774
Karel Tilga Result 11.01 7.16 15.88 1.99 48.67 14.66 50.13 4.70 64.16 4:26.41 8377 11
Points 858 852 844 794 877 891 873 819 801 768

Badminton

Estonia entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kristin Kuuba Women's singles  Abdul Razzaq (MDV)
W (21–7, 21–9)
 Sindhu (IND)
L (5–21, 10–21)
2 Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Estonia entered one male rider to compete in the men's road race events at the Olympic, after securing the quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.[2]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Madis Mihkels Men's road race 6:23:16 30

Mountain biking

Estonian mountain bikers secured one female quota place for the Olympic Games through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Janika Lõiv Women's cross-country 1:35:05 19

Equestrian

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
My Relander Expert Individual RT Did not advance

Fencing

Estonia entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Nelli Differt secured her quota places in women's épée events, after being nominated as one of the highest ranked individual fencers. She was eligible for European zone through the release of the FIE Official rankings for Paris 2024.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nelli Differt Women's épée Bye  Kang (KOR)
W 14–13
 Klasik (POL)
W 11–10
 Santuccio (ITA)
W 10–9
 Kong (HKG)
L 11–15
 Muhari (HUN)
L 14–15
4

Judo

Estonia qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Klen Kristofer Kaljulaid (men's middleweight, 90 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Klen Kristofer Kaljulaid Men's −90 kg  Feuillet (MRI)
W 10–00
 Murao (JPN)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Rowing

Estonian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tõnu Endrekson
Mikhail Kushteyn
Johann Poolak
Allar Raja
Men's quadruple sculls 5:52.04 4 R 5:55.74 4 FB 5:50.55 7

FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Fifth rower Uku Siim Timmusk was included in the team as reserve.[3]

Sailing

Estonian sailors secured a quota place in the following events, through the 2024 Semaine Olympique Française (Last Chance Regatta) in Hyères, France and the allocations of Emerging Nations Programs.

Elimination events
Athlete Event Opening rounds Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Net points Rank
Ingrid Puusta Women's IQFoil 25
BFD
9 13 11 15 9 10 13 17 18 22 18 14 15 162 17 Did not advance 17
Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 M*
Karl-Martin Rammo Men's ILCA 7 34 6 28 39 27 29 9 33 EL 166 31

Key: M – Medal race; EL – Eliminated

Shooting

Estonian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[4]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Peeter Olesk Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol 583 11 Did not advance
Peeter Jürisson Men's skeet 113 28 Did not advance

Swimming

Estonian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[5][6]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kregor Zirk Men's 200 m butterfly 1:55.52 10 Q 1:54.22 5 Q 1:54.55 7
Men's 400 m freestyle 3:49.59 22 Did not advance
Eneli Jefimova Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:06.24 8 Q 1:06.23 8 Q 1:06.50 7
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:30.68 23 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Estonia entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Mart Seim (men's above 102 kg) secured one quota to participate in his weight division based on the re-allocation of unused host country or universality spots.[7]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Mart Seim Men's +102 kg 180 9 220 9 400 9

Wrestling

Estonia sent only one wrestler. Heiki Nabi received a quota due to the reallocation of Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) claimed by the International Olympic Committee.

Key:

  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Heiki Nabi Men's −130 kg  Shariati (AZE)
L 1–1 PP
Did not advance

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