1992 Winter Olympics / Participant (Estonia)

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Estonia took part in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, with 19 athletes, 14 men and 5 women, in four sports.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union , an Estonian team took part in the Olympic Games for the first time since 1936. The team remained unsuccessful in medals, Allar Levandi achieved the best placement with 6th place in Nordic combined.

Flag bearer

Ants Antson , an official in the Estonian Olympic Committee , carried the Estonian flag during the opening ceremony in Parc Olympique. He won a gold medal in speed skating for the Soviet Union in 1968 .

Participants by sport

biathlon

Men

• Urmas Kaldvee

  4 × 7.5 km relay → 11th (1: 29: 46.1 h - no penalty loop)

  10 km sprint → 31st (27: 52.9 min - 1 miss)

  20 km individual → 48th (1: 03: 15.1 h - 4 misses)

• Kristjan Oja

  20 km individual → 57. (1: 04: 15.9 h - 3 misses)

• Kalju Ojaste

  4 × 7.5 km relay → 11th (1: 29: 46.1 h - no penalty loop)

  10 km sprint → 59th (29: 13.2 min - 1 miss)

  20 km individual → 37. (1: 02: 05.8 h - 2 misses)

• Aivo Udras

  4 × 7.5 km relay → 11th (1: 29: 46.1 h - no penalty loop)

  10 km sprint → 61. (29: 28.4 min - 2 misses)

• Hillar Zahkna

  4 × 7.5 km relay → 11th (1: 29: 46.1 h - no penalty loop)

  10 km sprint → 27th (27: 46.5 min - 2 misses)

  20 km individual → 34. (1: 01: 57.4 h - 4 misses)

Women

• Jelena Poljakova-Všivtseva

  3 × 7.5 km relay → 9th (1: 23: 16.2 h - one penalty loop)

  7.5 km sprint → 30th (27: 22.8 min - 1 miss)

  15 km individual → 39. (58: 30.1 min - 5 misses)

• Krista Lepik

  3 × 7.5 km relay → 9th (1: 23: 16.2 h - one penalty loop)

  7.5 km sprint → 42nd (28: 18.6 min - 4 misses)

  15 km individual → 11th (53: 51.4 min - 1 miss)

• Eveli Peterson

  3 × 7.5 km relay → 9th (1: 23: 16.2 h - one penalty loop)

  7.5 km sprint → 58th (29: 31.4 min - 5 misses)

  15 km individual → 36. (58: 03.1 min - 5 misses)

figure skating

Ladies

• Olga Vassiljeva → 21st place

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Elmo Kassin

  10 km classic → 22nd (29: 52.0 min)

  15 km pursuit → 18th (41: 16.1 min)

  50 km free → 45. (2: 19: 29.3 h)

  Season → 10. (1: 46: 33.3 h)

• Taivo Kuus

  10 km classic → 67th (32: 28.0 min)

  15 km pursuit → 60th (46: 18.6 min)

  50 km free → DNF

• Jaanus Teppan

  30 km classic → 31st (1: 29: 30.9 h)

  50 km free → 39. (2: 17: 15.1 h)

  Season → 10. (1: 46: 33.3 h)

• Urmas välbe

  10 km classic → 28th (30: 20.1 min)

  15 km pursuit → 41st (43: 38.4 min)

  30 km classic → 33. (1: 29: 44.3 h)

  Season → 10. (1: 46: 33.3 h)

• Andrus Veerpalu

  10 km classic → 21st (29: 51.5 min)

  15 km pursuit → 42nd (43: 41.7 min)

  30 km classic → 44. (1: 31: 06.1 h)

  Season → 10. (1: 46: 33.3 h)

Women

• Piret Niglas

  5 km classic → 38th (15: 54.9 min)

  10 km pursuit → 45th (31: 36.6 min)

  15 km classic → 39th (48: 58.4 min)

  30 km free → 48. (1: 37: 31.8 h)

Nordic combination

• Peter Heli

  Single → 31. (+ 6: 57.0)

  Team → 9th (+ 9: 40.4)

• Allar Levandi

  Single → 6. (+ 1: 34.1)

  Team → 9th (+ 9: 40.4)

• Ago Markvardt

  Single → 23. (+ 5: 10.5)

  Team → 9th (+ 9: 40.4)

• Toomas Tiru

  Individual → 42. (+ 12: 09.0 - last in the ranking)

Web links

• Olympic team Estonia 1992 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )