1998 Winter Olympics / Participant (Estonia)

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In 1998, Estonia took part in the Winter Olympics for the fifth time . 20 athletes were sent to Nagano to compete in five different disciplines. None of the athletes managed to win a medal.

The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the biathlete Kalju Ojaste .

Overview of the participants

biathlon

Men

• Dimitri Borovik

  10 km sprint: 18th place (29: 19.4 min)

  20 km individual: 31st place (1: 01: 07.7 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 13th place (1: 26: 30.2 h)

• Kalju Ojaste

  20 km individual: 44th place (1: 02: 15.7 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 13th place (1: 26: 30.2 h)

• Janno Prants

  10 km sprint: 43rd place (30: 33.4 min)

  20 km individual: 18th place (59: 38.3 min)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 13th place (1: 26: 30.2 h)

• Indrek Tobreluts

  10 km sprint: 36th place (30: 11.3 min)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 13th place (1: 26: 30.2 h)

figure skating

Men

• Margus Hernits

  20th place (29.5)

Nordic combination

• Magnar Freimuth

  Individual: 33rd place (47: 08.5 min)

  Team: 11th place (1: 03: 32.9 h)

• Ago Markvardt

  Single: task

  Team: 11th place (1: 03: 32.9 h)

• Jens Salumäe

  Individual: 39th place (48: 36.2 min)

  Team: 11th place (1: 03: 32.9 h)

• Tambet Pikkor

  Individual: 44th place (51: 46.80 min)

  Team: 11th place (1: 03: 32.9 h)

Cross-country skiing

Women

• Õnne cure

  5 km classic: 73rd place (20: 58.7 min)

  15 km pursuit: 61st place (28: 37.0 min)

  15 km classic: 40th place (52: 08.3 min)

  30 km freestyle: 48th place (1: 34: 59.9 h)

• Katrin Šmigun

  5 km classic: 20th place (18: 48.7 min)

  15 km pursuit: 15th place (30: 16.3 min)

  15 km classic: 13th place (49: 18.9 min)

• Kristina Šmigun-Vähi

  30 km freestyle: 46th place (1: 34: 18.1 h)

• Cristel Vahtra

  5 km classic: 42nd place (31: 10.2 min)

  15 km pursuit: 13th place (26: 41.9 min)

  15 km classic: 42nd place (31: 10.2 min)

  30 km freestyle: 13th place (1: 36: 04.0 h)

Men

• Meelis Aasmäe

  30 km classic: 52nd place (1: 46: 08.8 h)

  50 km freestyle: task

• Elmo Kassin

  10 km classic: 58th place (30: 57.8 min)

  15 km pursuit: 52nd place (45: 13.2 min)

  4 × 10 km relay: 10th place (1: 44: 20.9 h)

• Jaak Mae

  10 km classic: 6th place (27: 56.0 min)

  15 km pursuit: 15th place (41: 38.7 min)

  30 km classic: 11th place (1: 38: 52.3 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 10th place (1: 44: 20.9 h)

• Raul Olle

  10 km classic: 37th place (29: 52.3 min)

  30 km classic: 17th place (1: 40: 03.5 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 10th place (1: 44: 20.9 h)

• Andrus Veerpalu

  10 km classic: 8th place (28: 00.7 min)

  30 km classic: 19th place (1: 40: 09.9 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 10th place (1: 44: 20.9 h)

Luge

Men

• Andrus Paul

  Individual: disqualified

Women

• Helen Novikov

  Individual: 20th place (3: 29.263 min)

Web links

• Estonia at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Medal table ( memento of April 17, 2020 in the Internet Archive ) on sports-reference.com (English). Retrieved July 12, 2017.