Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
competed at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. It was the first Olympiad after the breakup of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
. Estonia was one of three ex-Soviet republics to compete individually, with
Latvia and
Lithuania being the other two, instead of competing on the
Unified Team. 37 competitors, 33 men and 4 women, took part in 35 events in 13 sports.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Estonia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Archery
Estonia sent one man to its first independent Olympic archery competition. He did not qualify for the elimination rounds.
;Men
Athletics
;Men
;Field events
;Combined events – Men's decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men
Cycling
Three cyclists, two men and one woman, represented Estonia in 1992. Erika Salumäe
Erika Salumäe (born 11 June 1962) is an Estonian track bicycle racer who won the first Olympic gold medal for Estonia after the country regained independence in 1991.
Salumäe was born in Pärnu, Estonia. She trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn ...
won gold in the women's sprint.
Road
Track
;Sprint
Fencing
Two male fencers represented Estonia in 1992.
;Men
Individual
Judo
;Men
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Estonia in 1992.
Rowing
;Men
Sailing
;Men
;Women
Shooting
;Women
;Open
Swimming
;Men
Table tennis
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Remarks
* Wrestler Andreas Steinbach, born in Tartu, Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
, competed for (→ 5th place )
References
External links
EOK – Barcelona 1992
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Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992
1992 in Estonian sport