Annely Ojastu (born 10 August 1960 in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

) is an

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n Paralympic athlete. At the 1992 Barcelona Games, she won a silver medal in the Women's 100 m TS4 event. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m T42–46 event and two silver medals in the Women's 200 m T42–46 and Women's Long Jump F42–46 events. Ojastu is the daughter of track and field athletes Eino Ojastu and Linda Ojastu (née Kepp). Her younger brother

Aivar Ojastu Aivar Ojastu (born 21 September 1961) is an Estonian athletics competitor. He was born in Tartu. In 1999 he graduated from the University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, ...

was also a successful track and field athlete.

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* * 1960 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Estonia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Estonia Paralympic silver medalists for Estonia Athletes from Tartu Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Estonian female sprinters Estonian female long jumpers {{Paralympic-medalist-stub