Estonia participated in the X Summer Paralympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Estonian team representatives were Estonian Paralympic Committee president and Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Toomas Vilosius, head secretary Allan Kiil, secretary Maarit Vabrit and coaches Margit Aidla, Mallika Koel, Rein Põldme and Rein Valdru. Only press member was Are Eller.
Estonia entered 10 athletes in the following sports:
Athletics: 4 female Powerlifting: 1 male Shooting: 1 male Swimming: 4 female
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event Reference Annely Ojastu Athletics Women's 100m T42-46 Marge Kõrkjas Swimming Women's 50m freestyle B2 Marge Kõrkjas Swimming Women's 100m freestyle B2 Annely Ojastu Athletics Women's 200m T42-46 Annely Ojastu Athletics Women's long jump F42-46 Eela Kokk Swimming Women's 50m freestyle MH Marge Kõrkjas Swimming Women's 100m backstroke B2 Malle Juhkam Athletics Women's long jump MH Helena Silm Athletics Women's pentathlon P10-12
Top 6 Finishes
4th place Helena Silm – Athletics, Women's Long Jump F10-11
5th place Heli Kollom – Athletics, Women's Long Jump MH Eela Kokk – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle MH Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3 Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B3
6th place Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle B3 Annika Raide – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B1
Results by event
Athletics Malle Juhkam Women's Long Jump MH – Final: 4.76 (→ Bronze Medal ) Heli Kollom Women's Long Jump MH – Final: 4.69 (→ 5. place ) Annely Ojastu Women's 100 m T42-46 – Semifinal Heats: 4th 12,96; Final: 12,78 (→ Gold Medal ) Women's 200 m T42-46 – Final: 26,26 (→ Silver Medal ) Women's Long Jump F42-46 – Final: 5.37 m (→ Silver Medal ) Helena Silm Women's 200 m T11 Semifinal Heat 1: dns (→ no ranking ) Women's Long Jump F10-11 – Final: 4.92m (→ 6. place ) Women's Pentathlon P10-12 – Final: 2713 pts (→ Bronze Medal )
Powerlifting Vassili Artamonov Men's Up To 56 kg (→ nmr, no ranking )
Shooting Helmut Mänd Men's Air Rifle 3x40 SH1 – Preliminary: 26th 1132 (→ 26. place ) Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 – Preliminary: 23rd 592 (→ 23. place )
Swimming Nadežda Maksimova Women's 50 m Freestyle B3 – Final: 32,05 (→ 6. place ) Women's 100 m Freestyle B3 – Final: 1.10,55 (→ 5. place ) Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3 – Final: 1.35,16 (→ 5. place ) Women's 200 m Medley B3 – Final: dq (→ no ranking ) Eela Kokk Women's 50 m Freestyle MH – Heats: 2nd 33,01 Final: 33,14 (→ Silver Medal ) Women's 100 m Freestyle MH – Heats: 6th 1.14,66; Final: 1.13,25 (→ 6. place ) Annika Raide Women's 50 m Freestyle B1 – Heats: 11th 39,46 (→ did not advance ) Women's 100 m Freestyle B1 – Heats: 8th 1.24,31; Final: 1.23,26 (→ 6. place ) Women's 100 m Backstroke B1 – Heats: 7th 1.32,09; Final: dq Marge Kõrkjas Women's 50 m Freestyle B2 – Heats: 1st 30,35; Final: 29,90 (→ Gold Medal ) Women's 100 m Freestyle B2 – Heats: 1st 1.09,12; Final: 1.07,43 (→ Gold Medal ) Women's 100 m Backstroke B2 – Final: 1.22,43 (→ Silver Medal )
See also 1996 Summer Paralympics Estonia at the Paralympics Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
References
External links International Paralympic Committee Estonian Paralympic Committee