Estonia participated in The VII. Winter Paralympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Estonian flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Vilma Nugis.
Estonia entered 16 athletes in the following sports: Biathlon and Cross-country skiing: 2 females and 2 males Ice sledge hockey: 12 males Ice sledge speed racing
The 1998 Estonian Paralympic Team Estonian delegation – 16 athletes and 9 officials: Estonian Paralympic Committee president Toomas Vilosius, delegation leader Allan Kiil, team manager Maarit Vabrit, press representative Are Eller, sledge hockey referee Aleksandr Pavlovski, massage therapist Vladimir Sinenki and coaches Külli Hallik, Tõnu Kinks and Eduard Šedasev.
Biathlon Vilma Nugis
Cross-country skiing Velory Kais Taisto Sillamägi Vilma Nugis Sabina Treial
Ice sledge hockey: Team Roster: 12 men
Name, no, club, position, goals
Viktor Karlenko – SK Ordo Narva Viktor Artemjev – SK Ordo Narva, Defenceman Vjatšeslav Vassiljev Raul Sas – Net Minder Maksim Vedernikov – HC Panter Tallinn, Forward Leonid Zubov – SK Ordo Narva, Forward Kaido Kalm – HC Panter Tallinn, Center, Captain Jüri Tammleht – HC Panter Tallinn, Center Arvo Kelement – Defenceman Arvi Piirioja – HC Panter Tallinn, Forward Anatoli Ajupov – SK Ordo Narva Aleksandr Jarlõkov – HC Panter Tallinn, Forward
Results by event
Biathlon
Vilma Nugis Women's 7.5 km Free Technique B2-3 – Real time: 41.05,1 (Missed shots: 4) Factor(%): 100; Finish time: 41.05,1 (→ 5. place )
Cross-country skiing
Velory Kais Men's 5 km Classical Technique ID – 18.48,2 (→ 10. place ) Men's 15 km Free Technique ID – 40.16,8 (→ 21. place ) Men's 20 km Classical Technique ID – 1:28.40,0 (→ 12. place ) Taisto Sillamägi Vilma Nugis Women's 5 km Free Technique B2-3 – 19.16,9 (→ 10. place ) Women's 5 km Classical Technique B2-3 – (→ dq, no ranking ) Women's 15 km Classical Technique B1-3 – 1:09.51,6 (→ 11. place ) Sabina Treial Women's 5 km Free Technique ID – 23.24,2 (→ 11. place ) Women's 5 km Classical Technique ID – 24.35,2 (→ 11. place ) Women's 15 km Classical Technique ID – 1:21.45,8 (→ 8. place )
Ice sledge speed racing
Jüri Tammleht Men's 100 m LW11 – Finish time: 19,79 (→ 7. place ) Men's 500 m LW11 – Finish time: 1.22,79 (→ 7. place ) Men's 1000 m LW11 – Finish time: 3.04,57 (→ 8. place ) Maksim Vedernikov Men's 1,000 m LW11 – Finish time: 2.45,34 (→ 7. place )
Ice sledge hockey
Estonian sledge hockey team: Preliminary Group A Round 1: defeated 6:0 ( 2:0, 2:0, 2:0 ) Preliminary Group A Round 2: lost to 3:6 ( 0:4, 1:2, 2:0 ) ( 3 goals for Sweden from Jens Kask, who has Estonian roots ) Play off semi final game: lost to 1:4 ( 0:1, 0:2, 1:1 ) Bronze medal game: lost to 1:10 ( 1:3, 0:3, 0:4 ) (→ 4. place )
See also 1998 Winter Paralympics Estonia at the Paralympics Estonia at the 1998 Winter Olympics
References
External links International Paralympic Committee Estonian Paralympic Committee