Estonia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Estonian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games in the post-Soviet era. A total of 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women, competed in 11 sports. Fifteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including two Olympic medalists (rower and silver medalist Tõnu Endrekson, and defending champion Gerd Kanter in men's discus throw). Rifle shooter Anžela Voronova, at age 43, was the oldest athlete of the team, while double sculls rower Geir Suursild was the youngest at age 17. Former Olympic bronze medalist Aleksander Tammert, who competed at his fifth Olympics, became Estonia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Estonia marked its Olympic return in archery after twenty-year absence, and in wrestling after an eight-year absence.
Estonia left London with only two medals (one silver and one bronze), failing to win a gold medal for the second time since 2004. Defending champion Gerd Kanter settled for the bronze medal in men's discus throw, while Heiki Nabi won the nation's first ever Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling 76 years after Kristjan Palusalu's gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | Medal Name Sport Event Date Heiki Nabi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Gerd Kanter Athletics Men's discus throw
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Medals by sportSportTotalWrestling 0 1 0 1Athletics 0 0 1 1Total 0 1 1 2
Archery
Estonia qualified 1 archer.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankReena PärnatWomen's individual62152 (13) L 1–7Did not advance
Athletics
Estonian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Key Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMarek Niit100 mcolspan=2 10.407Did not advance200 m20.826colspan=2 Did not advanceRasmus Mägi400 m hurdles50.055colspan=2 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionRaigo ToompuuShot put18.9130Did not advanceMärt Israel Discus throw60.3425Did not advanceGerd Kanter66.391 Q68.03Aleksander Tammert60.2027Did not advanceRisto MätasJavelin throw78.5621Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankEvelin TaltsMarathon2:54:15103
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAnna IljuštšenkoHigh jump1.9015Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankGrit ŠadeikoResult13.501.7412.4324.256.1144.122.23.01601323Points1050903690957883747783
Badminton
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRaul MustMen's singlesW 21–14, 21–18L 12–21, 8–212Did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankRene MandriMen's road race5:46:3750Grete TreierWomen's road race3:35:5617
Fencing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankNikolai NovosjolovIndividual épée L 11–15Did not advance
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMartin PadarMen's +100 kg L 0001–0100Did not advance
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTime Rank TimeRankTimeRankTime RankGeir SuursildJüri-Mikk UdamDouble sculls6:33.884 R6:38.504 Did not advanceTõnu EndreksonAndrei JämsäAllar RajaKaspar TaimsooQuadruple sculls5:42.872 SA/Bcolspan=2 6.07.852 FA5.46.964 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Johannes AhunRS:X27202232DPI3114222839DNF35EL27030Karl-Martin RammoLaser71832181230311839EL18718Deniss KarpakFinn14911111117131111EL9911
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Ingrid PuustaRS:X1520615142115122017EL15515Anna PohlakLaser Radial2739413736636363136EL32535 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; DNF = Did not finish; DPI = Discretionary penalty imposed
Shooting
Estonia qualified one quota place in the Women's 50 m rifle 3 position;
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAnžela Voronova50 m rifle 3 positions57631Did not advance10 m air rifle39542Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartin Liivamägi100 m breaststroke1:01.57 29Did not advance200 m individual medley2:01.0925Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTriin Aljand50 m freestyle25.3319Did not advance100 m butterfly1:00.43 35Did not advance
Wrestling
Estonia qualified in the following events.
Key: – Victory by Fall. – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points. – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArdo Arusaar−96 kgW 3–0 L 1–3 Did not advance8Heiki Nabi−120 kgW 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–1 colspan=2 L 0–3
References
External links EOK London 2012