Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Estonia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeEST
NOCEstonian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Beijing
Competitors47 in 13 sports
Flag bearers Martin Padar (opening)
Gerd Kanter (closing)
Officials28
Medals
Ranked 46th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1908–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Estonia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all Estonian athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Estonian Olympic Committee. Estonia was represented in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by 47 athletes in total of 13 different sporting events. The Estonian delegation, the largest in the nation's Olympic history,[1] marched into the Beijing National Olympic stadium as the 160th nation, before Haiti and after Ireland delegations during the opening ceremony.

Jüri Jaanson, who competed at his sixth Olympics, was the oldest and most experienced team member, and became Estonia's oldest Olympic medal winner with the age of 42 years, 10 months and two days.[2]

  1. ^ "OM-koondis võib paisuda kõigi aegade suurimaks". Postimees (in Estonian). 19 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Irina Embrich tõusis Eesti kõigi aegade vanimaks olümpiavõitjaks". Õhtuleht. 27 July 2021.

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