Estonia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Estonia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Estonia at the 1998 Winter Olympics
IOC code	EST
NOC	Estonian Olympic Committee
Website	www.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Nagano
Competitors	20 (15 men, 5 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Kalju Ojaste
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Biathlon	4	0	4
Cross-country skiing	5	4	9
Figure skating	1	0	1
Luge	1	1	2
Nordic combined	4	–	4
Total	15	5	20

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Dimitri Borovik	Individual	1:01:07.7	3	31
	Sprint	29:19.4	1	18
Kalju Ojaste	Individual	:02:15.7	4	44
Janno Prants	Individual	59:38.3	2	18
	Sprint	30:33.4	3	43
Indrek Tobreluts	Sprint	30:11.3	3	36
Janno Prants Indrek Tobreluts Kalju Ojaste Dimitri Borovik	Relay	1:26:30.2	0+13	13

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Men

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Elmo Kassin	10 km classical	30:57.8	58
	15 km freestyle pursuit	45:13.2	52
Jaak Mae	10 km classical	27:56.0	6
	15 km freestyle pursuit	41:38.7	15
	30 km classical	1:38:52.3	11
Raul Olle	10 km classical	29:52.3	37
	30 km classical	1:40:03.5	17
Andrus Veerpalu	10 km classical	28:00.7	8
	30 km classical	1:40:09.9	19
Meelis Aasmäe	30 km classical	1:46:08.8	52
	50 km freestyle	Did not finish
Andrus Veerpalu Raul Olle Elmo Kassin Jaak Mae	4x10 km relay	1:44:20.9	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Õnne Kurg	5 km classical	20:58.7	73
	10 km freestyle pursuit	28:37.0	61
	15 km classical	52:08.3	40
	30 km freestyle	1:34:59.9	48
Katrin Šmigun	5 km classical	18:48.7	20
	10 km freestyle pursuit	30:16.3	15
	15 km classical	49:18.9	13
Cristel Vahtra	5 km classical	19:41.4	53
	10 km freestyle pursuit	33:40.4	50
	15 km classical	52:32.7	46
	30 km freestyle	1:31:09.3	29
Kristina Šmigun	30 km freestyle	1:34:18.1	46

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Athlete(s)	Event	CD1	CD2	SP/OD	FS/FD	Total
		FP	FP	FP	FP	TFP	Rank
Margus Hernits	Men's	—		19 Q	20	29.5	20

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Athlete(s)	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Andrus Paul	Men's	Disqualified
Helen Novikov	Women's	52.760	52.594	52.204	51.705	3:29.263	20

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping		Cross-Country
		Points	Rank	Deficit	Time	Rank
Magnar Freimuth	Individual	194.5	37	+4:39	47:08.5	33
Ago Markvardt		181.5	44	+5:57	Did not finish
Tambet Pikkor		165.5	47	+7:33	51:46.80	44
Jens Salumäe		203.5	24	+3:45	48:36.2	39
Ago Markvardt Jens Salumäe Tambet Pikkor Magnar Freimuth	Team	749.5	11	+4:21	63:32.9	11

References

1. Estonia at the 1998 Winter Olympics
2. "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2013.

• Official Olympic Reports

External links

• EOK – Nagano 1998 (in Estonian)