Estonia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Estonia participated in the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville in 1992 with 19 athletes (14 men and 5 women) in four sports part. The team remained without medal success, the best ranking achieved Allar Levandi with Rank 6 in the Nordic combined.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union took the first time since 1936 again in part an Estonian team in the Olympic Games. Flag carrier was Antson Ants, an official in the Estonian Olympic Committee. He had won under the Soviet flag in 1968 a gold medal in speed skating.

Participants by sport

Biathlon

  • Urmas Kaldvee 4 x 7,5 km relay → 11 ( 1:29:46,1 h - no penalty ) 10 km Sprint → 31 ( 27:52,9 min - 1 miss ) 20 km Individuals → 48 ( 1:03:15,1 h - 4 misses )
  • Kristjan Oja 20 km Individuals → 57 ( 1:04:15,9 h - 3 misses )
  • Kalju Ojaste 4 x 7,5 km relay → 11 ( 1:29:46,1 h - no penalty ) 10 km Sprint → 59 ( 29:13,2 min - 1 miss ) 20 km Individuals → 37 ( 1:02:05,8 h - 2 misses )
  • Aivo Udras 4 x 7,5 km relay → 11 ( 1:29:46,1 h - no penalty ) 10 km Sprint → 61 ( 29:28,4 min - 2 misses )
  • Hillar Zahkna 4 x 7,5 km relay → 11 ( 1:29:46,1 h - no penalty ) 10 km Sprint → 27 ( 27:46,5 min - 2 misses ) 20 km Individuals → 34 ( 1:01:57,4 h - 4 misses )

Women

  • Yelena Polyakova - Všivtseva 3 x 7,5 km relay → 9 ( 1:23:16,2 h - a penalty loop ) 7.5 km Sprint → 30 ( 27:22,8 min - 1 miss ) 15 km Individual → 39 ( 58:30,1 min - 5 misses )
  • Krista Lepik 3 x 7,5 km relay → 9 ( 1:23:16,2 h - a penalty loop ) 7.5 km Sprint → 42 ( 28:18,6 min - 4 misses ) 15 km Individual → 11 ( 53:51,4 min - 1 miss )
  • Eveli Peterson 3 x 7,5 km relay → 9 ( 1:23:16,2 h - a penalty loop ) 7.5 km Sprint → 58 ( 29:31,4 min - 5 misses ) 15 km Individual → 36 ( 58:03,1 min - 5 misses )

Figure skating

Ladies

  • Olga Vassiljeva → 21st place

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

  • Elmo Kassin 10 km classic → 22 ( 29:52,0 min) 15 km pursuit → 18 ( 41:16,1 min) 50 km free → 45 ( 2:19:29,3 h) Season → 10 ( 1:46:33,3 h)
  • Taivo Kuus 10 km classic → 67 ( 32:28,0 min) 15 km pursuit → 60 ( 46:18,6 min) 50 km free → DNF
  • Jaanus Teppan 30 km classic → 31 ( 1:29:30,9 h) 50 km free → 39 ( 2:17:15,1 h) Season → 10 ( 1:46:33,3 h)
  • Urmas Välbe 10 km classic → 28 ( 30:20,1 min) 15 km pursuit → 41 ( 43:38,4 min) 30 km classic → 33 ( 1:29:44,3 h) Season → 10 ( 1:46:33,3 h)
  • Andrus Veerpalu 10 km classic → 21 ( 29:51,5 min) 15 km pursuit → 42 ( 43:41,7 min) 30 km classic → 44 ( 1:31:06,1 h) Season → 10 ( 1:46:33,3 h)

Women

  • Piret Niglas 5 km classic → 38 ( 15:54,9 min) 10K Pursuit → 45 ( 31:36,6 min) 15 km classic → 39 ( 48:58,4 min) 30 km free → 48 ( 1:37:31,8 h)

Nordic Combined

  • Peter Heli Individuals → 31. ( 6:57,0) Team → 9. ( 9:40,4)
  • Allar Levandi Individuals → 6. ( 1:34,1) Team → 9. ( 9:40,4)
  • Ago Markvardt Individuals → 23. ( 5:10,5) Team → 9. ( 9:40,4)
  • Toomas Tiru Individuals → 42 ( 12:09,0 - last in the ranking)
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