Estonia has participated in most summer sports, but they have yet to participate in:
Artistic swimming,
Baseball/
Softball,
Cricket,
Diving,
Field hockey,
Golf,
Handball,
Lacrosse,
Rugby football (neither
Rugby sevens or the discontinued discipline
Rugby union),
Skateboarding,
Sport climbing,
Surfing,
Taekwondo and
Water polo. Estonia never participated in the following discontinued sports:
Basque pelota,
Croquet,
Jeu de paume,
Karate,
Polo,
Rackets,
Roque,
Tug of war and
Water motorsports.
Aquatics For the swimming discipline, follow this link:
Swimming. Estonia has yet to participate in
Artistic swimming,
Diving and
Water polo. ===
Archery=== Archery was included in the Olympic programme four times between 1900 and 1920. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Estonia's best placement in the sport is shared 17th by
Reena Pärnat in
women's individual in 2020. Estonia's best placement in a men's event in the sport is 42nd by
Raul Kivilo in
men's individual in 1996. ===
Athletics=== Athletics has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. Estonia has won 6 medals in the sport; 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. Their most successful athlete in the sport is
Gerd Kanter who won gold in men's discus throw in
2008 and bronze in the same event in
2012. Estonia's other Olympic champion in the sport is
Erki Nool who won gold in
men's decathlon in 2000. Three more Estonian athletes have won medals in the sport;
Jüri Lossman won silver in
men's marathon in 1920,
Aleksander Klumberg won bronze in
men's decathlon in 1924 and
Aleksander Tammert won bronze in
men's discus throw in 2004. Estonia's best placement in a women's event in the sport is 6th by
Ksenija Balta in
women's long jump in 2016. ===
Badminton=== Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992. Estonia's best placement in the sport is shared 14th, both by
Raul Must in
men's singles in 2016 and by
Kati Tolmoff in
women's singles in 2016.
Basketball ====
3x3 Basketball==== 3x3 basketball has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020. Estonia has yet to participate in the discipline. ====
Team basketball==== Basketball has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936.
Estonia men's national basketball team has participated once, finishing shared 9th in 1936. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the discipline. ===
Boxing=== Boxing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904 with the exception of 1912. Estonia has won one silver medal in the sport,
Nikolai Stepulov won the medal in
lightweight in 1936. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the sport. ===
Canoeing=== ====
Slalom==== Canoe slalom was first included in the Olympic programme in 1972. It returned in 1992 and has remained in the programme since then. Estonia has yet to participate in the discipline. ====
Sprint==== Canoe sprint (including the discontinued discipline canoe marathon) has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936. Estonia has yet to make it to a final in canoe sprint, so they have not yet received a formal placement in the sport. Their best result is arguably
Hain Helde's placement in the semifinals of
men's K1 1000m in 1996, which would be equivalent to around 12th place. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the discipline. ===
Cycling=== Estonia has yet to participate in the disciplines BMX freestyle and BMX racing. ====
Mountain biking==== Mountain biking has been included in the Olympic programme since 1996. Estonia's best placement in the sport is 17th by
Janika Lõiv in the
women's event in 2020. Estonia's best placement in a men's event in the sport is 41st by
Sigvard Kukk in the
men's event in 2004. ====
Road cycling==== Road cycling was included in the Olympic programme in 1896. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Estonia's best placement in the discipline is 5th by
Lauri Aus in
men's individual road race in 1992. Estonia's best placement in a women's event in the discipline is 17th by
Grete Treier in
women's individual road race in 2012. ====
Track cycling==== Track cycling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1912. Estonia has won one medal in the discipline,
Erika Salumäe won gold in
women's sprint in 1992. Estonia's best placement in a men's event in the sport is 21st by
Daniel Novikov in
men's sprint in 2008. ===
Equestrian=== Estonia has yet to participate in the disciplines Equestrian eventing and Equestrian show jumping. They did not participate in the discontinued disciplines Equestrian driving or Equestrian vaulting.
Dressage Dressage had one event included in 1900. It returned to the Olympic programme in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Estonia has participated in the discipline once.
Dina Ellermann finished 49th in the
individual event. Estonia has yet to send a male rider to participate in the discipline. ===
Fencing=== Fencing has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games. Estonia has won two medals in fencing.
Julia Beljajeva,
Irina Embrich,
Erika Kirpu and
Katrina Lehis won gold in
women's team épée in 2020. Katrina Lehis also won bronze in
women's individual épée in the same games. Estonia's best placement in a men's event in the sport is 4th by
Kaido Kaaberma in
men's individual épée in 1992. ===
Football=== Football has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1932.
Estonia men's national football team has participated once, in 1924. They finished shared 17th. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the sport. ===
Gymnastics=== Estonia has yet to participate in the disciplines Artistic gymnastics and Trampoline. ====
Rhythmic gymnastics==== Rhythmic gymnastics has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984. Estonia's best placement in the sport is 20th by
Irina Kikkas in
individual all-around in 2008. There are no men's events in the discipline. ===
Judo=== Judo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964 with the exception of the 1968 Games. Estonia has won 3 bronze medals in the sport.
Indrek Pertelson won bronzes in men's +100 kg in both
2000 and
2004.
Aleksei Budõlin won bronze in
men's 81 kg in 2000. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the sport. ===
Modern pentathlon=== Modern pentathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912. Estonia's best placement in the sport is 7th by
Imre Tiidemann in the
individual event in 1996. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the sport. ===
Rowing=== Rowing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900. Estonia has won 3 medals in the sport, 2 silver and 1 bronze.
Jüri Jaanson has won 2 silver medals in the sport, one in
men's single sculls in 2004 and one together with
Tõnu Endrekson in
men's double sculls in 2008.
Tõnu Endrekson has also won two medals in the sport, on top of his silver medal mentioned above he also won a bronze medal together with
Andrei Jämsä,
Allar Raja and
Kaspar Taimsoo in
men's quadruple sculls in 2016. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the sport. ===
Sailing=== Sailing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1904. Estonia has won two bronze medals in the sport.
Andreas Faehlmann,
Georg Faehlmann,
Nikolai Vekšin,
Eberhard Vogdt and
William von Wirén won bronze in
6 metre in 1928 and
Tõnu Tõniste and
Toomas Tõniste won bronze in
men's 470 in 1992. Estonia's best placement in a women's event in the sport is 6th by
Krista Kruuv in
Europe in 1992. ===
Shooting=== Shooting was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1904 and 1928. Estonia's best placement in the sport is 7th by
Andrei Inešin in
men's skeet in 1996. Estonia's best placement in a women's event in the sport is shared 21st by
Inna Rose in
women's 10m air pistol in 1992. ===
Swimming=== ====
Long course swimming==== Long course swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. Estonia's best placement in the discipline is 13th by
Kregor Zirk in
men's 200m freestyle in 2020. Estonia's best placement in a women's event in the discipline is 16th by
Jana Kolukanova in
women's 50m freestyle in 2000 and by
Eneli Jefimova in
women's 100m breaststroke in 2020. ====
Marathon swimming==== Marathon swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008. Estonia has yet to participate in the discipline. ===
Table tennis=== Table tennis has been included in the Olympic programme since 1988. Estonia's best placement in the sport is shared 33rd by
Igor Solopov in
men's singles in 1992. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the sport. ===
Tennis=== Tennis was originally included in the Olympic programme between 1896 and 1924. Tennis returned to the games in 1988 and has remained in the programme since then. Estonia's best placement in the sport is shared 9th by
Kaia Kanepi in
women's singles in 2008. Estonia has yet to participate in men's events in the sport. ===
Triathlon=== Triathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000. Estonia's best placement in the sport is 21st by
Marko Albert in the
men's event in 2004. Estonia's best placement in a women's event in the sport is 44th by
Kaidi Kivioja in the
women's event in 2016.
Volleyball ====
Beach volleyball==== Beach volleyball has been included in the Olympic programme since 1996. Estonia's best placement in the discipline is shared 17th by
Avo Keel and
Kaido Kreen in the
men's event in 1996. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the discipline. ====
Indoor volleyball==== Indoor volleyball has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964. Estonia has yet to participate in the discipline. ===
Weightlifting=== Weightlifting was first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time. Estonia was quite successful before the second world war, winning 1 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. Their most successful weightlifter was
Alfred Neuland who won gold in
men's 67.5 kg in 1920 and silver in
men's 75 kg in 1924. In the latter event
Jaan Kikkas won the bronze for Estonia too. Estonia's second most successful weightlifter was
Arnold Luhaäär who also won two medals in weightlifting, a silver in
men's +82.5 kg in 1928 and a bronze in the same event in
1936.
Alfred Schmidt won silver in
men's 60 kg in 1920.
Harald Tammer won bronze in
men's +82.5 kg in 1924. Estonia has yet to participate in women's events in the sport. ===
Wrestling=== Wrestling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1900. Wrestling is Estonia's most successful sport in terms of both gold medals won, with 5, and overall medals won, with 11. Estonia's most successful wrestler is
Kristjan Palusalu who won gold in both
men's Greco-Roman heavyweight and
men's freestyle heavyweight in 1936. Their second most successful wrestler is
Voldemar Väli who won gold in
men's Greco-Roman featherweight in 1928 and bronze in
men's Greco-Roman lightweight in 1936. Their remaining Olympic champions are
Eduard Pütsep who won
men's Greco-Roman bantamweight in 1924 and
Osvald Käpp who won
men's freestyle lightweight in 1928.
August Neo won two medals in 1936; silver in
men's freestyle light heavyweight and bronze in
men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight. Estonia's remaining medalists in the sport are
Heiki Nabi who won silver in
men's Greco-Roman 120 kg in 2012,
Roman Steinberg who won bronze in
men's Greco-Roman middleweight in 1924 and
Albert Kusnets who won bronze in
men's Greco-Roman middleweight in 1928. Estonia's best placement in a women's event in the sport is 8th by
Epp Mäe in
women's freestyle 76 kg in 2020. ==Winter sports==