Estonia at the Olympics

Estonia first competed in the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics after becoming independence from Russia in 1918. The National Olympic Committee was created in 1923. They were a part of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. Estonian athletes took part of the Olympic Games until the country became a part of the Soviet Union in 1940. In the 1980 Summer Olympics,  the Sailing regatta was held in the capital city of Tallinn.  Estonia has taken part in all Olympics since it became independent again in 1991. Estonia has won most of its medals in athletics, weightlifting, wrestling and cross-country skiing.

Medals by Olympics sport
Medals by Summer Olympics sport
 Wrestling  5  2 4  11 Athletics  2  1  3  6 Weightlifting  1  3  3  7 Cycling  1  0  0  1 Rowing  0  2  0  2 Boxing  0  1  0  1 Judo  0  0  3  3 Sailing  0  0  2  2 Total  9  9  15  33

Medals by Winter Olympics sport
 Cross-country skiing  4  2  1  7 Total  4  2  1  7

 Summer Olympics Medal Count 
 Year  Number of athletes  Number of sports Gold  Silver Bronze  Rank Russian Empire  1912  12  5     1     — Independent Estonia  1920  14  3  1  2     14 1924  47  5  1  1  4  17 1928  21  5  2  1  2  16 1932  3  2           — 1936  39  8  2  2  3  13The Soviet Union 1952  11  6  1  3  1   — 1956  5  2        1   — 1960  6  4     2      — 1964  6  4     2      — 1968  10  5  1  1  3   — 1972  7  5  3     1   — 1976  7  4  1     1   —  1980  11  5  4  1  2   — 1984 Did not participate 1988  11  7  2  2  2   — Independent Estonia 1992  38  15  1     1  34-36 1996  44  13           — 2000  33  11  1     2  46-47 2004  42  10     1  2  64 2008  47  13  1  1    46-49 2012  32  11     1  1   Totals      21  21  26   —       9  9  15  47

 Winter Olympics Medal Count 

 Year  Number of athletes  Number of sports Gold  Silver Bronze  Rank Independent Estonia (medals are counted per teams) 1928  2  1  0  0  0  —  1936  5  4  0  0  0  — The Soviet Union 1956  1  1  0  0  0  — 1964  1  1  1  0  0  — 1968  2  2  0  0  0  — 1980  1  1  0  0  0  —  1988  1  1  0  0  1  — Independent Estonia  1992  20  5  0  0  0  — 1994  26  6  0  0  0  — 1998  20  5  0  0  0  — 2002  17  5  1  1  1  17 2006  26  6  3  0  0  12 2010  30  4  0  1  0  25 Totals      5  2  2   —       4  2  1  23?

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Other websites 
 Eesti Olümpiakomitee (Estonian Olympic Committee) website 
 Estonia profile at London2012.com 

Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:Sport in Estonia