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erika '' about her life salumäe signing a book `` to stay alive erika salumäe estonia september 7 , 2008 pärnu , estonia track 11 june 1962 rider erika salumäe.imgp6301.jpg erika salumäe
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erika salumäe

erika salumäe -lrb- born 11 june 1962 in pärnu -rrb- is an estonian track bicycle racer who won the first olympic gold medal for estonia after the country regained its independence in 1991 .
she remains as the only estonian female medallist at the summer olympics after regaining their independence .
she was born in pärnu .
she trained at vss kalev in tallinn .
at the 1983 summer universiade she won two gold medals , in the women 's sprint and women 's 500 m time trial and the silver medal in the women 's points race .
salumäe won the gold medal in track cycling at the 1988 summer olympics in seoul , competing for the ussr team and in the 1992 summer olympics in barcelona , competing for estonia .
at world championships from 1984 to 1989 , she won 2 golds -lrb- 1987 and 1989 -rrb- , 2 silvers -lrb- 1984 and 1986 -rrb- and 1 bronze -lrb- 1995 -rrb- .
from 1982 to 1989 , she set 15 world records and was elected the best estonian athlete in 1983 , 1984 , 1987 -- 1990 , 1992 , 1995 , and 1996 .
in 2008 , salumäe participated as a celebrity contestant on the third season of `` tantsud tähtedega '' , an estonian version of `` dancing with the stars '' .
her professional dancing parner was kristjan kuusk .
