Estonia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Estonia participated in the X Summer Paralympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Estonian team representatives were Estonian Paralympic Committee president and Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Toomas Vilosius, head secretary Allan Kiil, secretary Maarit Vabrit and coaches Margit Aidla, Mallika Koel, Rein Põldme and Rein Valdru. Only press member was Are Eller.

Estonia at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeEST
NPCEstonian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ee
in Atlanta
Competitors10 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1988)

Estonia entered 10 athletes in the following sports:

Medallists edit

Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Annely Ojastu Athletics Women's 100m T42-46
  Gold Marge Kõrkjas Swimming Women's 50m freestyle B2
  Gold Marge Kõrkjas Swimming Women's 100m freestyle B2
  Silver Annely Ojastu Athletics Women's 200m T42-46
  Silver Annely Ojastu Athletics Women's long jump F42-46
  Silver Eela Kokk Swimming Women's 50m freestyle MH
  Silver Marge Kõrkjas Swimming Women's 100m backstroke B2
  Bronze Malle Juhkam Athletics Women's long jump MH
  Bronze Helena Silm Athletics Women's pentathlon P10-12

Top 6 Finishes edit

4th place edit

  • Helena Silm – Athletics, Women's Long Jump F10-11

5th place edit

6th place edit

  • Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle B3
  • Annika Raide – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B1

Results by event edit

Athletics edit

  • Malle Juhkam
    • Women's Long Jump MH – Final: 4.76 (→   Bronze Medal )
  • Heli Kollom
    • Women's Long Jump MH – Final: 4.69 (→ 5. place )
  • Annely Ojastu
    • Women's 100 m T42-46 – Semifinal Heats: 4th 12,96 ; Final: 12,78 (→   Gold Medal )
    • Women's 200 m T42-46 – Final: 26,26 (→   Silver Medal )
    • Women's Long Jump F42-46 – Final: 5.37 m (→   Silver Medal )
  • Helena Silm
    • Women's 200 m T11 Semifinal Heat 1: dns (→ no ranking )
    • Women's Long Jump F10-11 – Final: 4.92m (→ 6. place )
    • Women's Pentathlon P10-12 – Final: 2713 pts (→   Bronze Medal )

Powerlifting edit

  • Vassili Artamonov
    • Men's Up To 56 kg (→ nmr, no ranking )

Shooting edit

  • Helmut Mänd
    • Men's Air Rifle 3x40 SH1 – Preliminary: 26th 1132 (→ 26. place )
    • Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 – Preliminary: 23rd 592 (→ 23. place )

Swimming edit

  • Nadežda Maksimova
    • Women's 50 m Freestyle B3 – Final: 32,05 (→ 6. place )
    • Women's 100 m Freestyle B3 – Final: 1.10,55 (→ 5. place )
    • Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3 – Final: 1.35,16 (→ 5. place )
    • Women's 200 m Medley B3 – Final: dq (→ no ranking )
  • Eela Kokk
    • Women's 50 m Freestyle MH – Heats: 2nd 33,01 Final: 33,14 (→   Silver Medal )
    • Women's 100 m Freestyle MH – Heats: 6th 1.14,66 ; Final: 1.13,25 (→ 6. place )
  • Annika Raide
    • Women's 50 m Freestyle B1 – Heats: 11th 39,46 (→ did not advance )
    • Women's 100 m Freestyle B1 – Heats: 8th 1.24,31 ; Final: 1.23,26 (→ 6. place )
    • Women's 100 m Backstroke B1 – Heats: 7th 1.32,09 ; Final: dq
  • Marge Kõrkjas
    • Women's 50 m Freestyle B2 – Heats: 1st 30,35 ; Final: 29,90 (→   Gold Medal )
    • Women's 100 m Freestyle B2 – Heats: 1st 1.09,12 ; Final: 1.07,43 (→   Gold Medal )
    • Women's 100 m Backstroke B2 – Final: 1.22,43 (→   Silver Medal )

See also edit

External links edit