Estonia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Estonia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Estonia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	EST
NPC	Estonian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ee
in Beijing
Competitors	3 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Kristo Ringas
Officials	Are Eller, Liisa Eller, VIP Evelin Ilves
Medals Ranked 69th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Kardo Ploomipuu	Swimming	Men's 100m backstroke S10	13 September

Sports

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Helmut Mand	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1	594	32	did not advance
	Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1	563	41	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kardo Ploomipuu	S10	100m backstroke	1:04.52	6 Q	1:03.37
Kristo Ringas	SB13	100m breaststroke	1:15.39	12	did not advance

Missing athletes

• Athletics: Endre Varik (Men's: Long jump, 100 m) did not compete.
• Swimming: Einar Niin and Keit Jaanimägi did not compete.

See also

• Estonia at the Paralympics
• Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee
• Estonian Paralympic Committee
• Estonian Union of Sports For Disabled (in Estonian)