Estonia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Estonian Olympic Committee sent a total of 42 athletes, 31 men and 11 women, competing only in 11 different sports. Sixteen athletes had competed in Sydney, including three Olympic medalists: decathlon champion Erki Nool, and judoka and bronze medalists Aleksei Budõlin and Indrek Pertelson. Rower Jüri Jaanson participated in his fifth Olympics under two different banners (the other one with the Soviet Union) as the most experienced member of the contingent. Discus thrower Eha Rünne, aged 41, was the oldest athlete of the team, while long-distance freestyle swimmer Jelena Petrova was the youngest at age 15. Claiming the nation's first ever gold medal in athletics, Nool was appointed by the Estonian Olympic Committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Two bronze medals were awarded to discus thrower Aleksander Tammert and heavyweight judoka Indrek Pertelson, who managed to repeat it from Sydney.
Medalists
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| || || Rowing || Men's single sculls ||
|-
| || || Judo || Men's +100 kg ||
|-
| || || Athletics || Men's discus throw ||
|}
Athletics
Estonian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
;Men
;Track & road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Tarmo Jallai
|align=left|110 m hurdles
|13.77
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Pavel Loskutov
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=6
|2:18:09
|26
|}
;Field events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Marko Aleksejev
|align=left|High jump
|2.15
|=31
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Gerd Kanter
|align=left|Discus throw
|60.05
|19
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Lauri Leis
|align=left|Triple jump
|16.18
|33
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Taavi Peetre
|align=left|Shot put
|19.14
|26
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Aleksander Tammert
|align=left|Discus throw
|65.70
|2 Q
|66.66
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Andrus Värnik
|align=left|Javelin throw
|83.25
|5 Q
|83.25
|6
|}
;Combined events – Decathlon
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
! 100 m
!
!
!
! 400 m
!
!
!
!
! 1500 m
!Final
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Erki Nool
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|10.80
|7.53
|14.26
|1.88
|48.81
|14.80
|42.05
|5.40
|61.33
|4:36.33
|rowspan=2|8235
|rowspan=2|8
|- align=center
!style="font-size:95%"|Points
|906
|942
|744
|696
|870
|874
|706
|1035
|758
|704
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Kristjan Rahnu
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|10.77
|
|14.45
|
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|colspan=2 rowspan=2|
|- align=center
!style="font-size:95%"|Points
|912
|0
|756
|0
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Indrek Turi
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|11.08
|6.91
|13.62
|2.03
|51.67
|14.26
|39.83
|4.80
|59.34
|4:50.01
|rowspan=2|7708
|rowspan=2|23
|- align=center
!style="font-size:95%"|Points
|843
|792
|705
|831
|739
|941
|661
|849
|728
|619
|}
;Women
;Track & road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Egle Uljas
|align=left|400 m
|51.91 NR
|5 q
|53.13
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Jane Salumäe
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=4
|2:48:47
|44
|}
;Field events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Moonika Aava
|align=left|Javelin throw
|54.96
|33
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Eha Rünne
|align=left|Discus throw
|54.82
|37
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Cycling
Road
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Andrus Aug
|align=left rowspan=4|Men's road race
|colspan=2|Did not finish
|-align=center
|align=left|Jaan Kirsipuu
|colspan=2|Did not finish
|-align=center
|align=left|Erki Pütsep
|colspan=2|Did not finish
|-align=center
|align=left|Janek Tombak
|5:50:35
|61
|-align=center
|align=left|Maaris Meier
|align=left|Women's road race
|colspan=2|Did not finish
|}
Mountain biking
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Sigvard Kukk
|align=left|Men's cross-country
| (2 laps)
|41
|}
Judo
Estonia has qualified two judoka
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!colspan=2|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Aleksei Budõlin
|align=left|Men's −81 kg
|<br />W 0110–0100
|<br />L 0010–0011
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Indrek Pertelson
|align=left|Men's +100 kg
|<br />W 1010–0001
|<br />W 0021–0010
|<br />L 0001–1110
|Did not advance
|
|<br />W 1110–0100
|<br />W 0200–0100
|<br />W 1000–0000
|
|}
Rowing
;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Repechage
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Jüri Jaanson
|align=left|Single sculls
|7:13.74
|1 SA/B/C
|colspan=2
|6:47.36
|1 FA
|6:51.42
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Tõnu Endrekson<br />Leonid Gulov
|align=left|Double sculls
|6:58.80
|3 SA/B
|colspan=2
|6:12.80
|2 FA
|6:35.30
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Andrei Jämsä<br />Igor Kuzmin<br />Andrei Šilin<br />Oleg Vinogradov
|align=left|Quadruple sculls
|5:45.56
|2 SA/B
|colspan=2
|5:44.90
|2 FB
|6:05.11
|9
|}
<small>Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage</small>
Sailing
;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!M*
|- align=center
|align=left|Imre Taveter
|align=left|Finn
|<s>25</s>
|23
|24
|23
|23
|21
|18
|24
|22
|25
|18
|221
|25
|}
<small>M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given</small>
Shooting
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Andrei Inešin
|align=left|Skeet
|119
|=21
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Swimming
Estonian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Aleksander Baldin
|align=left|100 m breaststroke
|1:06.04
|49
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 m breaststroke
|2:17.90
|32
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Danil Haustov
|align=left|50 m freestyle
|23.56
|49
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|100 m freestyle
|51.02
|37
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Triin Aljand
|align=left|50 m freestyle
|26.19
|26
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Jana Kolukanova
|align=left|100 m freestyle
|57.45
|37
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Elina Partõka
|align=left|200 m freestyle
|2:03.54
|28
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Jelena Petrova
|align=left|800 m freestyle
|9:01.62
|23
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Tennis
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Kaia Kanepi
|align=left|Women's singles
|<br />L 6–7<sup>(1–7)</sup>, 1–6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Maret Ani<br />Kaia Kanepi
|align=left|Women's doubles
|
|<br />L 4–6, 1–6
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Triathlon
Estonia's first appearance in the Olympic triathlon resulted in a twenty-first-place finish for the nation's sole competitor in the sport.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Swim (1.5 km)
!Trans 1
!Bike (40 km)
!Trans 2
!Run (10 km)
!Total Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Marko Albert
|align=left|Men's
|18:01
|0:17
|1:01:48
|0:19
|35:37
|1:55:26.59
|21
|}
Wrestling
;Men's Greco-Roman
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=4|Elimination Pool
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size: 95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Tarvi Thomberg
|align=left|−84 kg
|<br />L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|<br />L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|<br />L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|4
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|19
|}
See also
- Estonia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
- Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
- EOK – Ateena 2004