national sport in estonia. kristina Šmigun-vähi estonian cross country skier, a two-time olympic...

National sportNational sport in in Estonia Estonia

Kristina Kristina ŠŠmigun-Vähimigun-VähiEstonian cross country skier, a

two-time Olympic champion, world champion.

Andrus VeerpaluAndrus VeerpaluFamous Estonian cross-country

skier, a two-time Olympic champion at the distance of 15 km classic style and double world champion.

WrestlingAleksei Budolin - famous

judoka ,was third at the European Champion.

Heiki Nabi is Estonian wrestler, won a silver medal in the Olympic Games weight category up to 120 kg!

Young wrestlersAleksei Baskakov was the seventh in

the European Wrestling Championship , and was the best athlete of 2012 .

Viktoria Mironova won seven Estonian Championship, and was the best athlete of 2012 .

Judo

Indrek Pertelson

He was European champion in 1996 andwon silver medal in 1999 and 2003. Hebrought home a bronze medal at the 2000Sydney Olympics and added another tohis collection in 2004 in Athens.

DISCUS THROWGerd Kanter

Gold - (68.82) Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 • Gold - (68.94) World Championships in Osaka 2007 • Gold - (65.29) Universiade Izmir 2005 • Gold - (64.17) European Winter Throwing Champion in Gioia

Tauro 2003 • Gold - (63.21) European Winter Throwing Champion in Malta

2004 • Gold - (66.05) European Winter Throwing Champion in Mersin

2005 • Gold - (65.43) European Winter Challenge winner in Yalta 2007 • Gold - (65.25) European Winter Challenge winner in Split 2008 • Gold - (69.70) European Winter Challenge winner in Los Realejos • Silver - (68.03) European Championships in Göteborg 2006 • Silver - (68.57) World Championships in Helsinki 2005 • Bronze - (66.88) World Championships in Berlin 2009 • Estonian champion 2004-2009

His titles and achievements:

Rowing

JÜRI JAANSONHe has achieved:• 2 silvers in Olympic Games (2004 in Athens, 2008 in Bejing)• 3 bronze and 2 silver medals in World Rowing Championships in 1989-2007• 1 gold in European Championships• In 1995 he won all the distances in World Championship

Erki NoolErki NoolEstonian athlete, Olympic gold

medalist in the Decathlon. An Estonian politician.

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