National sport in
Estonia
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi
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Estonian cross country skier, a two-time
Olympic champion, world champion.
Andrus Veerpalu
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Famous Estonian cross-country skier, a
two-time Olympic champion at the
distance of 15 km classic style and double
world champion.
Wrestling
Aleksei 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!
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Young wrestlers
Aleksei 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 .
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Judo
Indrek Pertelson
He was European champion in
1996 and
won silver medal in 1999 and
2003. He
brought home a bronze medal
at the 2000
Sydney Olympics and added
another to
his collection in 2004 in Athens.
DISCUS THROW
Gerd Kanter
His titles and achievements:
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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
Rowing
JÜRI JAANSON
He 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 Nool
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Estonian athlete, Olympic gold medalist in
the Decathlon. An Estonian politician.
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