Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Estonia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all Estonian athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Estonian Olympic Committee. Estonia was represented in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by 47 athletes in total of 13 different sporting events. The Estonian delegation, the largest in the nation's Olympic history,[1] marched into the Beijing National Olympic stadium as the 160th nation, before Haiti and after Ireland delegations during the opening ceremony.
Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | EST |
NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 47 in 13 sports |
Flag bearers | Martin Padar (opening) Gerd Kanter (closing) |
Officials | 28 |
Medals Ranked 46th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) |
Jüri Jaanson, who competed at his sixth Olympics, was the oldest and most experienced team member, and became Estonia's oldest Olympic medal winner with the age of 42 years, 10 months and two days.[2]