Estonia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Estonia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	EST
NPC	Estonian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ee
in Atlanta
Competitors	10 in 4 sports
Medals Ranked 32nd	Gold 3 Silver 4 Bronze 2 Total 9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)

Estonia participated in the X Summer Paralympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Estonian team representatives were Estonian Paralympic Committee president and Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Toomas Vilosius, head secretary Allan Kiil, secretary and coaches , , and . Only press member was Are Eller.

Estonia entered 10 athletes in the following sports:

• Athletics: 4 female
• Powerlifting: 1 male
• Shooting: 1 male
• Swimming: 4 female

Medallists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Annely Ojastu	Athletics	Women's 100m T42-46
Gold	Marge Kõrkjas	Swimming	Women's 50m freestyle B2
Gold	Marge Kõrkjas	Swimming	Women's 100m freestyle B2
Silver	Annely Ojastu	Athletics	Women's 200m T42-46
Silver	Annely Ojastu	Athletics	Women's long jump F42-46
Silver		Swimming	Women's 50m freestyle MH
Silver	Marge Kõrkjas	Swimming	Women's 100m backstroke B2
Bronze		Athletics	Women's long jump MH
Bronze		Athletics	Women's pentathlon P10-12

Top 6 Finishes[]

4th place[]

• Helena Silm – Athletics, Women's Long Jump F10-11

5th place[]

• – Athletics, Women's Long Jump MH
• Eela Kokk – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle MH
• – Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3
• Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B3

6th place[]

• Nadežda Maksimova – Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle B3
• – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B1

Results by event[]

Athletics[]

• Malle Juhkam
  • Women's Long Jump MH – Final: 4.76 (→ Bronze Medal )
• Heli Kollom
  • Women's Long Jump MH – Final: 4.69 (→ 5. place )
• Annely Ojastu
  • Women's 100 m T42-46 – Semifinal Heats: 4th 12,96 ; Final: 12,78 (→ Gold Medal )
  • Women's 200 m T42-46 – Final: 26,26 (→ Silver Medal )
  • Women's Long Jump F42-46 – Final: 5.37 m (→ Silver Medal )
• Helena Silm
  • Women's 200 m T11 Semifinal Heat 1: dns (→ no ranking )
  • Women's Long Jump F10-11 – Final: 4.92m (→ 6. place )
  • Women's Pentathlon P10-12 – Final: 2713 pts (→ Bronze Medal )

Powerlifting[]

• • Men's Up To 56 kg (→ nmr, no ranking )

Shooting[]

• • Men's Air Rifle 3x40 SH1 – Preliminary: 26th 1132 (→ 26. place )
  • Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 – Preliminary: 23rd 592 (→ 23. place )

Swimming[]

• Nadežda Maksimova
  • Women's 50 m Freestyle B3 – Final: 32,05 (→ 6. place )
  • Women's 100 m Freestyle B3 – Final: 1.10,55 (→ 5. place )
  • Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3 – Final: 1.35,16 (→ 5. place )
  • Women's 200 m Medley B3 – Final: dq (→ no ranking )
• Eela Kokk
  • Women's 50 m Freestyle MH – Heats: 2nd 33,01 Final: 33,14 (→ Silver Medal )
  • Women's 100 m Freestyle MH – Heats: 6th 1.14,66 ; Final: 1.13,25 (→ 6. place )
• Annika Raide
  • Women's 50 m Freestyle B1 – Heats: 11th 39,46 (→ did not advance )
  • Women's 100 m Freestyle B1 – Heats: 8th 1.24,31 ; Final: 1.23,26 (→ 6. place )
  • Women's 100 m Backstroke B1 – Heats: 7th 1.32,09 ; Final: dq
• Marge Kõrkjas
  • Women's 50 m Freestyle B2 – Heats: 1st 30,35 ; Final: 29,90 (→ Gold Medal )
  • Women's 100 m Freestyle B2 – Heats: 1st 1.09,12 ; Final: 1.07,43 (→ Gold Medal )
  • Women's 100 m Backstroke B2 – Final: 1.22,43 (→ Silver Medal )

See also[]

• 1996 Summer Paralympics
• Estonia at the Paralympics
• Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

External links[]

• International Paralympic Committee
• Estonian Paralympic Committee