Transcript Estonian National Sport
National sport in Estonia
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi
Estonian cross country skier, a two-time Olympic champion, world champion.
Andrus Veerpalu
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!
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 .
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:
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
Estonian athlete, Olympic gold medalist in the Decathlon. An Estonian politician.