Estonia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Infobox Paralympics Estonia
games= 1996 Summer
competitors= 10
sports= 4
flagbearer=
officials=
gold= 3
silver= 4
bronze= 2
total= 9
rank= 32
Estonia participated in the X Summer Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA. Estonian team representatives were Estonian Paralympic Committee president and Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Toomas Vilosius, head secretary Allan Kiil, secretary Maarit Vabrit and coaches Margit Aidla, Mallika Koel, Rein Põldme and Rein Valdru. 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

Medalists

Gold

* Annely Ojastu - Athletics, Women's 100 m T42-46
* Marge Kõrkjas - Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle B2
* Marge Kõrkjas - Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B2

Silver

* Annely Ojastu - Athletics, Women's 200 m T42-46
* Annely Ojastu - Athletics, Women's Long Jump F42-46
* Eela Kokk - Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle MH
* Marge Kõrkjas - Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke B2

Bronze

* Malle Juhkam - Athletics, Women's Long Jump MH
* Helena Silm - Athletics, Women's Pentathlon P10-12

Top 6 Finishes

4th place

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

5th place

* Heli Kollom - Athletics, Women's Long Jump MH
* Eela Kokk - Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle MH
* Nadezda Maksimova - Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3
* Nadezda Maksimova - Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B3

6th place

* Nadezda Maksimova - Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle B3
* Annika Raide - Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle B1

Results by event

* 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 )

* Vassili Artamonov
** Men's Up To 56 kg (→ nmr, no ranking )

* Helmut Mänd
** Men's Air Rifle 3x40 SH1 - Preliminary: 26th 1132 (→ 26. place )
** Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Preliminary: 23th 592 (→ 23. place )

* Nadezda 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 )

ee also

*1996 Summer Paralympics
*Estonia at the Paralympics
*Estonia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

External links

* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
* [http://www.paralympic.ee Estonian Paralympic Committee]