Estonia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Estonia at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Estonia IPC code   EST
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens
Competitors	6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Helena Kannus
Medals Rank: 66	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)

Estonia participated in the XII. Summer Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. Estonian team representatives were team attaché Estonian Paralympic Committee secretary Liisa Eller, Estonian Paralympic Committee member Are Eller and coaches Kersti Viru, Eric Roots, Heiti Vahtra, Viktor Tkatsenko. Estonian flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Helena Kannus.

Estonia entered 6 athletes in the following sports:

• Athletics: 1 female
• Powerlifting: 1 male
• Shooting: 1 male
• Swimming: 1 female and 2 males

Medalists

				Total
Estonia	0	1	0	1

Silver

• Marge Kõrkjas – Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle S12

Top 8 Finishes

6th place

• Helena Kannus-Silm – Athletics, Women's Long Jump F12
• Marge Kõrkjas – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle S12

8th place

• Kardo Ploomipuu – Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke S10

Results by event

Athletics

• Helena Kannus-Silm
  • Women's Long Jump F12 – Final: 5.03 (→ 6. place )

Powerlifting

• Aleksandr Koroljov
  • Men's Up To 60 kg – dq (→ no ranking )

Shooting

• Helmut Mänd
  • Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 – Preliminary: 22nd 596 (→ 22.-32. place )

Swimming

• Kardo Ploomipuu
  • Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 – Heats: 8th 1.09,80 ; Final: 1.08,99 (→ 8. place )

• Kristo Ringas
  • Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 – Heats: 11th 1.24,15 (→ did not advance, 11. place )

• Marge Kõrkjas
  • Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 – Heats: 2nd 29,28 ; Final: 28,74 (→ Silver Medal )
  • Women's 100 m Freestyle S12 – Heats: 6th 1.05,86 ; Final: 1.05,19 (→ 6. place )
  • Women's 100 m Butterfly S12 – Heats: 9th 1.23,91 (→ did not advance, 9. place )

See also

• 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Estonia at the Paralympics
• Estonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

External links

• International Paralympic Committee
• Estonian Paralympic Committee
• Estonian Union of Sports for Disabled page for 2004 Summer Paralympics (in Estonian)