Sport in Estonia
Estonia is a Northern European country located in the Baltic region. Sports is an integral part of the Estonian culture and they were one of the few countries that had sent quite a few athletes to the early parts of the Olympics.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in Estonia as well as beach volleyball, cricket, cycling and as with most European country, football. They have finished 5th place twice in the FIBA EuroBasket and have also qualified for the EuroBasket 2015 which will be held in Ukraine.
Estonia has also produced quite a handful of world class cyclists like Jaan Kirsipuu who has won the Tour de France 4 times and a Vuelta a Espana stage. Erika Salumae is one of the best Estonian track racer who took home an Olympic gold medal after Estonia has regained its independence. Judo is also one of the sports that Estonia has been performing quite well in the international stage garnering 3 Olympic medals, 4 World Judo Championships medals, and 15 European Judo Championships medals. When it comes to the biggest international stage in sports, Estonia has won a total of 40 medals as an independent nation as of the 2012 Olympic Games. 33 from the Summer Olympic Games and 7 from the Winter Olympic Games.
Estonian athlete playing badmintonBelow are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Estonia. Is there something missing? If you know of something that should be listed here, please let us know.
Popular sports of Estonia
- Football (Soccer), basketball, volleyball, cycling, judo
Estonia Sporting Success
Great athletes from Estonia
- Jaan Kirsipuu (cycling)
Estonia Sports trivia
- The first identical triplets to compete against each other were Leila, Liina and Lily Luik from Estonia who took part in the marathon at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Estonia at major events
Past sporting events hosted in Estonia
Upcoming sporting events in Estonia
Annual sporting events held in Estonia
Sporting Facilities in Estonia
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