Estonia at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Estonia at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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IOC code | EST | ||||||||
NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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Competitors | 20 (men) in 5 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer | Gustav Kalkun | ||||||||
Medals Ranked 16th |
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Estonia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Käpp, OsvaldOsvald Käpp | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight |
![]() | Väli, VoldemarVoldemar Väli | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight |
![]() | Luhaäär, ArnoldArnold Luhaäär | Weightlifting | Men's +82.5 kg |
![]() | Vekšin, NikolaiNikolai Vekšin William von Wirén Eberhard Vogdt Georg Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann | Sailing | 6 m class |
![]() | Kusnets, AlbertAlbert Kusnets | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight |
The 1928 Estonian Olympic Team
Estonia sent 20 athletes and 3 representatives to those games.
- Representatives
Representatives were Harald Tammer, Arnold Veiss and Johannes Villemson.
- Other delegations
Estonians in other delegations were 1924 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Aleksander Klumberg, who was athletics coach for Poland (POL) and Albert Vollrat massage therapist in Hungarian olympic team.
Results by event
Athletics
- Karl Laas – dnf (→ no ranking)
- Nikolai Feldmann – Qualification round Group 2: 7th 13.54m (→ did not advance, 12. place)
- Johannes Meimer – Qualification round Group 1: 2nd 61.46m PB (→ did not advance, 8. place)
- Gustav Kalkun – Qualification round Group 2: (39.00; 43.09; 42.80 ) Best 43.09m (→ did not advance, 10. place)
- Johannes Meimer – Final: (100 m – 11,6; long jump – 6.43m; shot put – 11.20m; high jump – 1.75m; 400 m – 55,0; 100 m hurdles – 18,6; discus throw – 35.32m; pole vault – 3.00m; javelin throw – 56.88m; 1,500 m – 5.16,2) Total points: 6733,15 (→ 13. place)
Boxing
Men's welterweight (−66,7 kg).
- Valter Palm
- Preliminary Contests – defeated Albert Nuss
Luxembourg (LUX) with points.
- First round – lost to Raúl Landini
Argentina (ARG) with points. (→ did not advance, 9.-16. place)
- Preliminary Contests – defeated Albert Nuss
Weightlifting
Men's Featherweight (−60,0 kg)
- Aleksander Kask – 250 kg (Press 75; Snatch 75; Jerk 100 ) (→ 14.-15. place)
Men's Middleweight (−75,0 kg)
- Leonhard Kukk – 277,5 kg (Press 82,5; Snatch 85; Jerk 110 ) (→ 13.-14. place)
Men's Light-heavyweight (−82,5 kg)
- Olaf Luiga – 305 kg (Press 80; Snatch 95; Jerk 130 ) (→ 11. place)
Men's Heavyweight (+82,5 kg)
- Arnold Luhaäär – 360 kg (Press 100; Snatch 110; Jerk 150 ) (→
Silver Medal)
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight (−58,0 kg)
- Eduard Pütsep
- First round – defeated Georges Miller
Luxembourg (LUX) by pinning opponent.
- Second round – defeated Johannes Lambertus van Maaren
Netherlands (NED) with points 3:0.
- Third round – lost to Herman Andersen
Denmark (DEN) by fall.
- Fourth round – defeated Kurt Leucht
Germany (GER) with points.(→ 6. place)
- First round – defeated Georges Miller
Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (−62,0 kg)
- Voldemar Väli
- First round – defeated L. Schlanger
Austria (AUT) with points 3:0.
- Second round – defeated František Kratochvíl
Czechoslovakia (TCH) by fall 2.57.
- Third round – defeated A. Kamel
Egypt (EGY) by fall 7.30.
- Fourth round – defeated Károly Kárpáti
Hungary (HUN) by fall 1,30.
- Fifth round – defeated Ernst Steinig
Germany (GER) by fall.
- Sixth round – bye
- Seventh round – defeated Eric Malmberg
Sweden (SWE) with points 3:0.(→
Gold Medal)
- First round – defeated L. Schlanger
Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight (−67,5 kg)
- Osvald Käpp
- First round – defeated Piero Postini
Italy (ITA) by fall.
- Second round – defeated K.F.Harald Pettersson
Sweden (SWE) with points.
- Third round – lost to Tayyar Yalaz
Turkey (TUR) dns .(→ 9. place)
- First round – defeated Piero Postini
Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight (−75,0 kg)
- Albert Kusnets
- First round – defeated Hermann Simon
Germany (GER) with points 3:0.
- Second round – defeated Alfred Larsen
Norway (NOR) by fall.
- Third round – defeated Franja Palcović
Yugoslavia (YUG) by fall.
- Fourth round – defeated Johannes Jacobsen
Denmark (DEN) by points.
- Fifth round – defeated Jean Saenen
Belgium (BEL) by fall.
- Sixth round – lost to László Papp
Hungary (HUN) with points 1:2.(→
Bronze Medal)
- First round – defeated Hermann Simon
Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight (−82,5 kg)
- Otto Pohla
- First round – defeated M.Studer
Switzerland (SUI) by fall
- Second round – lost to Onni Pellinen
Finland (FIN) by points.
- Third round – defeated Jacobus Hendricus Heijm
Netherlands (NED) by fall.
- Fourth round – lost to Adolf Rieger
Germany (GER) by points .(→ 7. place)
- First round – defeated M.Studer
Men's Freestyle Featherweight (−61 kg)
- Eduard Pütsep
- Preliminary Contest – lost to Harold Angus
Great Britain (GBR). (→ 9. place)
- Preliminary Contest – lost to Harold Angus
Men's Freestyle Lightweight (−66 kg)
- Osvald Käpp
- Preliminary Contest – defeated Carlo Tesdorf Jørgensen
Denmark (DEN) with points.
- First round – defeated Clarence Berryman
United States (USA) with points.
- Semi Final – defeated Charles Pacôme
France (FRA) with points.
- Final – defeated Birger Nilsen
Norway (NOR) with points. (→
Gold Medal)
- Preliminary Contest – defeated Carlo Tesdorf Jørgensen
Men's Freestyle Welterweight (−72 kg)
- Alfred Praks
- Preliminary Contest – defeated Th.K.Doumazos
Greece (GRE)
- First round – lost to Dr. Lloyd O.Appleton
United States (USA) (→ 6. place)
- Preliminary Contest – defeated Th.K.Doumazos
Sailing
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- Tutti V: (Nikolai Vekšin, William von Wirén, Eberhard Vogdt, Georg Faehlmann, Andreas Faehlmann).
- 1st Day- 6 place; 2nd Day- 6 place; 3rd Day- 2 place; 4th Day- 3 place; 5th Day- 1 place; 6th Day- 3 place; Final Day- 3 place.(→
Bronze Medal)
- 1st Day- 6 place; 2nd Day- 6 place; 3rd Day- 2 place; 4th Day- 3 place; 5th Day- 1 place; 6th Day- 3 place; Final Day- 3 place.(→
References
External links
- EOK – Amsterdam 1928 (Estonian)