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National sport in Estonia. Kristina Š migun-Vähi. Estonian cross country skier, a two-time Olympic champion, world champion. Andrus Veerpalu. F amous Estonian cross-country skier, a two-time Olympic champion at the distance of 15 km classic style and double world champion. Wrestling.
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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.