Estonia at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics
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Estonia
will be represented by 17 athletes (12 men and 5 women) at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona
, Spain
, from 27 July to 1 August 2010.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
will be represented by 17 athletes (12 men and 5 women) at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, from 27 July to 1 August 2010.
Participants
| Event | Men | Women |
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| 200 m | Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta is an Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete.Balta finished fourteenth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships in pentathlon and won the bronze medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships in heptathlon... |
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| 400 m | Maris Mägi Maris Mägi Maris Mägi is an Estonian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:... |
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| 5000 m | Tiidrek Nurme Tiidrek Nurme Tiidrek Nurme is an Estonian middle distance runner, the current national record holder of the 1500 metres.-Outdoor bests:-Indoor bests:-References:... |
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| 400 m hurdles | Aarne Nirk Aarne Nirk -Achievements:-External links:... |
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| High Jump | Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko is an Estonian high jumper.She finished ninth at the 2007 Summer Universiade with a jump of 1.80 metres... |
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| Long Jump | Tõnis Sahk Tõnis Sahk -Achievements:-External links:... |
Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta is an Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete.Balta finished fourteenth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships in pentathlon and won the bronze medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships in heptathlon... |
| Triple Jump | Jaanus Uudmäe Jaanus Uudmäe Jaanus Uudmäe is an Estonian triple jumper and long jumper.His father Jaak Uudmäe is a gold medalist in triple jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:... Igor Sjunin Igor Sjunin Igor Sjunin is an Estonian triple jumper.Personal bests:Triple jump 16.86Long Jump 7.59-Achievements:-References:... |
Veera Baranova Veera Baranova -Achievements:-References:... |
| Shot Put | Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented his country at two Olympic Games and also took part in the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions. His personal best shot put mark of 20.33 m is the second best by an Estonian thrower after Heino Sild... |
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| Discus Throw | Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter is an Estonian discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Märt Israel Märt Israel Märt Israel is a male discus thrower from Estonia. His personal best is 66.98, achieved in May 2011 in Chula Vista .-Achievements:... Aleksander Tammert Aleksander Tammert Aleksander Tammert is an Estonian discus thrower.-Athletics career:Tammert competed at the 2004 Olympics and originally finishing fourth, but as gold medal winner Róbert Fazekas was disqualified, Tammert received the bronze medal... |
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| Decathlon/Heptathlon | Mikk Pahapill Mikk Pahapill Mikk Pahapill is an Estonian decathlete. His personal best score is 8298 points, achieved at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. His coach is Remigija Nazarovienė.... Andres Raja Andres Raja Andres Raja is an Estonian decathlete.He finished sixteenth at the 2007 World Championships and sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.... Mikk Mihkel Arro |
Grit Šadeiko Grit Šadeiko Grit Šadeiko is an Estonian heptathlete.Her younger sister Grete Šadeiko is also a heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:... |