Estonia at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Estonia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Medalists

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 and Albert Vollrat massage therapist in Hungarian olympic team.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Karl Laas – dnf (→ no ranking)

Men's Shot Put

• Nikolai Feldmann – Qualification round Group 2: 7th 13.54m (→ did not advance , 12. place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Johannes Meimer – Qualification round Group 1: 2nd 61.46m PB (→ did not advance , 8. place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Gustav Kalkun – Qualification round Group 2: (39.00; 43.09; 42.80 ) Best 43.09m (→ did not advance , 10. place)

Men's Decathlon

• 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......
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