Estonia at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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Estonia
competed at the Winter Olympic Games
for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
, Switzerland
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Estonia sent 2 athletes and 2 representatives to those games.Representatives were Eduard Hiiop and Johannes Villemson
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Men's 500 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 5000 metres
Men's 10000 metres
The competition was cancelled in the fifth heat because of thawing ice
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...
competed at the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Estonia sent 2 athletes and 2 representatives to those games.Representatives were Eduard Hiiop and Johannes Villemson
Johannes Villemson
Johannes Villemson was an Estonian track and field athlete who was member of the Olympic team of the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics and competed for the Estonia in the 1920 Summer Olympics....
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Speed skating
Men's 500 metresSpeed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, February 13, 1928.Thirty-three speed skaters from 14 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...
- Christfried BurmeisterChristfried BurmeisterChristfried Burmeister was a Estonian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics....
46,2 (→ 15. place ) - Aleksander MittAleksander MittAleksander Mitt was a Estonian speed skater who competed at the 1928 and 1936 Winter Olympics....
47,7 (→ 22. place )
Men's 1500 metres
Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928.Thirty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...
- Christfried BurmeisterChristfried BurmeisterChristfried Burmeister was a Estonian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics....
2.33,6 (→ 18. place ) - Aleksander MittAleksander MittAleksander Mitt was a Estonian speed skater who competed at the 1928 and 1936 Winter Olympics....
2.35,0 (→ 19. place )
Men's 5000 metres
Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, February 13, 1928.Thirty-three speed skaters from 14 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...
- Aleksander MittAleksander MittAleksander Mitt was a Estonian speed skater who competed at the 1928 and 1936 Winter Olympics....
9.35,2 (→ 21. place ) - Christfried BurmeisterChristfried BurmeisterChristfried Burmeister was a Estonian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics....
9.46,2 (→ 24. place )
Men's 10000 metres
Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 10000 metres
The 10000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928.Ten speed skaters from six nations competed....
The competition was cancelled in the fifth heat because of thawing ice
- Aleksander MittAleksander MittAleksander Mitt was a Estonian speed skater who competed at the 1928 and 1936 Winter Olympics....
- Christfried BurmeisterChristfried BurmeisterChristfried Burmeister was a Estonian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics....