Estonia at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Estonia at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Estonia at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	EST
NOC	Estonian Olympic Committee
Website	www.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	20 (men) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Gustav Kalkun
Medals; Ranked 16th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Russian Empire (1908–1912); Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Quick facts Estonia at the 1928 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Osvald Käpp	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight
Gold	Voldemar Väli	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
Silver	Arnold Luhaäär	Weightlifting	Men's +82.5 kg
Bronze	Nikolai Vekšin William von Wirén Eberhard Vogdt Georg Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann	Sailing	6 m class
Bronze	Albert Kusnets	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Karl Laas	Marathon	—						DNF

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Nikolai Feldmann	Shot put	13.54	12	Did not advance
Gustav Kalkun	Discus Throw	43.09	10	Did not advance
Johan Meimer	Javelin Throw	61.46	8	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	100H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Johan Meimer	Result	11,6	6.43	11.20	1.75	55,0	18,6	35.32	3.00	56.88	5.16,2	6733,15	13
Johan Meimer	Points											6733,15	13

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Valter Palm	Men's welterweight	Albert Nuss (LUX) W PTS	Raúl Landini (ARG) L PTS	Did not advance			9

Medalists

Athlete	Event	Military Press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Aleksander Kask	60 kg	75	9	75	15	100	14	250	14
Leonhard Kukk	75 kg	82,5	15	85	15	110	15	277,5	13
Olaf Luiga	82.5 kg	80	14	95	11	130	9	305	11
Arnold Luhaäär	+82.5 kg	100	8	110	1	150	1	360

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool							Final round
Athlete	Event	Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Eduard Pütsep	−58 kg	Georges Miller (LUX) L	Johannes van Maaren (NED) W 3–0	Herman Andersen (DEN) L F	Kurt Leucht (GER) W	—		6	Did not advance
Voldemar Väli	−61 kg	Ludwig Schlanger (AUT) W 3–0	František Kratochvíl (TCH) W F 2.57	Ali Kamel (EGY) W F 7.30	Károly Kárpáti (HUN) W F 1.30	Ernst Steinig (GER) W F	BYE	1 Q	Eric Malmberg (SWE) W 3–0
Osvald Käpp	−67.5 kg	Piero Postini (ITA) W F	Harald Pettersson (SWE) W F	Tayyar Yalaz (TUR) L F	—			9	Did not advance
Albert Kusnets	−75 kg	BYE	Hermann Simon (GER) W 3–0	Alfred Larsen (NOR) W F	Franja Palcović (YUG) W F	Johannes Jacobsen (DEN) W	Jean Saenen (BEL) W F	2 Q	László Papp (HUN) L 1–2
Otto Pohla	−82.5 kg	Max Studer (SUI) W F	Onni Pellinen (FIN) L	Jacobus Hendricus Heijm (NED) W F	Adolf Rieger (GER) L	—		7	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool							Final round
Athlete	Event	Round 1 Result	Quarterfinal Result	Semifinal Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Eduard Pütsep	−61 kg	Harold Angus (GBR) L	—					9	Did not advance
Osvald Käpp	−66 kg	Carlo Tesdorf Jørgensen (DEN) W	Clarence Berryman (USA) W	Charles Pacôme (FRA) W	—			1 Q	Birger Nilsen (NOR) W
Alfred Praks	−72 kg	Theofilos Tomazos (GRE) W	Dr. Lloyd O.Appleton (USA) L	—				6	Did not advance