Estonia at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Estonia at the
2006 Winter Olympics
IOC codeEST
NOCEstonian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Turin
Competitors26 (17 men, 9 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers Eveli Saue (opening)[1]
Kristina Šmigun (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Estonia sent 27 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.[3] Half of them competed in cross-country skiing, where Estonia won all of their three Turin Olympic medals.[4] Olympic champion Andrus Veerpalu participated on his 5th Winter Olympics.

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved February 22, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved February 22, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Yahoo! Sports – 2006 Winter Olympics – Athletes – Estonia". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "NBC Olympics – Country Detail – Estonia". Archived from the original on January 15, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2006.