Sports in Estonia

Dagmar TähtMerlin Raev

Most popular sports in Estonia

• Skiing• Tennis• Football• Basketball• Car racing• Cycling

Skier Andrus Veerpalu (Estonian cross-country skier)• Born: February 8, 1971• Olympic games: 2 gold and a silver

medal• World Championships: a gold

and a silver medal.

Kristina Šmigun (Estonian cross-country skier)

• Born:February 23, 1977• Olympic games: 2 gold medals

(2006)• World Championships: a gold

medal (2003), 3 silver medals, 2 bronze

Tennis

• Kaia Kanepi Born:June 10, 1985 Career record: 160-91 Career titles: 0 WTA, 6 ITF• Maret Ani Born: January 31, 1982 Career record: 217-167 Career titles: 1

Football

• Mart Poom Born: February 3, 1972 Estonian football goalkeeper• Andres Oper Born: November 11, 1977 Estonian forward• Teams: FC Flora FC Kuressaare

Basketball

• Martin Müürsepp Born: September 26, 1974 Estonian professional basketball player

and plays the power forward position• Teams: Tartu Rock Kuressaare SK Vesse

Car racing

• Marko Märtin Born: November 10, 1975 His map reader was Toomas

Kitsing (1994-2000), after that Michael Park who died Sept. 9, 2005 in an accident in Park Walls

Cycling

• Jaan Kirsipuu Born: July 17, 1969 Estonian road bicycle racer, participated

12 times in Tour de France• Erika Salumäe Born: June 11, 1962 Olympic medals: 2 gold medals