List of Estonians - Sport

Sport

  • Moonika Aava (born 1979), javelin thrower
  • Aleksander Aberg (1881–1920), wrestler
  • Friedrich Amelung (1842–1909), chess player
  • Maret Ani (born 1982), tennis player
  • Ants Antson (born 1938), speedskater, Olympic medalist
  • Marko Asmer (born 1984), racing driver
  • Lauri Aus (1970–2003), cyclist
  • Aleksei Budõlin (born 1976), judoka, Olympic medalist
  • Toomas Edur (born 1954, NHL hockey player
  • Jaan Ehlvest (born 1962), chess player
  • Eduard Ellman-Eelma (1902–1943), football player
  • Gunnar Friedemann (1909–1943), chess player
  • Jüri Jaanson (born 1965), rower, Olympic medalist
  • Georg Hackenschmidt (1878–1968), wrestler
  • Kaido Höövelson ("Baruto Kaito"; born 1984), sumo wrestler
  • Kaia Kanepi (born 1985), tennis player
  • Anett Kontaveit (born 1995), tennis player
  • Gerd Kanter (born 1979), discus thrower, Olympic medalist
  • Osvald Käpp (1905–1995), wrestler, Olympic medalist
  • Paul Keres (1916–1975), chess player
  • Lionel Kieseritzky (1806–1853), chess player
  • Jaan Kikkas (1892–1944), weightlifter, Olympic medalist
  • Jaan Kirsipuu (born 1969), cyclist
  • Martin Klein (1884–1947), wrestler, Olympic medalist
  • Aleksander Klumberg (1899–1958), decathlete, Olympic medalist
  • Anton Koolmann (1899–1953), wrestler
  • Johannes Kotkas (1915–1998), wrestler
  • Albert Kusnets (1902–1942), wrestler, Olympic medalist
  • Marko Kristal (born 1973), football player
  • Leho Laurine (1904–1998), chess player
  • Tanel Leok (born 1985), motocross rider
  • Siim Liivik (born 1988), ice hockey player
  • Joel Lindpere (born 1981), footballer for New York Red Bulls and the Estonian National Team
  • Heino Lipp (1922–2006), decathlete
  • Jüri Lossmann (1891–1984), long distance runner, Olympic medalist
  • Arnold Luhaäär (1905–1965), weightlifter, Olympic medalist
  • Georg Lurich (1876–1920), wrestler
  • Jaak Mae (born 1972), skier, Olympic medalist
  • Markko Märtin (born 1975), rally driver
  • Tarmo Mitt (born 1977), World Strong Man
  • Martin Müürsepp (born 1974), basketball player
  • Iivo Nei (born 1931), chess player, JOCKEY
  • August Neo (1908–1982), wrestler, Olympic medalist
  • Alfred Neuland (1895–1966), weightlifter, Olympic medalist
  • Erki Nool (born 1970), decathlete, Olympic medalist
  • Tõnu Õim (born 1941), chess player
  • Lembit Oll (1966–1999), chess player
  • Andres Oper (born 1977), football player
  • Kristjan Palusalu (1908–1987), wrestler, Olympic medalist
  • Indrek Pertelson (born 1971), judoka, Olympic medalist
  • Mart Poom (born 1972), football player
  • Eduard Pütsep (1898–1960), wrestler, Olympic medalist
  • Kristjan Rahnu (born 1979), decathlete
  • Ilmar Raud (1913–1941), chess player
  • Michael Roos (Mihkel Roos, born 1982), American football player
  • Salme Rootare (1913–1987), chess player
  • Vidrik Rootare (c. 1900–1985), chess player
  • Sven Salumaa (born 1966), tennis player
  • Erika Salumäe (born 1962), cyclist, Olympic medalist
  • Jane Salumäe (born 1968), marathon runner
  • Ortvin Sarapu (1924–1999), chess player (New Zealand)
  • Roman Steinberg (1900–1928), wrestler, Olympic medalist
  • Alfred Schmidt (1898–1972), weightlifter, Olympic medalist
  • Paul Felix Schmidt (1916–1984), chess player
  • Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (born 1977), skier, Olympic medalist
  • Tiit Sokk (born 1964), basketball player (1988 Olympic Gold Medalist for USSR)
  • Nikolai Stepulov (1913–1968), boxer, Olympic medalist
  • Toivo Suursoo (born 1975), ice hockey player
  • Jaan Talts (born 1944), weightlifter, Olympic medalist
  • Harald Tammer (1899–1942), journalist, athlete, weightlifter, Olympic medalist
  • Aleksander Tammert (born 1973), discus thrower, Olympic medalist
  • Jüri Tarmak (born 1946), high jumper, Olympic medalist
  • Tõnu Tõniste (born 1967), yachtsman, businessman, Olympic medalist
  • Toomas Tõniste (born 1967), yachtsman, businessman, Olympic medalist
  • Michael Roos (born 1982), American football player
  • Johannes Türn (1898–1993), chess player
  • Voldemar Väli (1903–1997), wrestler, Olympic medalist
  • Andrus Värnik (born 1977), javelin thrower
  • Andrus Veerpalu (born 1971), skier, Olympic medalist

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Famous quotes containing the word sport:

    “How long, then, Catiline, while you abuse our patience? How long is this madness of yours to make sport of us?”
    —Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)

    ““Justice” was done, and the President of the Immortals, in Æschylean phrase, had ended his sport with Tess. And the d’Urberville knights and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing. The two speechless gazers bent themselves down to the earth, as if in prayer, and remained thus a long time, absolutely motionless: the flag continued to wave silently. As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.
    The End”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    “I wish glib and indiscriminate critics of industrialists had some conception of the problems that have to be met by factory management.... General condemnation of employers is a favorite indoor sport of the uninformed intelligentsia who assume the role of lance- bearers for labor.”
    —Mary Barnett Gilson (1877–?)