Estonian athletes excel at Beijing Olympics and European Championships

Estonian athletes earned Olympic medals, gold and silver, at the Beijing Games. At the European Championships in Greece, the Estonian quadruple sculls team won gold.

Gord Kanter won gold in Men’s discus throw, tossing the 2 kg weight apparatus a distance of 68 meters. The men’s double sculls team of

Jüri Jaanson and Tõnu Endrekson won silver on the water.

The Estonian quadruple sculls team of Jüri Jaanson, Tõnu Endrekson, Andrei Jamsa and Allar Raja triumphed at the European Championships. The surprising tandem of Vladimir Latin and Kaspar Taimsoo took a

silver medal in the men’s doubles event.