competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics
.It would be the last time that Estonia would compete at the Summer Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Summer Olympics
. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union
in 1940, Estonian athletes would compete at the Olympic Games as part of the USSR delegations.
The 1936 Estonian Olympic Team
Estonia sent 37 athletes and 13 representatives to those games.
Estonian National Olympic Committee representative was Konrad Mauritz
. Estonian team representatives were delegation heads: NOC
secretary Ado Anderkopp
and Harald Tammer
Councillor at the Legation Georg Meri
, Officer of the Honorary Service Lieutenant Refior, manager Johannes Villemson, Aleksander Paluvere in athletics, Nikolai Kursman in wrestling, Eduard Kõppo in weightlifting, Peeter Matsov in boxing, Gustav Laanekõrb in sailing, Richard Mast in swimming, Edgar Kolmpere in basketball, Aleksander Praks – massage therapist, Valentin Purre – team chef, dr. Arnold Roomere-Rõmmer – medical doctor.There were also 30 Estonian youths, led by Johan Meimer
, taking part of The International Youth Encampment and 28 students took part of The International Physical Education
Students’ Encampment in Berlin.
- Team coaches
– athletics, Nikolai Kursman
– wrestling, Herbert Niiler
, Peeter Matsov
in boxing; Johannes Kauba
, Karl Kullisaar