The 1936 Estonian Olympic Team
Estonia sent 37 athletes and 13 representatives to those games.
- Representatives
Estonian National Olympic Committee representative was Konrad Mauritz. Estonian team representatives were delegation heads: NOC secretary Ado Anderkopp and Harald Tammer, attaché 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
Aleksander Kolmpere – athletics, Nikolai Kursman – wrestling, Herbert Niiler – basketball.
- Judges
Aleksei Selenoi in basketball, Peeter Matsov in boxing; Johannes Kauba, Karl Kullisaar and Johannes Villemson in wrestling
- Other delegations
Estonians in other delegations were Kalev Kotkas (from 1936 fi: Kalevi Kotkas) for Finland (FIN) in athletics – high jump, Leonard Einsaar for Australia (AUS) in rowing – men's eights, Valentin Klõšeiko (pl: Walenty Kłyszejko) coach for Polish basketball team.
- Press
Aleksander Antson (Eesti Spordipressi Klubi and Uusi Suomi), Oskar Lõvi alias Toomas Kivi (Postimees, Päevaleht and (Eesti Raadio), Aadu Adari-Adorf (Uudisleht), Vladimir Raudsepp (Uus Eesti), Ilmar Peterson (Päevaleht), Aksel Vaik (Vaba Maa), Harald Nõmmik (Rahvaleht). Newspaper columnists Artur Reisner, Evald Äärma, Johannes Villemson, Ernst Idla etc. The International Youth Encampment coverage by R. Uustal and The International Physical Education Students’ Encampment coverage by Arved Ojari.
- Olympic Identity Cards
The Organizing Committee issued 126 Olympic Identity Cards for Estonian participants.
- The menus and preferred dishes of the Estonian team.
Large portions of meat prepared in every fashion, little fish and fowl, medium demand for vegetables and salads, large quantities of fruit and milk, especially sour milk, a good cup of coffee with sugar popular, grey and black bread as well as three rolls daily. Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Finland and Denmark preferred cold cuts for lunch as well as salads (small pickles), ample quantities of butter, black bread, crisp bread, bouillon and fruit consommé (blueberry). These nations ate warm meals only in the evening. At the wish of the Dutch team leader, the same menu was served to the Dutch athletes for the first as well as the second breakfast, this comprising eggs, cheese, cold cuts, butter, bread, bouillon and oatmeal porridge.
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