Estonia – 100 years of AIPS

Olympic story

About the author

Merili Luuk

Merili Luuk (31) was an AIPS Young Reporter at the Baku European Games 2015. After 10 years in sports journalism, she switched allegiances and is the press officer of the Estonian Olympic Committee. For the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she is a press attaché for Team Estonia.

Nation

ESTONIA

Credits

*Photo 1: Martin Klein – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10004039 – Copyright notice: © 1912 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

*Videoclip 1: Jaan Talts – IOC Platform, Sequence MDA43783966 – Copyright notice: © 1972 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

*Videoclip 2: Johannes Kotkas – IOC Platform, Sequence MDA30025128 – Copyright notice: © 1968 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

*Photo 3: Erika Salumäe – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10449565 – Copyright notice: © 1988 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) / VANDERLINDE, Frans – All rights reserved

*Photo 4: Erika Salumäe – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10449566 – Copyright notice: © 1988 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) / VANDERLINDE, Frans – All rights reserved

*Photo 5: Tiit Sokk – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10464167 – Copyright notice: © 1988 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) / OGROCKI, Susan – All rights reserved

Photo 6: Gerd Kanter – Getty Images, Photo 82462487 – Photo by Nick Laham

Photo 7: Team Estonia – Getty Images, Photo 149377484 – Photo by Lars Baron

*Photo 8: Kristjan Palusalu – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10035168 – Copyright notice: © 1936 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 9: Svetlana Lozovaja – Courtesy and Authorised Usage by Estonian Olympic Committee, material from National Archives of Estonian Olympic Committee

Photo 10: Erika Salumäe – Getty Images, Photo 1240443 – Photo by Mike Powell

Photo 11: Erika Salumäe – Getty Images, Photo 56977473 – Photo by Mike Powell

*All Olympic Footage / Images / Audio available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee. All Olympic Logos / Poster available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee

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