ATHLETE
Tõnu Tõniste
1967 - Today

Tõnu Tõniste
Tõnu Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is an Estonian Olympic sailor. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988, winning a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class, for the Soviet Union (silver, 1988) and for Estonia (bronze, 1992). He did so with his twin brother Toomas Tõniste. Now he is sailing in team Lenny in the Melges 24 class. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Tõnu Tõniste is the 3,616th most popular athlete (up from 3,791st in 2024), the 278th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 283rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Estonian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Tõnu Tõniste ranks 3,616 out of 6,025. Before him are Ma Xiangjun, Felix Gottwald, Vita Pavlysh, Javier García, Glynis Nunn, and André Lange. After him are Mehdi Baala, Elisabeth Willeboordse, Eunice Kirwa, Gella Vandecaveye, Marian Oprea, and Soufiane El Bakkali.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMa Xiangjun
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 3,610
Felix Gottwald
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 3,611
Vita Pavlysh
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 3,612
Javier García
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 3,613
Glynis Nunn
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 3,614
André Lange
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 3,615
Tõnu Tõniste
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 3,616
Mehdi Baala
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 3,617
Elisabeth Willeboordse
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 3,618
Eunice Kirwa
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 3,619
Gella Vandecaveye
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 3,620
Marian Oprea
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 3,621
Soufiane El Bakkali
1996 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 3,622
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Tõnu Tõniste ranks 877. Before him are Margarita Zavala, Paul D'Amour, Elisabeth Svantesson, Stephanie Niznik, Hamzah Saleh, and Sipan Shiraz. After him are Vladan Alanović, Christophe Capelle, Petr Zelenka, Marc Hottiger, Bart Veldkamp, and Julio Granda.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsMargarita Zavala
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 871
Paul D'Amour
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 872
Elisabeth Svantesson
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 873
Stephanie Niznik
ACTOR
1967 - 2019
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 874
Hamzah Saleh
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 875
Sipan Shiraz
WRITER
1967 - 1997
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 876
Tõnu Tõniste
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 877
Vladan Alanović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 878
Christophe Capelle
CYCLIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 879
Petr Zelenka
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 880
Marc Hottiger
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 881
Bart Veldkamp
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 882
Julio Granda
CHESS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 883
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Tõnu Tõniste ranks 278 out of 351. Before him are Anett Kontaveit (1995), Lauri Aus (1970), Martin Müürsepp (1974), Irina Embrich (1980), Tanel Kangert (1987), and Kauksi Ülle (1962). After him are Jevgeni Ossinovski (1986), Elina Born (1994), Ott Lepland (1987), Laura Põldvere (1988), Toomas Tõniste (1967), and Enar Jääger (1984).
Others born in Estonia
Go to all RankingsAnett Kontaveit
TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 272
Lauri Aus
CYCLIST
1970 - 2003
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 273
Martin Müürsepp
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 274
Irina Embrich
FENCER
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 275
Tanel Kangert
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 276
Kauksi Ülle
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 277
Tõnu Tõniste
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 278
Jevgeni Ossinovski
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 279
Elina Born
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 280
Ott Lepland
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 281
Laura Põldvere
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 282
Toomas Tõniste
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 283
Enar Jääger
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 284
Among ATHLETES In Estonia
Among athletes born in Estonia, Tõnu Tõniste ranks 22. Before him are Bruno Junk (1929), Gerd Kanter (1979), Aleksander Tammert (1973), Oksana Yermakova (1973), Kaija Parve (1964), and Jaak Mae (1972). After him are Andrus Värnik (1977), Aleksei Budõlin (1976), Roland Lessing (1978), Andrei Jämsä (1982), Tõnu Endrekson (1979), and Allar Raja (1983).
Bruno Junk
1929 - 1995
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 16
Gerd Kanter
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 17
Aleksander Tammert
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 18
Oksana Yermakova
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 19
Kaija Parve
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 20
Jaak Mae
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 21
Tõnu Tõniste
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 22
Andrus Värnik
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 23
Aleksei Budõlin
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 24
Roland Lessing
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 25
Andrei Jämsä
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 26
Tõnu Endrekson
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 27
Allar Raja
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 28
















































