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Tõnu Tõniste

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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 6,025Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Tõnu Tõniste ranks 877Before 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.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Tõnu Tõniste ranks 278 out of 351Before 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).

Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Tõnu Tõniste ranks 22Before 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).