Erika Salumäe

Erika Salumäe (born 11 June 1962) is an Estonian track bicycle racer who won the first Olympic gold medal for Estonia after the country regained independence in 1991.

Erika Salumäe
Erika Salumäe in 1992
Personal information
Full nameErika Salumäe
Born (1962-06-11) 11 June 1962
Pärnu, Estonia
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's track cycling
International track cycling competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 2 2 1
Summer Universiade 2 1 0
Total 6 3 1
Representing  Estonia
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Sprint
World Championships
1995 Bogotá Sprint
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Sprint
World Championships
1987 Vienna Sprint
1989 Lyon Sprint
1984 Barcelona Sprint
1986 Colorado Springs Sprint
Summer Universiade
1983 Edmonton Sprint
1983 Edmonton Time trial
1983 Edmonton Points race

Salumäe was born in Pärnu, Estonia. She trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn. At the 1983 Summer Universiade she won two gold medals, in the women's sprint and women's 500 m time trial and the silver medal in the women's points race. Salumäe won the gold medal in track cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, competing for the USSR team and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, competing for Estonia.

At World Championships from 1984 to 1989, she won 2 golds (1987 and 1989), 2 silvers (1984 and 1986) and 1 bronze (1995). From 1982 to 1989, she set 15 world records and was elected the Best Estonian Athlete in 1983, 1984, 1987–1990, 1992, 1995, and 1996.

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