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Tõnu Tõniste

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Tõnu Tõniste
Tõniste in 2017
Personal information
Born26 April 1967 (1967-04-26) (age 57)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)470, Melges 24, 49er
Medal record
Men's sailing
Olympic Games
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 470 class
Representing  Estonia
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 470 class

Tõnu Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is 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.[1][2]

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Summer Olympics
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Estonia
Sydney 2000
Succeeded by