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.
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Full name | Erika Salumäe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1962-06-11) 11 June 1962 (age 60) Pärnu, Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2]
At World Championships from 1984 to 1989, she won 2 golds (1987 and 1989), 2 silvers (1984 and 1986) and 1 bronze (1995).[3] 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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Preceded by Inna Rose |
Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 1983 – 1984 |
Succeeded by Kaija Parve-Helinurm |
Preceded by Kaija Parve-Helinurm |
Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 1987 – 1990 |
Succeeded by Kristiina Nurk |
Preceded by Kristiina Nurk |
Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 1992 |
Succeeded by Oksana Jermakova |
Preceded by Margrit Tooman |
Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 1995 – 1996 |
Succeeded by Kristina Šmigun |
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