Erika Salumäe

Erika Salumäe

Erika Salumäe signing a book "To stay alive" about her life
Personal information
Full name	Erika Salumäe
Born	(1962-06-11) June 11, 1962 Pärnu, Estonia
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Medal record Women's Track cycling Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Individual Sprint Representing Estonia Track cycling Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Individual Sprint World Championships 1995 Bogotá Women's Sprint

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

She was born in Pärnu. She trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn. Salumäe won gold medal in track cycling in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, competing for the USSR team and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, competing for Estonia. From 1981 to 1989, she won 10 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze medals in the World Championships. 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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