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Erika Salumäe

Erika Salumäe signing a book "To stay alive" about her life
Personal information
Full name	Erika Salumäe
Date of birth	June 11, 1962 (1962-06-11) (age 47)
Country	Estonia
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Medal record Women's Track cycling Competitor for the  Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold 1988 Seoul Individual Sprint Competitor for  Estonia Track cycling Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona Individual Sprint World Championships Bronze 1995 Bogotá Women's Sprint
Infobox last updated on:
September 7, 2008

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 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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