Ago Markvardt (born 11 August 1969 in Elva) is a retired Estonian nordic combined skier who competed from 1989 to 1998. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he finished fifth in the 15 km individual and fourth in the 3 x 10 km team events.
Markvardt finished fourth in the 15 km individual event at the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim. His best World Cup finish was eighth twice in the 15 km individual event (1994, 1997).
A three-time Olympian Markvardt's only career victory was in a World Cup B 15 km individual event in Germany in 1996.
He is well-respected guest commentator of Nordic combined sports events on Estonian Television.
Personal
He has two daughters: Margaret and Keira Olivia.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ago Markvardt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- "Ago Markvardt sai teise tütre isaks". Kroonika.
External links
- Ago Markvardt at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ago Markvardt at Olympedia (archive)
- Ago Markvardt at Olympics.com
- Ago Markvardt at ESBL (in Estonian)
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| Preceded byIndrek Sei | Estonian Sportsman of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded byJüri Jaanson |
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Elva, Estonia
- Sportspeople from Tartu County
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Estonian male Nordic combined skiers
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Estonia
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