Kaspar Taimsoo
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Nationality | Estonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Viljandi, Estonia | 30 April 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | M2x, M4x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Viljandi Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | London 2012 M4X Rio 2016 M4X Tokyo 2020 M4X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 13 April 2021 |
Kaspar Taimsoo (born 30 April 1987) is an Estonian rower. He is a four time Olympian and four time European champion. He is a member of Viljandi Rowing Club (Estonian: Viljandi Sõudeklubi).
Rowing career
[edit]2004–2008
[edit]Taimsoo made his first international appearance in the Junior World Championships in 2004 achieving 14th position in the double sculls event. In 2005 he won a bronze medal in the single sculls event at the Junior World Championships.[2] His first appearance at the World Rowing Championships was in 2007 in Munich, Germany, where he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Allar Raja, Igor Kuzmin and Vladimir Latin finishing on 8th position. The same team achieved 5th place at the 2007 European Rowing Championships held in Poznań, Poland.
Taimsoo made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 competing in the quadruple sculls event with Raja, Kuzmin and Latin. The men were 4th in their preliminary heat and won the repechage. In the semifinals they finished fourth and did not get to Final A. Their final place was 9th as they finished third in Final B. The same team also won the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.[3] In September 2008 Taimsoo won his first European Championships medal, a silver, in the double sculls event with Vladimir Latin.
2009–2012
[edit]In 2009 Taimsoo won his first World Championships medal, a bronze, competing in the double sculls event with Allar Raja in Poznań.[4] The same duo also won the gold medal at the 2009 European Rowing Championships, held in Brest, Belarus.[5] Raja and Taimsoo finished 8th at the 2010 World Rowing Championships held at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand.[6] The same crew finished second at the 2010 European Championships. Taimsoo and Raja finished 7th at the 2011 World Rowing Championships. For the 2011 European Championships Taimsoo and Raja formed a new quad scull team with Tõnu Endrekson and Andrei Jämsä. The crew finished second after Russia and won the silver medals.[7]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London, Taimsoo made his second olympic appearance in the quadruple sculls event. This time with Raja, Endrekson and Jämsä. The crew finished second in their preliminary heat and also in the semifinal, thus earning a place in Final A. In the final they finished just outside the medals in 4th place behind crews from Germany, Croatia and Australia, respectively. The same quadruple sculls crew won a gold medal at the 2012 European Championships.
2013–2016
[edit]The 2013 season started off with a good result as Taimsoo and Raja won a silver medal at the World Cup event held in Sydney, Australia. The 2013 European Championships, held in Seville, Spain was a disappointment as the men did not reach Final A and finished in 7th place overall.
In the summer of 2013 Taimsoo and Raja formed a new quadruple scull crew with young prospects Sten-Erik Anderson and Kaur Kuslap. The new crew had an immediate success winning bronze medals at the World Cup events held at Eaton and Lucerne. They also finished 5th at the 2013 World Rowing Championships held at Tangeum Lake, Chungju in South Korea. The same team repeated their 5th place at the 2014 World Rowing Championships held in Amsterdam.
In the summer of 2015 Taimsoo and Raja reunited with Tõnu Endrekson and Andrei Jämsä in preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games. The crew went on to win a bronze medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships held in France. In the spring of 2016 they also won a gold medal at the 2016 European Championships. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, held in Rio de Janeiro, Taimsoo made his third olympic appearance in the quadruple sculls event, with Raja, Endrekson and Jämsä. The crew won their preliminary heat, thus earning a place in Final A. In the final they finished third winning the bronze medals, behind crews from Germany and Australia, respectively.
Achievements
[edit]- Olympic Games Medals: 1 Bronze
- World Championship Medals: 3 Bronze
- European Championship Medals: 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Junior World Championship Medals: 1 Bronze
Olympic Games
[edit]- 2008 – 9th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Igor Kuzmin, Vladimir Latin)
- 2012 – 4th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Andrei Jämsä)
- 2016 – Bronze
, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Andrei Jämsä)
World Rowing Championships
[edit]- 2007 – 8th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Igor Kuzmin, Vladimir Latin)
- 2009 – Bronze
, Double sculls (with Allar Raja)
- 2010 – 8th, Double sculls (with Allar Raja)
- 2011 – 7th, Double sculls (with Allar Raja)
- 2013 – 5th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Kaur Kuslap)
- 2014 – 5th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Kaur Kuslap)
- 2015 – Bronze
, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Andrei Jämsä)
- 2017 – Bronze
, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Kaur Kuslap)
- 2019 – 12th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Kaur Kuslap)
European Rowing Championships
[edit]- 2007 – 5th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Igor Kuzmin, Vladimir Latin)
- 2008 – Silver
, Double sculls (with Vladimir Latin)
- 2009 – Gold
, Double sculls (with Allar Raja)
- 2010 – Silver
, Double sculls (with Allar Raja)
- 2011 – Silver
, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Andrei Jämsä)
- 2012 – Gold
, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Andrei Jämsä)
- 2013 – 7th, Double sculls (with Allar Raja)
- 2014 – 6th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Kaur Kuslap)
- 2015 – 8th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Tõnu Endrekson)
- 2016 – Gold
, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Andrei Jämsä)
- 2017 – 7th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Kaur Kuslap)
- 2018 – 9th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Kaur Kuslap)
- 2019 – 8th, Quadruple sculls (with Tõnu Endrekson, Sten-Erik Anderson, Jüri-Mikk Udam)
- 2020 – 4th, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Jüri-Mikk Udam)
- 2021 – Bronze
, Quadruple sculls (with Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, Jüri-Mikk Udam)
Junior World Rowing Championships
[edit]- 2004 – 14th, Double sculls (with Alo Kuslap)
- 2005 – Bronze
, Single sculls
Henley Royal Regatta
[edit]- 2008 – Queen Mother Challenge Cup
Rowing World Cup
[edit]Kaspar Taimsoo Rowing World Cup appearances | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Country | Result | Class | Crew |
2007 | ||||||
1. | 1–3 June 2007 | Danube, Linz / Ottensheim | ![]() |
FD 22nd | Double scull | (b) Vladimir Latin, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2. | 13–15 July 2007 | Rotsee, Lucerne | ![]() |
FB 11th | Quad scull | (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja |
2008 | ||||||
3. | 8–11 May 2008 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | ![]() |
FB 7th | Quad scull | (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja |
4. | 20–22 June 2008 | Lake Malta, Poznań | ![]() |
FB 7th | Quad scull | (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja |
2009 | ||||||
5. | 19–21 June 2009 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | ![]() |
FA 5th | Double scull | (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, (s) Allar Raja |
6. | 10–12 July 2009 | Rotsee, Lucerne | ![]() |
FA 3rd ![]() |
Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2010 | ||||||
7. | 28–30 May 2010 | Lake Bled, Bled | ![]() |
FA 3rd ![]() |
Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
8. | 9–11 July 2010 | Rotsee, Lucerne | ![]() |
FA 4th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2011 | ||||||
9. | 27–29 May 2011 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | ![]() |
FA 4th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
10. | 17–19 June 2011 | Allermöhe, Hamburg | ![]() |
FA 4th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
11. | 8–10 July 2011 | Rotsee, Lucerne | ![]() |
FA 6th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2012 | ||||||
12. | 4–6 May 2012 | Sava, Belgrade | ![]() |
FA 3rd ![]() |
Quad scull | (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
13. | 25–27 May 2012 | Rotsee, Lucerne | ![]() |
FA 4th | Quad scull | (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
14. | 15–17 June 2012 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | ![]() |
FA 6th | Quad scull | (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2013 | ||||||
15. | 22–24 March 2013 | Penrith, Sydney | ![]() |
FA 2nd ![]() |
Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
16. | 21–23 June 2013 | Dorney Lake, Eton | ![]() |
FA 3rd ![]() |
Quad scull | (b) Kaur Kuslap, Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
17. | 12–14 July 2013 | Rotsee, Lucerne | ![]() |
FA 3rd ![]() |
Quad scull | (b) Kaur Kuslap, Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2014 | ||||||
18. | 20–22 June 2014 | Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette | ![]() |
FA 5th | Quad scull | (b) Allar Raja, Kaspar Taimsoo, Sten-Erik Anderson, (s) Kaur Kuslap |
19. | 11–13 July 2014 | Rotsee, Lucerne | ![]() |
FA 2nd ![]() |
Quad scull | (b) Kaur Kuslap, Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2015 | ||||||
20. | 9–10 May 2015 | Lake Bled, Bled | ![]() |
FB 7th | Quad scull | (b) Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
21. | 10–12 July 2015 | Rotsee, Lucerne | ![]() |
FA 3rd ![]() |
Quad scull | (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2016 | ||||||
22. | 15–17 April 2016 | Lake Varese, Varese | ![]() |
FA 4th | Quad scull | (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
23. | 17–19 June 2016 | Lake Malta, Poznań | ![]() |
R1 DNS | Quad scull | (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "World Rowing". World Rowing (29 May 2014).
- ^ "A-Finals Continue at the World Rowing Junior Championships". World Rowing (6 August 2005). Retrieved on 25 January 2023
- ^ "Igor Kuzmin, Allar Raja, Vladimir Latin and Taimsoo celebrating the Queen Mother Challenge Cup victory Archived 18 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved on 7 September 2009
- ^ "Tears for Redgrave, World Best Time for Drysdale at rowing champs". World Rowing (29 August 2009). Retrieved on 7 September 2009
- ^ "Greece off to good start at European Champs Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine". World Rowing (20 September 2009). Retrieved on 30 May 2010
- ^ "2010 World Championships – Karapiro Lake, New Zealand – Race 152 : M2x / FB". World Rowing. Retrieved on 13 July 2011
- ^ "Gold medal haul for Greece at the European Championships". World Rowing (18 September 2011). Retrieved on 7 May 2012
External links
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- Biography and results Archived 10 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine at worldrowing.com
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Viljandi
- Estonian male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Estonia
- Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Estonia
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class