Kaspar Taimsoo

Kaspar Taimsoo
Personal information
Nationality Estonian
Born (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987
Viljandi, Estonia
Residence Pärnu, Estonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)[1]
Sport
Sport Rowing
Event(s) M2x, M4x
Club Viljandi Rowing Club
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Quadruple sculls
World Championships
2009 Poznań Double Sculls
2015 Aiguebelette Quadruple Sculls
European Championships
2009 Brest Double Sculls
2012 Varese Quadruple Sculls
2016 Brandenburg Quadruple Sculls
2008 Marathon Double Sculls
2010 Montemor-o-Velho Double Sculls
2011 Plovdiv Quadruple Sculls
Junior World Championships
2005 Brandenburg Single Sculls
Updated on 9 May 2016.

Kaspar Taimsoo (born 30 April 1987) is an Estonian rower. He is a member of Viljandi Rowing Club (Estonian: Viljandi Sõudeklubi).

Rowing career

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 Rowing World 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.

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.

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 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.

Achievements

Olympic Games

World Rowing Championships

European Rowing Championships

Junior World Rowing Championships

Henley Royal Regatta

Rowing World Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "World Rowing". World Rowing (2014-05-29).
  2. ↑ "A-Finals Continue at the World Rowing Junior Championships". World Rowing (2005-08-06). Retrieved on 2009-09-07
  3. ↑ "Kuzmin, Raja, Latin and Taimsoo celebrating the Queen Mother Challenge Cup victory". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved on 2009-09-07
  4. ↑ "Tears for Redgrave, World Best Time for Drysdale at rowing champs. World Rowing (2009-29-08). Retrieved on 2009-09-07
  5. ↑ "Greece off to good start at European Champs". World Rowing (2009-09-20). Retrieved on 2010-05-30
  6. ↑ "2010 World Championships - Karapiro Lake, New Zealand - Race 152 : M2x / FB". World Rowing. Retrieved on 2011-07-13
  7. ↑ "Gold medal haul for Greece at the European Championships". World Rowing (2011-09-18). Retrieved on 2012-05-07
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