Kaspar Taimsoo

2009–2012 In 2009 Taimsoo won his first World Championships medal, a bronze, competing in the double sculls event with Allar Raja in Poznań. The same duo also won the gold medal at the 2009 European Rowing Championships, held in Brest, Belarus. Raja and Taimsoo finished 8th at the 2010 World Rowing Championships held at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 2004 – 14th, Double sculls (with Alo Kuslap) 2005 – Bronze , Single sculls

Henley Royal Regatta 2008 – Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Rowing World Cup Kaspar Taimsoo Rowing World Cup appearances # Date Venue Country Result Class Crew2007 1. 1–3 June 2007 Danube, Linz / Ottensheim Austria FD 22nd Double scull (b) Vladimir Latin, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 2. 13–15 July 2007 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FB 11th Quad scull (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja2008 3. 8–11 May 2008 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany FB 7th Quad scull (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja 4. 20–22 June 2008 Lake Malta, Poznań Poland FB 7th Quad scull (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja2009 5. 19–21 June 2009 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany FA 5th Double scull (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, (s) Allar Raja 6. 10–12 July 2009 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 3rd Double scull (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo2010 7. 28–30 May 2010 Lake Bled, Bled Slovenia FA 3rd Double scull (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 8. 9–11 July 2010 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 4th Double scull (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo2011 9. 27–29 May 2011 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany FA 4th Double scull (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 10. 17–19 June 2011 Allermöhe, Hamburg Germany FA 4th Double scull (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 11. 8–10 July 2011 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 6th Double scull (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo2012 12. 4–6 May 2012 Sava, Belgrade Serbia FA 3rd Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 13. 25–27 May 2012 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 4th Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 14. 15–17 June 2012 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany FA 6th Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo2013 15. 22–24 March 2013 Penrith, Sydney Australia FA 2nd Double scull (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 16. 21–23 June 2013 Dorney Lake, Eton Great Britain FA 3rd Quad scull (b) Kaur Kuslap, Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 17. 12–14 July 2013 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 3rd Quad scull (b) Kaur Kuslap, Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo2014 18. 20–22 June 2014 Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette France FA 5th Quad scull (b) Allar Raja, Kaspar Taimsoo, Sten-Erik Anderson, (s) Kaur Kuslap 19. 11–13 July 2014 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 2nd Quad scull (b) Kaur Kuslap, Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo2015 20. 9–10 May 2015 Lake Bled, Bled Slovenia FB 7th Quad scull (b) Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 21. 10–12 July 2015 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 3rd Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo2016 22. 15–17 April 2016 Lake Varese, Varese Italy FA 4th Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo 23. 17–19 June 2016 Lake Malta, Poznań Poland R1 DNS Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo