Allar Raja
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Nationality | Estonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sindi, Estonia | 22 June 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | M2x, M4x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Pärnu Sõudekeskus Kalev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Allar Raja (born June 22, 1983, in Sindi, Estonia) is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Kalev" located in Pärnu.
Junior years
Raja competed in the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2000 in the quadruple sculls event (19th) and in 2001 in the double sculls event (13th). In 2004 he competed in the U-23 World Regatta in the single sculls event achieving 8th position.
Olympic Games
Allar Raja made his first appearance at the Olympics in Beijing 2008 competing in the quadruple sculls event with Igor Kuzmin, Vladimir Latin and Kaspar Taimsoo. 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. The final place was 9th as they finished third in Final B.
World championships
His first appearance in the World Rowing Championships was in 2005 in Gifu, Japan in the double sculls event with Silver Sonntak. They were second in the Final C, achieving 14th position overall.
Raja won his first World Championships medal in Eton, Great Britain, where ha was a member of the bronze-winning quadruple sculls team with Andrei Jämsä, Tõnu Endrekson and Igor Kuzmin.
2007 in Munich, Germany he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Kuzmin, Vladimir Latin and Kaspar Taimsoo earning 8th position.
Raja won his second World Championships bronze medal in Poznan in 2009, where he competed in the double sculls event with Kaspar Taimsoo.[2]
Raja and Taimsoo finished 8th at the 2010 World Rowing Championships held at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand.[3] The same crew finished 7th at the 2011 World Rowing Championships.
European Championships
2007 in Poznan, Poland he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Kuzmin, Latin and Taimsoo earning 5th position.
2008 in Athens, Greece he won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with Jüri Jaanson, Tõnu Endrekson and Andrei Jämsä.
At the 2009 European Championships, held in Brest, Belarus, Raja won his second European title. This time in the double sculls event with Kaspar Taimsoo.[4] The same crew finished second at the 2010 European Championships.
For the 2011 European Championships Raja and Taimsoo formed a new quad scull team with Tõnu Endrekson and Andrei Jämsä. The crew finished second after Russia and won the silver medals.[5]
Rowing World Cup
Allar Raja Rowing World Cup appearances | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Country | Position | Class | Crew |
2004 | ||||||
1. | 7–9 May 2004 | Lake Malta, Poznań | Poland | FE 27th | Single scull | Allar Raja |
2. | 18–20 June 2004 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FB 12th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Silver Sonntak |
2005 | ||||||
3. | 26–28 May 2005 | Dorney Lake, Eton | Great Britain | FB 9th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Silver Sonntak |
4. | 8–10 July 2005 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FC 14th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Silver Sonntak |
2006 | ||||||
5. | 25–27 May 2006 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FB 7th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Igor Kuzmin |
6. | 7–9 July 2006 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 6th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Igor Kuzmin |
2007 | ||||||
7. | 1–3 June 2007 | Danube, Linz/Ottensheim | Austria | FA 3rd | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Igor Kuzmin |
8. | 22–24 June 2007 | Bosbaan, Amsterdam | Netherlands | FE 25th | Single scull | Allar Raja |
9. | 13–15 July 2007 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FB 11th | Quad scull | (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja |
2008 | ||||||
10. | 8–11 May 2008 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FB 7th | Quad scull | (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja |
11. | 20–22 June 2008 | Lake Malta, Poznań | Poland | FB 7th | Quad scull | (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja |
2009 | ||||||
12. | 19–21 June 2009 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FA 5th | Double scull | (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, (s) Allar Raja |
13. | 10–12 July 2009 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 3rd | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2010 | ||||||
14. | 28–30 May 2010 | Lake Bled, Bled | Slovenia | FA 3rd | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
15. | 9–11 July 2010 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 4th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2011 | ||||||
16. | 27–29 May 2011 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FA 4th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
17. | 17–19 June 2011 | Allermöhe, Hamburg | Germany | FA 4th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
18. | 8-10July 2010 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 6th | Double scull | (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
2012 | ||||||
19. | 4–6 May 2012 | Sava, Belgrade | Serbia | FA 3rd | Quad scull | (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo |
20. | 25–27 May 2012 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 4th | Quad scull | (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
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Henley Royal Regatta
External links
References
- ^ a b "World Rowing • Athletes". rowingone.com.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Tears for Redgrave, World Best Time for Drysdale at rowing champs". World Rowing (2009-29-08). Retrieved on 2009-09-07
- ^ "2010 World Championships - Karapiro Lake, New Zealand - Race 152 : M2x / FB". World Rowing. Retrieved on 2011-07-13
- ^ "Greece off to good start at European Champs". World Rowing (2009-09-20). Retrieved on 2010-05-30
- ^ "Gold medal haul for Greece at the European Championships". World Rowing (2011-09-18). Retrieved on 2012-05-07
- ^ "Kuzmin, Raja, Latin and Taimsoo celebrating the Queen Mother Challenge Cup victory". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved on 2009-09-07