Andrei Jämsä

Estonian rower (born 1982)

Andrei Jämsä
Jämsä (right) with teammates at the podium of the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1982-02-14) 14 February 1982 (age 42)
Pärnu, Estonia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
EventM4x
ClubPärnu Sõudeklubi
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Quadruple sculls
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Gifu Quadruple Sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Eton Quadruple Sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette Quadruple Sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Marathon Quadruple Sculls
Gold medal – first place 2012 Varese Quadruple Sculls
Gold medal – first place 2016 Brandenburg Quadruple Sculls
Silver medal – second place 2011 Plovdiv Quadruple Sculls
Updated on 9 May 2016.

Andrei Jämsä (born 14 February 1982) is an Estonian rower. Due to a back injury he could not compete in 2007. He is a member of rowing club "Pärnu Sõudeklubi" (Pärnu Rowing Club) located in Pärnu.

Junior years

Jämsä was born in Pärnu. He competed in the U-23 world Regatta in the double sculls event in 2002 with Igor Kuzmin, earning 7th position and in 2003 with Oleg Vinogradov earning 4th position.

Olympic Games

His first appearance in the Olympic Games was in Athens 2004, where he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Andrei Šilin, Kuzmin and Vinogradov earning 9th position overall.[2]

In Beijing 2008 Jämsä competed in the single sculls event earning 17th position overall.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again competed in the men's quadruple sculls with Tõnu Endrekson, Allar Raja and Kaspar Taimsoo. The team finished 4th.[3]

World championships

Jämsä's debut in the World Rowing Championships took place in Milan, Italy in 2003, where he competed in the double sculls event with Kuzmin earning 9th position overall.

Jämsä won his first World Championships medal in 2005 in Gifu, Japan in the quadruple sculls event with Tõnu Endrekson, Leonid Gulov and Jüri Jaanson when they finished third after Poland and Slovenia.

In the 2006 World Championships held in Eton, Great Britain Jämsä was again the strokesman in the bronze-winning quadruple sculls team with Endrekson, Kuzmin and Allar Raja. Gold medals went to Poland and silver medals to Ukraine.

Rowing World Cup

Overall wins

  • Quadruple sculls: 2005
Andrei Jämsä Rowing World Cup appearances
# Date Venue Country Position Class Crew
2004
1. 7–9 May 2004 Lake Malta, Poznań Poland Poland FA 4th Quad scull (b) Oleg Vinogradov, Igor Kuzmin, Andrei Šilin (s) Andrei Jämsä
2. 27–29 May 2004 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany Germany FA 2nd Quad scull (b) Oleg Vinogradov, Igor Kuzmin, Andrei Šilin (s) Andrei Jämsä
3. 18–20 June 2004 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FB 10th Quad scull (b) Oleg Vinogradov, Igor Kuzmin, Andrei Šilin (s) Andrei Jämsä
2005
4. 26–28 May 2005 Dorney Lake, Dorney United Kingdom Great Britain FA 1st Quad scull (b) Jüri Jaanson, Leonid Gulov, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
5. 8–10 July 2005 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FA 1st Quad scull (b) Jüri Jaanson, Leonid Gulov, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
2006
6. 25–27 May 2006 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany Germany FB 11th Double scull (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
7. 15–17 June 2006 Lake Malta, Poznań Poland Poland FB 7th Double scull (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
8. 7–9 July 2006 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FA 5th Quad scull (b) Jüri Jaanson, Leonid Gulov, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
2009
9. 18–20 June 2009 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany Germany FD 20th Single scull Andrei Jämsä
10. 10–12 July 2009 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FB 8th Quad scull (b) Valeri Prosvirnin, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Andrei Jämsä
2010
11. 28–30 May 2010 Lake Bled, Bled Slovenia Slovenia FD 19th Single scull Andrei Jämsä
12. 18–20 June 2010 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany Germany FC 16th Double scull (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
13. 9–11 July 2010 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FC 15th Double scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, (s) Tõnu Endrekson
2011
14. 27–29 May 2011 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany Germany H2 Double scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, (s) Igor Kuzmin
15. 8–10 July 2011 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FB 11th Quad scull (b) Joosep Laos, Vladimir Latin, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
2012
16. 4–6 May 2012 Sava, Belgrade Serbia Serbia FA 3rd Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
17. 25–27 May 2012 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FA 4th Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
18. 15–17 June 2012 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany Germany FA 6th Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
2014
19. 20–22 June 2014 Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette France France FB 11th Double scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, (s) Tõnu Endrekson
20. 11–13 July 2014 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FD 19th Double scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, (s) Tõnu Endrekson
2015
21. 9–10 May 2015 Lake Bled, Bled Slovenia Slovenia FB 7th Quad scull (b) Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
22. 10–12 July 2015 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland FA 3rd Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
2016
23. 15–17 April 2016 Lake Varese, Varese Italy Italy FA 4th Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo

References

  1. ^ a b Andrei Jämsä at World Rowing
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Jämsä". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "London 2012 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.

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