- Tõnu Endrekson
Tõnu Endrekson (born
June 11 ,1979 , inPärnu ,Estonian SSR ,USSR ) is anEstonia nrower . He was fourth in the double sculls event withLeonid Gulov at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens . Endrekson won a silver medal in2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing in the double sculls event withJüri Jaanson . He is a member of rowing club "SK Pärnu" located inPärnu .Junior years
Endrekson competed in the
Junior World Rowing Championships in 1996 in the double sculls event (24th) and 1997 in the single sculls event (16th). In 2001 he won a gold medal in the U-23 World Regatta (nowU-23 World Championships ) in the double sculls event withLeonid Gulov .Olympic Games
His first appearance in the Olympic Games was in
Athens 2004 , where he competed in the double sculls event withLeonid Gulov . The men were third in their preliminary heat and second in semi-final thus earning a place in the Final A. They held the sixth position for the first 1500 metres, but with the strong final 500 metres they managed to clinch the fourth position. Eventually they lost the bronze medal to italiansRossano Galtarossa andAlessio Sartori by 2,37 seconds.In
Beijing 2008 Endrekson also competed in the double sculls event but now with Estonian rowing legendJüri Jaanson . The duo was third in their preliminary heat. In the semi-finals the men were second and assured themselves a place in the Final A. They finished second in the final just 0,05 seconds in front of the British duoMatthew Wells andStephen Rowbotham .World Championships
Endrekson debuted in the
World Rowing Championships in 2001 inLucerne ,Switzerland . He competed in the quadruple sculls event withLeonid Gulov , Andrei Šilin and Silver Sonntak. They won the Final B and earned 7th place.2002 in
Seville ,Spain he was a member of the qudruple sculls team with Andrei Šilin,Igor Kuzmin and Silver Sonntak. They won the Final B and earned 7th place.2003 in
Milan ,Italy Endrekson, Gulov, Šilin and Sonntak were 7th once more.Endrekson won his first World Championships medal in 2005 in
Gifu ,Japan in the quadruple sculls event withAndrei Jämsä , Leonid Gulov andJüri Jaanson when they finished third after Poland and Slovenia.In the 2006 World Championships held in
Eton ,Great Britain Endrekson was again in the bronze-winning quadruple sculls team with Jämsä, Kuzmin andAllar Raja . Gold medals went to Poland and silver medals to Ukraine.In 2007 season Endrekson decided to compete in the double sculls with Jaanson. They won two World Cup events and were third in the World Championships in
Munich ,Germany , after Slovenia and France.Rowing World Cup Overall wins
*Double sculls: 2007External links
* [http://80.83.47.230/n_bio_rower.fwx?no_id=3061# Biography] at worldrowing.com
* [http://www.soudeliit.ee/index.php?pageID=6 Biography] at soudeliit.ee
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