Allar Raja is an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n rower. He is a member of rowing club

Rowing club

A rowing club is a club for people interested in the sport of Rowing. Rowing clubs are usually located near a body of water, whether natural or artificial, that is large enough for manoeuvering of the shells . Clubs usually have racks to store boats and a dock to put them in the water...

 "SK Kalev" located in Pärnu

Pärnu

Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...

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Junior years

Raja competed in the Junior World Rowing Championships

Junior World Rowing Championships

The World Rowing Junior Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . A rower or coxswain shall be classified as a Junior until 31st December of the year in which he reaches the age of 18. After that date, he shall be classified as an Under 23 rower...

 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

Igor Kuzmin

Igor Kuzmin is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva.-Junior years:...

, 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

World Rowing Championships

The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...

 was in 2005 in Gifu

Gifu, Gifu

is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 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

Eton, Berkshire

Eton is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. The parish also includes the large village of Eton Wick, 2 miles west of the town, and has a population of 4,980. Eton was in Buckinghamshire until...

, Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

, where ha was a member of the bronze-winning quadruple sculls team with Andrei Jämsä

Andrei Jämsa

Andrei Jämsä is an Estonian rower. Due to a back injury he could not compete in 2007. He is a member of rowing club "SK Pärnu" located in Pärnu.-Junior years:...

, Tõnu Endrekson

Tõnu Endrekson

Tõnu Endrekson is an Estonian rower. He was fourth in the double sculls event with Leonid Gulov at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Endrekson won a silver medal in 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the double sculls event with Jüri Jaanson...

 and Igor Kuzmin

Igor Kuzmin

Igor Kuzmin is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva.-Junior years:...

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2007 in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 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

2009 World Rowing Championships

The 38th 2009 World Rowing Championships regatta was held at Lake Malta, Poznań, Poland between August 23 – August 30.The annual week long rowing regatta was organized by FISA , and held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer...

 in 2009, where he competed in the double sculls event with Kaspar Taimsoo

Kaspar Taimsoo

Kaspar Taimsoo is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "Viljandi Sõudeklubi" ....

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Raja and Taimsoo finished 8th at the 2010 World Rowing Championships

2010 World Rowing Championships

The 39th 2010 World Rowing Championships were held at Lake Karapiro, near Cambridge, New Zealand between October 29 – November 7. The annual week-long rowing regatta was organised by FISA . Usually held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer, they were held later in the year in the southern...

 held at Lake Karapiro

Lake Karapiro

Lake Karapiro is an artificial reservoir lake on the Waikato River in the North Island of New Zealand. The lake, near Cambridge and some south-east of the city of Hamilton, was created in 1947 to store water for the Karapiro Power Station, the last of the eight hydroelectric power stations on the...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The same crew finished 7th at the 2011 World Rowing Championships

2011 World Rowing Championships

The 2011 World Rowing Championships, the 40th edition of the World Rowing Championships, were held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia between August 28 and September 4, 2011....

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European Championships

2007 in Poznan

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Kuzmin, Latin and Taimsoo earning 5th position.

2008 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 he won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with Jüri Jaanson, Tõnu Endrekson and Andrei Jämsä.

At the 2009 European Championships

2009 European Rowing Championships

The European Rowing Championships 2009, the 3rd after the decision made in May 2006 by the FISA to re-establish them, were held in Brest, Belarus, between September 18 and September 20, 2009.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal count:...

, held in Brest, Belarus

Brest, Belarus

Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...

, Raja won his second European title. This time in the double sculls event with Kaspar Taimsoo. The same crew finished second at the 2010 European Championships

2010 European Rowing Championships

The 2010 European Rowing Championships, the 4th since the decision made in May 2006 by the FISA to re-establish them, was held in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal, between September 10 and September 12, 2010.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal count:...

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Rowing World Cup

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!colspan="7"|Allar Raja Rowing World Cup appearances
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Country !! Position !! Class !! Crew
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!colspan="7"|2004
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| 1. || 7–9 May 2004 || Lake Malta

Lake Malta

Lake Malta is an artificial lake in Poznań, Poland. It was formed in 1952 as a result of the damming of the Cybina River. It is about 2.2 km long, which makes the lake the biggest man-made lake of the city. The water is 3.1 m deep on average with a maximum about 5 m...

, Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

 ||   Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 || FE 27th || Single scull

Single scull

A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand....

|| Allar Raja
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| 2. || 18–20 June 2004 || Rotsee

Rotsee

The Rotsee is a natural rowing lake on the northern edge of Lucerne, Switzerland. It is 2,400 m long with virtually no current and protected from winds by nearby hills making it an ideal rowing venue....

, Lucerne

Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...

 ||   Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 || FB 12th || Double scull

Double scull

A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, one in each hand....

 || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Silver Sonntak
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!colspan="7"|2005
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| 3. || 26–28 May 2005 || Dorney Lake

Dorney Lake

Dorney Lake is a purpose-built rowing lake in the United Kingdom. It is located at grid reference near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and near the towns of Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames. The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College, who have spent £17 million...

, Eton

Eton

Eton commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England.Eton may also refer to:-Places:*Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England*Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States...

 ||   Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 || FB 9th || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Silver Sonntak
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| 4. || 8–10 July 2005 || Rotsee, Lucerne ||   Switzerland || FC 14th || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Silver Sonntak
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!colspan="7"|2006
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| 5. || 25–27 May 2006 || Oberschleissheim, Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 ||   Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 || FB 7th || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Igor Kuzmin

Igor Kuzmin

Igor Kuzmin is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva.-Junior years:...

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| 6. || 7–9 July 2006 || Rotsee, Lucerne ||   Switzerland || FA 6th || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Igor Kuzmin
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!colspan="7"|2007
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|-style="background-color:#CC9966"
| 7. || 1–3 June 2007 || Danube

Danube

The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

, Linz

Linz

Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...

/Ottensheim

Ottensheim

Ottensheim is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in Upper Austria, Austria. In July 2008 it hosted the World Rowing Championships.- History :...

 ||   Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 || FA 3rd || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Igor Kuzmin
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| 8. || 22–24 June 2007 || Bosbaan

Bosbaan

The Bosbaan is a rowing lake situated in the Amsterdamse Bos in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. Amstelveen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands and is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. Confusingly, all built structures at the north-eastern end of the course fall under...

, Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

 ||   Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 || FE 25th || Single scull || Allar Raja
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| 9. || 13–15 July 2007 || Rotsee, Lucerne ||   Switzerland || FB 11th || Quad scull

Quad scull

A quad scull, or quadruple scull in full, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, one in each hand....

 || (b) Kaspar Taimsoo

Kaspar Taimsoo

Kaspar Taimsoo is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "Viljandi Sõudeklubi" ....

, Vladimir Latin

Vladimir Latin

Vladimir Latin is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva. He finished 9th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Rowing World Cup:- External links :...

, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja
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!colspan="7"|2008
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| 10. || 8–11 May 2008 || Oberschleissheim, Munich ||   Germany || FB 7th || Quad scull || (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja
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| 11. || 20–22 June 2008 || Lake Malta, Poznań ||   Poland || FB 7th || Quad scull || (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, Vladimir Latin, Igor Kuzmin, (s) Allar Raja
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!colspan="7"|2009
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| 12. || 19–21 June 2009 || Oberschleissheim, Munich ||   Germany || FA 5th || Double scull || (b) Kaspar Taimsoo, (s) Allar Raja
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|-style="background-color:#CC9966"
| 13. || 10–12 July 2009 || Rotsee, Lucerne ||   Switzerland || FA 3rd || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
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!colspan="7"|2010
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|-style="background-color:#CC9966"
| 14. || 28–30 May 2010 || Lake Bled

Lake Bled

Lake Bled is a glacial lake in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a popular tourist destination.-Geography and history:...

, Bled ||   Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 || FA 3rd || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
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| 15. || 9–11 July 2010 || Rotsee, Lucerne ||   Switzerland || FA 4th || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
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!colspan="7"|2011
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| 16. || 27–29 May 2011 || Oberschleissheim, Munich ||   Germany || FA 4th || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
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| 17.|| 17–19 June 2011 || Allermöhe

Allermöhe

Allermöhe is a quarter in the borough Bergedorf of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. The quarter consists of a rural area and the old settlement Allermöhe, on the other hand the new neighbourhood Neu-Allermöhe West, which is a development zone of several agencies of...

, Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

||   Germany || FA 4th || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
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| 18. || 8-10July 2010 || Rotsee, Lucerne ||   Switzerland || FA 6th || Double scull || (b) Allar Raja, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo

External links

• Biography at worldrowing.com
• Biography at soudeliit.ee