Igor Kuzmin
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Igor Kuzmin is an Estonia
n rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva
.
in the single sculls event earning 12 position. In 2002 he competed in the U-23 World Regatta with Andrei Jämsä
in the double sculls event earning 7th position.
Kuzmin's second appearance at the Olympics was in Beijing 2008 where he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Allar Raja
, 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.
in 2002 in Seville
, Spain
, he was a member of the qudruple sculls team with Tõnu Endrekson
, Andrei Šilin, and Silver Sonntak. They won the Final B and earned 7th place.
2003 in Milan
, Italy
he competed in the double sculls event with Jämsä, earning 9th position overall.
Kuzmin won his first World Championships medal in 2006 in Eton
, Great Britain
in the quadruple sculls event with Jämsä, Endrekson and Allar Raja
.
2007 in Munich
, Germany
he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Raja, Vladimir Latin
and Kaspar Taimsoo earning 8th position.
2009 in Poznan
, Poland
ha was again a part of the Estonia's quadruple sculls team, this time together with Andrei Jämsä, Tõnu Endrekson and Vladimir Latin. The team achieved 10th position overall.
, Poland
he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Raja, Latin and Taimsoo earning 5th position.
2009 in Brest
, Belarus
he was a member of the qudruple sculls team with Valeri Prosvirin, Tõnu Endrekson
and Andrei Jämsä. They earned 8th place.
2010 in Montemor-o-Velho
, Portugal
Kuzmin, Prosvirin, Jämsä and Latin were 8th once more.
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 "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva
Narva
Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...
.
Junior years
In 2000 Kuzmin competed in the Junior World Rowing ChampionshipsJunior 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 the single sculls event earning 12 position. In 2002 he competed in the U-23 World Regatta 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:...
in the double sculls event earning 7th position.
Olympic Games
His first appearance in the Olympic Games was in Athens 2004, where he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Andrei Jämsä, Andrei Šilin and Oleg Vinogradov earning 9th position overall.Kuzmin's second appearance at the Olympics was in Beijing 2008 where he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Allar Raja
Allar Raja
Allar Raja is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Kalev" located in Pärnu.-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
Kuzmin debuted in the World Rowing ChampionshipsWorld 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...
in 2002 in Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, Spain
Spain
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, he was a member of the qudruple sculls team with 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...
, Andrei Šilin, and Silver Sonntak. They won the Final B and earned 7th place.
2003 in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
he competed in the double sculls event with Jämsä, earning 9th position overall.
Kuzmin won his first World Championships medal in 2006 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...
in the quadruple sculls event with Jämsä, Endrekson and Allar Raja
Allar Raja
Allar Raja is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Kalev" located in Pärnu.-Junior years:...
.
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 Raja, 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 :...
and Kaspar Taimsoo earning 8th position.
2009 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...
ha was again a part of the Estonia's quadruple sculls team, this time together with Andrei Jämsä, Tõnu Endrekson and Vladimir Latin. The team achieved 10th position overall.
European Championships
2007 in PoznanPoznan
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 Raja, Latin and Taimsoo earning 5th position.
2009 in Brest
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...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
he was a member of the qudruple sculls team with Valeri Prosvirin, 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 Andrei Jämsä. They earned 8th place.
2010 in Montemor-o-Velho
Montemor-o-Velho
Montemor-o-Velho is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It has roughly 30,000 inhabitants.-Demographics:-Parishes:* Abrunheira* Arazede* Carapinheira* Ereira* Gatões* Liceia* Meãs do Campo* Montemor-o-Velho* Pereira...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
Kuzmin, Prosvirin, Jämsä and Latin were 8th once more.
Rowing World Cup
| Year | Event | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hazewinkel, Belgium | 5th | Quadruple Sculls |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | 4th | Quadruple Sculls | |
| 2003 | Milan, Italy | 11th | Quadruple Sculls |
| Munich, Germany | 13th | Double Sculls | |
| 2004 | Poznan, Poland | 4th | Quadruple Sculls |
| Munich, Germany | 2nd | Quadruple Sculls | |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | 10th | Quadruple Sculls | |
| 2005 | Eton, Great Britain | 23rd | Single Sculls |
| Munich, Germany | 13th | Double Sculls | |
| 2006 | Munich, Germany | 7th | Double Sculls |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | 6th | Double Sculls | |
| 2007 | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Double Sculls |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | 11th | Quadruple Sculls | |
| 2008 | Munich, Germany | 7th | Quadruple Sculls |
| Poznan, Poland | 7th | Quadruple Sculls | |
| 2009 | Munich, Germany | 10th | Double Sculls |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | 8th | Quadruple Sculls | |
| 2010 | Bled, Slovenia | 14th | Single Sculls |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | 18th | Single Sculls |