Kaspar Taimsoo

Kaspar Taimsoo

Taimsoo (left) with teammates at the podium of the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Estonian
Born	(1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 30) Viljandi, Estonia
Residence	Pärnu, Estonia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	M2x, M4x
Club	Viljandi Rowing Club
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Estonia International rowing competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 0 0 2 European Championships 3 3 0 Junior World Championships 0 0 1 Total 3 3 4 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Quadruple sculls World Championships 2009 Poznań Double Sculls 2015 Aiguebelette Quadruple Sculls European Championships 2009 Brest Double Sculls 2012 Varese Quadruple Sculls 2016 Brandenburg Quadruple Sculls 2008 Marathon Double Sculls 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Double Sculls 2011 Plovdiv Quadruple Sculls Junior World Championships 2005 Brandenburg Single Sculls
Updated on 9 March 2017.

Kaspar Taimsoo (born 30 April 1987) is an Estonian rower. He is a member of Viljandi Rowing Club (Estonian: Viljandi Sõudeklubi).

Taimsoo made his first international appearance in the Junior World Championships in 2004 achieving 14th position in the double sculls event. In 2005 he won a bronze medal in the single sculls event at the Junior World Championships. His first appearance at the Rowing World Championships was in 2007 in Munich, Germany where he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Allar Raja, Igor Kuzmin and Vladimir Latin finishing on 8th position. The same team achieved 5th place at the 2007 European Rowing Championships held in Poznań, Poland.

Taimsoo made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 competing in the quadruple sculls event with Raja, Kuzmin and Latin. 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. Their final place was 9th as they finished third in Final B. The same team also won the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. In September 2008 Taimsoo won his first European Championships medal, a silver, in the double sculls event with Vladimir Latin.

In 2009 Taimsoo won his first World Championships medal, a bronze, competing in the double sculls event with Allar Raja in Poznań. The same duo also won the gold medal at the 2009 European Rowing Championships, held in Brest, Belarus. Raja and Taimsoo finished 8th at the 2010 World Rowing Championships held at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. The same crew finished second at the 2010 European Championships. Taimsoo and Raja finished 7th at the 2011 World Rowing Championships. For the 2011 European Championships Taimsoo and Raja formed a new quad scull team with Tõnu Endrekson and Andrei Jämsä. The crew finished second after Russia and won the silver medals.