Andrei Jämsä
Estonian rower

Andrei Jämsä

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14 February 1982(Pärnu, Estonia)
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Introduction

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.

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.

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 FA 4th Quad scull (b) Oleg Vinogradov, Igor Kuzmin, Andrei Šilin (s) Andrei Jämsä
3. 18–20 June 2004 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FB 10th Quad scull (b) Oleg Vinogradov, Igor Kuzmin, Andrei Šilin (s) Andrei Jämsä
2005
2006
6. 25–27 May 2006 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany FB 11th Double scull (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
7. 15–17 June 2006 Lake Malta, Poznań Poland FB 7th Double scull (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
8. 7–9 July 2006 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 5th Quad scull (b) Jüri Jaanson, Leonid Gulov, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
2009
9. 18–20 June 2009 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany FD 20th Single scull Andrei Jämsä
10. 10–12 July 2009 Rotsee, Lucerne 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 FD 19th Single scull Andrei Jämsä
12. 18–20 June 2010 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany FC 16th Double scull (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
13. 9–11 July 2010 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FC 15th Double scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, (s) Tõnu Endrekson
2011
14. 27–29 May 2011 Oberschleissheim, Munich Germany H2 Double scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, (s) Igor Kuzmin
15. 8–10 July 2011 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FB 11th Quad scull (b) Joosep Laos, Vladimir Latin, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä
2012
17. 25–27 May 2012 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FA 4th Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
18. 15–17 June 2012 Oberschleissheim, Munich 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 FB 11th Double scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, (s) Tõnu Endrekson
20. 11–13 July 2014 Rotsee, Lucerne Switzerland FD 19th Double scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, (s) Tõnu Endrekson
2015
21. 9–10 May 2015 Lake Bled, Bled Slovenia FB 7th Quad scull (b) Allar Raja, Sten-Erik Anderson, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo
2016
23. 15–17 April 2016 Lake Varese, Varese Italy FA 4th Quad scull (b) Andrei Jämsä, Allar Raja, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Kaspar Taimsoo