| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Jüri Jaanson in 2011 |
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| Competitor for Estonia | ||
| Men's Rowing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Double Sculls |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Single Sculls |
| World Championships | ||
| Competitor for Soviet Union | ||
| Gold | 1990 Tasmania | Single Sculls |
| Bronze | Bled 1989 | Single Sculls |
| Competitor for Estonia | ||
| Silver | 1995 Tampere | Single Sculls |
| Bronze | 2005 Gifu | Quadruple Sculls |
| Bronze | 2007 Munich | Double Sculls |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Marathon | Quadruple Sculls |
Jüri Jaanson (born October 14, 1965 in Tartu) is the most successful Estonian rower of all time and the winner of five medals at Rowing World Championships. He became World Champion in Tasmania 1990 in the single sculls event. 14 years later, at age 38 he won an Olympic silver medal in the single sculls event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] In Beijing 2008 he won his second Olympic silver medal, this time in the double sculls event with Tõnu Endrekson.[2] He is a member of the SK Pärnu rowing club located in Pärnu. In 2007, Jaanson became the oldest rower ever to win a World Cup event at the age of 41 in Amsterdam.[3]
He is among four athletes to compete in rowing at six Olympics, with Romanian Elisabeta Oleniuc Lipă in 2004, Canadian Lesley Thompson (cox) in 2008, and Australian James Tomkins.
On 18 November 2010, Jaanson announced ending his career. In July 2011 he was awarded with the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honor in rowing.[4]
Contents |
Overall wins
| Jüri Jaanson Rowing World Cup appearances | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Country | Position | Class | Crew |
| 1990 | ||||||
| 1. | 5-7 April 1990 | Mission Bay, San Diego | USA | FA 3rd | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 2. | 11-13 May 1990 | Mannheim | West Germany | FA 1st | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 3. | 1-3 June 1990 | Rostadion | Norway | FA 1st | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 4. | 29 June-1 July 1990 | Bosbaan, Amsterdam | Netherlands | FA 3rd | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 5. | 13-15 July 1990 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 1st | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 1991 | ||||||
| 6. | 5-7 April 1991 | Mission Bay, San Diego | USA | FA 5th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 7. | 8-10 April 1991 | Piediluco | Italy | FA 6th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 8. | 24-26 May 1991 | Wedau, Duisburg | Germany | FA 6th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 9. | 31 May-2 June 1991 | Hjelmsjoe, Örkelljunga | Sweden | FB 7th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 1992 | ||||||
| 10. | 3-5 April 1992 | Mission Bay, San Diego | USA | FB 7th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 11. | 1-3 May 1992 | Fuehlingersee, Cologne | Germany | FB 7th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 12. | 29-31 May 1992 | Bagsværd, Copenhagen | Denmark | FA 2nd | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 13. | 12-14 June 1992 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 5th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 1994 | ||||||
| 14. | 15-17 July 1994 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FB 7th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 1995 | ||||||
| 15. | 2-4 June 1995 | Hazewinkel | Belgium | FA 1st | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 16. | 16-18 June 1995 | Paris | France | FA 1st | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 17. | 30 June-2 July 1995 | Henley-on-Thames | Great Britain | FA 1st | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 18. | 7-9 July 1995 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 1st | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 1998 | ||||||
| 19. | 29-31 May 1998 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FB 7th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 1999 | ||||||
| 20. | 9-11 July 1999 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FB 12th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 2000 | ||||||
| 21. | 1-3 June 2000 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FA 3rd | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 22. | 23-25 June 2000 | Vienna, Austria | Austria | FB 8th | Double scull | (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Jüri Jaanson |
| 23. | 14-16 July 2000 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | SA/B 2 | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 2001 | ||||||
| 24. | 13-15 July 2001 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FA 5th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 2002 | ||||||
| 25. | 1-3 August 2002 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FB 9th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 2003 | ||||||
| 26. | 29-31 May 2003 | Idroscalo, Milan | Italy | R4 | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 27. | 19-21 June 2003 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FC 13th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 2004 | ||||||
| 28. | 7-9 May 2004 | Lake Malta, Poznań | Poland | FA 1st | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 29. | 18-20 June 2004 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | R1 | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| 2005 | ||||||
| 30. | 26-28 May 2005 | Dorney Lake, Dorney | Great Britain | FA 1st | Quad scull | (b) Jüri Jaanson, Leonid Gulov, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä |
| 31. | 8-10 July 2005 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 1st | Quad scull | (b) Jüri Jaanson, Leonid Gulov, Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Andrei Jämsä |
| 2007 | ||||||
| 32. | 1-3 June 2007 | Danube, Linz/Ottensheim | Austria | FA 5th | Double scull | (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Jüri Jaanson |
| 33. | 22-24 June 2007 | Bosbaan, Amsterdam | Netherlands | FA 1st | Double scull | (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Jüri Jaanson |
| 34. | 13-15 July 2007 | Rotsee, Lucerne | Switzerland | FA 1st | Double scull | (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Jüri Jaanson |
| 2008 | ||||||
| 35. | 20-22 june 2008 | Lake Malta, Poznań | Poland | FA 3rd | Double scull | (b) Tõnu Endrekson, (s) Jüri Jaanson |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 36. | 18-20 June 2009 | Oberschleissheim, Munich | Germany | FC 12th | Single scull | Jüri Jaanson |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jaan Ehlvest |
Estonian Sportsman of the Year 1990 |
Succeeded by Tiit Sokk |
| Preceded by Ago Markvardt |
Estonian Sportsman of the Year 1995 |
Succeeded by Erki Nool |
| Preceded by Andrus Värnik |
Estonian Sportsman of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Andrus Veerpalu |
| Preceded by James Tomkins |
Thomas Keller Medal 2011 |
Succeeded by incumbent |