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2008 European Rowing Championships
The 2008 European Rowing Championships were held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre, Marathon, Greece, between 16 and 20 September 2008. They were the 2nd annual event after the decision made in May 2006 by the FISA to re-establish the European Rowing Championships. Owing to a big storm announced on the Centre, all finales (A and B) took place on Saturday, 20 September and not Sunday, 21 September, as initially scheduled. Medal summary Men's results Women's results Medal table External links Official Site {{DEFAULTSORT:European Rowing Championships 2008 in rowing Rowing competitions in Greece 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... International sports competitions hosted by Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon, Greece
Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, ''Marathónas''; Attic/Katharevousa: , ''Marathṓn'') is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. Legend has it that Pheidippides, a Greek herald at the battle, was sent running from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory, which is how the marathon running race was conceived in modern times. Today it is part of East Attica regional unit, in the outskirts of Athens and a popular resort town and center of agriculture. History The name "Marathon" () comes from the herb fennel, called ''marathon'' () or ''marathos'' () in Ancient Greek,. so ''Marathon'' literally means "a place full of fennel".. It is believed that the town was originally named so because of an abundance of fennel plants in the area. In ancient times, Marathon ( grc, Μαραθών) occupied a small plain in the northeast of ancient Attica, which contained four place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Jagar
Goran Jagar ( sr-cyr, Горан Јагар, born 10 June 1984 in Virovitica, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... References External links * * * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Virovitica Serbs of Croatia Serbian male rowers Sportspeople from Belgrade Olympic rowers for Serbia Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Serbia European champions for Serbia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing European Rowing Championships medalists Serbia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jüri Jaanson
Jüri Jaanson (born 14 October 1965) is the most successful Estonian rower of all time and the winner of five medals at World Rowing 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."2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Rowing" In he won his second Olympic silver medal, this time in the double sculls event with . He is a member of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnu Endrekson
Tõnu Endrekson (born 11 June 1979) is an Estonian rower. He is a five time Olympic finalist and dual Olympic medal winner. He was fourth in the double sculls event with Leonid Gulov at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a silver medal in 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the double sculls event with Jüri Jaanson. He is a member of rowing club "Pärnu Sõudeklubi" (Pärnu Rowing Club) located in Pärnu. Junior years Endrekson competed in the World Rowing Junior Championships in 1996 in the double sculls event (24th) and 1997 in the single sculls event (16th). In 2001 he won a gold medal in the World Rowing U23 Regatta (now World Rowing U23 Championships) in the double sculls event with Leonid Gulov. Olympic Games His first appearance in the Olympic Games was in Athens 2004, where he competed in the double sculls event with Leonid Gulov. The men were third in their preliminary heat and second in semi-final thus earning a place in the Final A. They held the sixth posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Jämsä
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 doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allar Raja
Allar Raja (born 22 June 1983) is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Kalev" located in Pärnu. Rowing career 2000–2008 Raja competed in the World Rowing Junior Championships 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. His first appearance in the World Rowing Championships was in 2005 in Gifu, Japan in the double sculls event with Silver Sonntak. They were second in Final C, achieving 14th position overall. Raja won his first World Championships medal in 2006 in Eton, Great Britain, where ha was a member of the bronze-winning quadruple sculls team with Andrei Jämsä, Tõnu Endrekson and Igor Kuzmin. 2007 in Munich, Germany he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Kuzmin, Latin and Taimsoo earning 8th position. The same team was 5th at the 2007 European Rowing Championships held in Poznań, Poland. At the 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamás Varga (rower)
Tamas Varga (born 17 June 1978, in Budapest) is a Hungarian rower who won the men's lightweight sculls pair event at the 2005 World Rowing Championships with Zsolt Hirling. He has also competed at three Olympics (2004, 2008 and 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...) also in the men's lightweight sculls event. References * 1978 births Living people Hungarian male rowers Rowers from Budapest Olympic rowers of Hungary Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Hungary European Rowing Championships medalists {{Hungary-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsolt Hirling
Zsolt Hirling (born 28 May 1984 in Budapest) is a Hungarian rower. With Tamas Varga, he won the 2005 World Championships men's lightweight double sculls. At European level, he won the 2007 European Rowing Championships, again with Tamas Varga, and a bronze medal in the same event with the same partner in 2008. At Olympics level, he has appeared at three Olympics, 2004, 2008 and 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ..., all in the men's lightweight double sculls and all with Tamas Varga, finishing in 5th, 14th and 11th respectively. References External links * * 1984 births Living people Hungarian male rowers Rowers from Budapest Olympic rowers for Hungary Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Gilardoni
Daniele Gilardoni (born 1 April 1976) is an Italian lightweight rower. He is rated among the Top 10 male rowers active in 2008 and is an eleven-time gold medalist at the World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). 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 .... Biography After his sports career he became the manager of Italians Rowing Colleges ("College Remiero Pavia" and "College Remiero Ferrara") and a Vice President of the Associazione Nazionale Atleti Canottaggio (National Association of Rowers). See also * Most successful athlete in each sport at the World Championships References External links * 1976 births Living people Italian male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Sportspeople from Lecco {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Bertini (rower)
Lorenzo Bertini (born 1 June 1976 in Pontedera) is an Italian rower. His sister Lisa Bertini Lisa Bertini (born 22 February 1972) is an Italian rowing (sport), rower. She competed in the Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls, women's lightweight double sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Her brot ... is also an Olympic rower. References External links * * 1976 births Living people Italian male rowers People from Pontedera Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Rowers of Fiamme Oro Sportspeople from the Province of Pisa {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Polymeros
Vasileios Polymeros ( el, Βασίλειος Πολύμερος, born 20 February 1976 in Volos) is a Greek rower. He won the bronze medal in men's lightweight double sculls with Nikolaos Skiathitis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the silver in men's lightweight double sculls with Dimitrios Mougios at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., China. Referencessports-reference 1976 births Living people Greek male rowers Olympic silver medalists for Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Olympic rowers of Greece Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Volos Olympic medalists in ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrios Mouyios
Dimitrios Mougios ( el, Δημήτριος Μούγιος, born 13 October 1981 in Marousi, Athina) is a Greek rower. Career Mougios won the silver medal in men's lightweight double sculls with Vasileios Polymeros at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., China. References External links * * * * 1981 births Living people Greek male rowers Olympic silver medalists for Greece Olympic rowers for Greece Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers from Athens Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics European champions for Greece World Rowing Championships medalists for Greece European Rowing Championships medalists {{Greece-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
