Rain Eensaar (born 24 November 1974 in
Lemmatsi
Lemmatsi is a village in Kambja Parish, Tartu County, Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...
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Kambja Parish
Kambja Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia.
Settlements
;Small boroughs:
Kambja - Külitse - Räni - Tõrvandi - Ülenurme
;Villages:
Aakaru - Ivaste - Kaatsi - Kammeri - Kavandu - Kodijärve - Kõrkküla - Kullaga - ...
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Tartu County
Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% of t ...
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Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
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orienteer
Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a ...
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rogainer and adventure racer. At the 10th
World Rogaining Championships in
Přebuz
Přebuz (german: Frühbuß) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It is the smallest town in the Czech Republic by population, which was 77 inhabitants as of 2022.
History
The foundation of Přebuz is con ...
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Czech Republic
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in 2012 he won a gold medal and the title of the World Rogaining Champion in team with his brother
Silver Eensaar
Silver Eensaar (born 29 July 1978, in Tartu) is an Estonian orienteer, rogainer and adventure racer. At the 10th World Rogaining Championships in Přebuz, Czech Republic in 2012 he won a gold medal and the title of the World Rogaining Champion in ...
in Men's teams category.
At 11th World Rogaining Championships in Alol,
Pskov
Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...
oblast Russia in 2013 they successfully defended the title of the World Rogaining Champion.
At 12th World Rogaining Championships in
Black Hills
The Black Hills ( lkt, Ȟe Sápa; chy, Moʼȯhta-voʼhonáaeva; hid, awaxaawi shiibisha) is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black Elk P ...
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South Dakota
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in 2014 they won the third consecutive title of World Rogaining Champions.
In 2011 he and his brother Silver won a gold medal and the title of the European Rogaining Champion in Rauna,
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
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At the European Adventure Race Championships he won a bronze medal in 2013 in Poland and a silver medal in 2014 in Turkey.
He has won four gold medals at Estonian orienteering championships.
References
External links
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Rain Eensaarat World of O Runners
1974 births
Living people
People from Kambja Parish
Estonian orienteers
Male orienteers
Adventure racing
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