ENDREKSON Tonu

Date of Birth: 11 Jun 1979

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.98/6'5''

Place of birth: PARNU

Birth Country:

Estonia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Men's Quadruple Sculls EST Estonia	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Quadruple Sculls Heat 2 #20	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Quadruple Sculls Repechage 1 #57	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Quadruple Sculls Final A #85	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	2x	4x
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	3
2012	London, GBR	-	4
2008	Beijing, CHN	2	-
2004	Athens, GRE	4	-

World Championships

Year	Location	1x	2x	4x
2019	Linz, AUT	-	-	12
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	-	11	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	-	-	3
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	-	-	3
2014	Amsterdam, NED	-	16	-
2011	Bled, SLO	-	-	16
2010	Hamilton, NZL	9	-	-
2009	Poznan, POL	-	-	10
2007	Munich, GER	-	3	-
2006	Eton, GBR	-	-	3
2005	Gifu, JPN	-	-	3
2003	Milan, ITA	-	-	7
2002	Seville, ESP	-	-	7

European Championships

Year	Location	2x	4x
2021	Varese, ITA	-	3
2020	Poznan, POL	-	4
2019	Lucerne, SUI	-	8
2017	Racice, CZE	12	-

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Quadruple Sculls	2021	Zagreb, CRO	5:48.03
7	Quadruple Sculls	2018	Belgrade, SRB	5:46.01
7	Double Sculls	2017	Belgrade, SRB	6:29.61
9	Quadruple Sculls	2018	Lucerne, SUI	5:53.06
10	Quadruple Sculls	2019	Rotterdam, NED	6:14.97
10	Quadruple Sculls	2017	Lucerne, SUI	6:01.47

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Occupation:

Physical Education - University of Tartu, Estonia

Three children including son Robin [2009]

Languages spoken:

English, Estonian, German, Russian

Parnu Soudeklubi [Estonia]

Veikko Sinisalo [national], FIN

Sporting relatives:

His great-uncle Kristjan Palusalu won a gold medal for Estonia in both Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Jun 2021; esbl.ee, 08 May 2016, 30 Dec 2015)

Other sports:

He won the 2020 Alfa International Indoor Rowing Competition in Tallinn, Estonia. (soudespinning.ee, 26 Jan 2020; soudespinning.ee, 26 Jan 2020)

He began rowing in 1992 at Parnu Soudeklubi in Estonia. (esbl.ee, 08 May 2016)

At school he played football, basketball, volleyball, and tennis before following one of his classmates into rowing. "Discovering rowing was my classmate's fault. Going back to school again, after a long summer holiday, he persuaded me to try it. But after a couple of years, rowing wasn't so attractive to me anymore. I had already given up, but then the coach [Mihkel Leppik] came to my home and convinced me to continue, and I am most grateful to him for that." (worldrowing.com, 01 Sep 2016; esbl.ee, 08 May 2016)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and become the first Estonian athlete to have won three Olympic medals. (sport.postimees.ee, 16 May 2021)

Estonian rowing coach Mihkel Leppik. (jooksja.ee, 01 Sep 2016)

In 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 he was named in the Team of the Year for rowing in Parnu, Estonia. (parnu.ee, 01 Sep 2020)

In 2008 and 2018 he was named Male Athlete of the Year in Parnu, Estonia. (parnu.ee, 01 Sep 2020)

In 2017 he was named in the Sports Team of the Year by the Estonian Defence Forces. (hiiuleht.ee, 03 Feb 2017)

In 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2012 he received the RKL Sports Award in Estonia. (esbl.ee, 08 May 2016)

In 2009 he received the Second Class Order of the White Star in Estonia. (esbl.ee, 08 May 2016)

In 2008 he received the Defence Order of Merit in Estonia. (esbl.ee, 08 May 2016)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC MEMORIES
He made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Games in Athens, and has competed at each edition of the Olympic Games since then. "The first time is always the hardest. It wasn't so hard physically but rather mentally. From Beijing [in 2008] the greatest memory, besides the medal ceremony, was definitely the Great Wall of China. It shows that there are no limits to humanity's capabilities. The biggest impression in London [in 2012] was setting up our own small and compact Olympic Village. From Rio [in 2016] I will certainly remember the quite changeable weather conditions at the rowing venue." (worldrowing.com, 01 Sep 2016)

RETIREMENT PLANS
He intends to retire from competitive rowing following the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I hope to put an end to my career with the [Tokyo] Olympics. After this year, I don't plan to compete in elite sport anymore. There are no retreats from it. I have also promised at home that this will be the last year." (sport.err.ee, 08 Apr 2020, 18 Jan 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served on the board of directors of both the Estonian Rowing Association and Parnu Soudeklubi in Estonia. (esbl.ee, 08 May 2016)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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