Igor Kuzmin

Igor Kuzmin (born November 23, 1982, in Narva, Estonian SSR, USSR) is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva.

Junior years

In 2000 Kuzmin competed in the Junior World Rowing Championships in the single sculls event earning 12 position. In 2002 he competed in the U-23 World Regatta with Andrei Jämsä in the double sculls event earning 7th position.

Olympic Games

His first appearance in the Olympic Games was in Athens 2004, where he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Jämsä, Andrei Šilin and Oleg Vinogradov earning 9th position overall.

Kuzmin´s second appearance at the Olympics was in Beijing 2008 where he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Allar Raja, Vladimir Latin and Kaspar Taimsoo. The men were 4th in their preliminary heat and won the repechage. In the semifinals they finished fourth and did not get to Final A. The final place was 9th as they finished third in Final B.

World Championships

Kuzmin debuted in the World Rowing Championships in 2002 in Seville, Spain, he was a member of the qudruple sculls team with Tõnu Endrekson, Andrei Šilin, and Silver Sonntak. They won the Final B and earned 7th place.

2003 in Milan, Italy he competed in the double sculls event with Jämsä, earning 9th position overall.

Kuzmin won his first World Championships medal in 2006 in Eton, Great Britain in the quadruple sculls event with Jämsä, Endrekson and Allar Raja.

2007 in Munich, Germany he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Raja, Vladimir Latin and Kaspar Taimsoo earning 8th position.

European Championships

2007 in Poznan, Poland he competed in the quadruple sculls event with Raja, Latin and Taimsoo earning 5th position.

Rowing World Cup

Henley Royal Regatta

*2008 - Queen Mother Challenge Cup

External links

* [http://80.83.47.230/n_bio_rower.fwx?no_id=13467 Biography] at worldrowing.com
* [http://www.soudeliit.ee/index.php?pageID=10 Biography] at soudeliit.ee