Andres Raja (born 2 June 1982) is a retired Estonian decathlete.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 June 1982 St. Petersburg |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8119 Heptathlon: 6114 |
Raja was born in Leningrad. He finished sixteenth at the 2007 World Championships and sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.
He set a personal best score of 8119 points in August at 2009 World Championships in Athletics. His second best result is 8118 achieved in August 2008 at the Olympics after qualifying to the games with personal best 8069 points, achieved in July 2008 in Rakvere.
Raja finished tenth at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona with 7991 points. He was second in the heptathlon at the Tallinn International meet, scoring a personal best of 6114 points, while winner Ashton Eaton broke the world record.[1]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | National Championships | Rakvere, Estonia | 2nd | Decathlon | 7095 |
| 2005 | National Championships | Rakvere, Estonia | 1st | Decathlon | 7608 |
| European Combined Events Super League Cup | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Decathlon | 7434 | |
| 2006 | National Championships | Rakvere, Estonia | 1st | Decathlon | 7809 PB |
| European Combined Events Super League Cup | Arles, France | 3rd | Decathlon | 7016 | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 16th | Decathlon | 7794 |
| European Combined Events Super League Cup | Tallinn, Estonia | 6th | Decathlon | 7834 PB | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | Heptathlon | 5894 |
| European Combined Events Super League Cup | Hengelo, Netherlands | 3rd | Decathlon | 7964 PB | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 13th | Decathlon | 8118 PB | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 11th | Heptathlon | 5800 |
| European Combined Events Super League Cup | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | Decathlon | 7860 | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15th | Decathlon | 8119 PB | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | Decathlon | 7991 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 15th | Decathlon | 7982 |
References
edit- ^ Lindmae, Maris (2011-02-06). Easton sets new World record in Tallinn with 6568 points. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-6.
External links
edit- Andres Raja at World Athletics
- Andres Raja at EAA Athlete Database at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 July 2011)
- Andres Raja at Olympedia
- Andres Raja at Olympics.com
- Andres Raja at ESBL (in Estonian)
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