Kaisa Pajusalu

Kaisa Pajusalu
Personal information
Nationality	Estonian
Born	19 February 1989; Pärnu, Estonia
Residence	Tartu, Estonia
Education	Pärnu Ülejõe School
Alma mater	Estonian University of Life Sciences
Occupation	Rowing coach
Sport
Country	Estonia
Sport	Women's rowing
Club	Pärnu Sõudekeskus Kalev
Team	Estonian Rowing Team
Coached by	Roman Lutoškin ; Matti Killing
Retired	2015
Women's rowing
Representing Estonia
European Championships
U23 World Championship
Junior World Championship

Kaisa Pajusalu (born 19 February 1989, in Pärnu, Estonia) is a former Estonian rower.

Rowing career

She has won two medals at the Junior World Championship in the double sculls event with Jevgenia Rõndina. In 2009[1] and 2010[2] Pajusalu also won a silver medal at the U23 World Championships in the single sculls event. She is also a four-time World champion[3][4][5] and four-time European champion in indoor rowing and a multiple winner of the ALFA indoor rowing competition.

Achievements

European Championship Medals: 1 Bronze
U23 World Championship Medals: 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Junior World Championship Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver

World Rowing Championships

2007 – 14th, Double sculls (with Jevgenia Rõndina)
2009 – 11th, Single sculls
2011 – 12th, Single sculls
2014 – 21st, Double sculls (with Marliis Reinkort)

European Rowing Championships

2008 – 14th, Single sculls
2009 – 6th, Double sculls (with Sille Vaiksaar)
2010 – 6th, Single sculls
2011 – 7th, Single sculls
2012 – Bronze , Single sculls
2013 – 7th, Single sculls
2014 – 14th, Single sculls

U23 World Rowing Championships

2006 – 5th, Double sculls (with Jevgenia Rõndina)
2008 – 5th, Single sculls
2009 – Silver , Single sculls
2010 – Silver , Single sculls
2011 – Bronze , Single sculls

Junior World Rowing Championships

2004 – 7th, Single sculls
2005 – 8th, Single sculls
2006 – Gold , Double sculls (with Jevgenia Rõndina)
2007 – Silver , Double sculls (with Jevgenia Rõndina)

Rowing World Cup

Kaisa Pajusalu Rowing World Cup appearances
#	Date	Venue	Country	Position	Class	Crew
2007
1.	22–24 June 2007	Bosbaan, Amsterdam	Netherlands	FB 8th	Double scull	(b) Kaisa Pajusalu, (s) Jevgenia Rõndina
2008
2.	30 May–1 June 2008	Rotsee, Lucerne	Switzerland	FC 13th	Double scull	(b) Kaisa Pajusalu, (s) Jevgenia Rõndina
2009
3.	10–12 July 2009	Rotsee, Lucerne	Switzerland	FB 10th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
2010
4.	18–20 June 2010	Oberschleissheim, Munich	Germany	FC 13th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
5.	9–11 July 2010	Rotsee, Lucerne	Switzerland	FC 14th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
2011
6.	27–29 May 2011	Oberschleissheim, Munich	Germany	FC 15th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
7.	17–19 June 2011	Allermöhe, Hamburg	Germany	FB 9th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
8.	8–10 July 2010	Rotsee, Lucerne	Switzerland	FB 12th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
2012
9.	4–6 May 2012	Sava, Belgrade	Serbia	FB 9th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
2013
10.	22–24 March 2013	Penrith, Sydney	Australia	FA 5th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
11.	21–23 June 2013	Dorney Lake, Eton	Great Britain	FB 10th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
2014
12.	28–30 March 2014	Penrith, Sydney	Australia	FB 8th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
13.	20–22 June 2014	Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette	France	FC 18th	Single scull	Kaisa Pajusalu
14.	11–13 July 2014	Rotsee, Lucerne	Switzerland	FC 14th	Double scull	(b) Kaisa Pajusalu, (s) Marliis Reinkort

Personal

Her older brother Raimo is a former volleyball player who played professionally in Estonia, Austria, Belgium and France. He was a member of the Estonian national team from 2000 to 2014 and represented his country at the 2009 and 2011 European Volleyball Championships.

References

"World Best Times fall during under 23 finals Archived 2 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine". World Rowing. Retrieved on 12 March 2011.
"A medal spread in under 23 finals Archived 10 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine". World Rowing. Retrieved on 12 March 2011.
"2009 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine". C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints. Retrieved on 1 August 2009.
"2011 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships". C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints. Retrieved on 12 March 2011.
"2012 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships Archived 14 June 2012 at Archive.today". C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints. Retrieved on 20 February 2012.

External links

Kaisa Pajusalu at FISA WorldRowing.com
Biography at esbl.com (in Estonian)

Awards
Preceded by Liane Pintsaar	Estonian Young Sports Personality of the Year 2010	Succeeded by Grit Šadeiko

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[1] "World Best Times fall during under 23 finals Archived 2 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine". World Rowing. Retrieved on 12 March 2011.

[2] "A medal spread in under 23 finals Archived 10 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine". World Rowing. Retrieved on 12 March 2011.

[3] "2009 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine". C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints. Retrieved on 1 August 2009.

[4] "2011 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships". C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints. Retrieved on 12 March 2011.

[5] "2012 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships Archived 14 June 2012 at Archive.today". C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints. Retrieved on 20 February 2012.