Andres Raja (born 2 June 1982) is a retired Estonian decathlete.
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.Lindmae, Maris (2011-02-06). Easton sets new World record in Tallinn with 6568 points. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-6.
Achievements 2004National Championships Rakvere, Estonia 2ndDecathlon70952005National Championships Rakvere, Estonia 1stDecathlon7608European Combined Events Super League CupBydgoszcz, Poland 1stDecathlon74342006National Championships Rakvere, Estonia 1stDecathlon7809 PBEuropean Combined Events Super League CupArles, France 3rdDecathlon 70162007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan16thDecathlon7794European Combined Events Super League CupTallinn, Estonia6thDecathlon7834 PB2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain 6thHeptathlon5894European Combined Events Super League CupHengelo, Netherlands 3rdDecathlon7964 PBOlympic GamesBeijing, China13thDecathlon8118 PB2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy11thHeptathlon5800European Combined Events Super League CupBydgoszcz, Poland5thDecathlon7860World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15thDecathlon8119 PB2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain10thDecathlon79912011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France–HeptathlonDNFWorld Championships Daegu, South Korea15thDecathlon7982
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