Gerd Kanter

Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His personal best throw of 73.38 m is the Estonian record and the third best mark of all time.

Gerd Kanter
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1979-05-06) 6 May 1979
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
Country Estonia
SportAthletics
EventDiscus
Achievements and titles
Personal best73.38 m (2006)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 1 2 2
European Championships 0 3 1
Continental Cup 1 0 0
European Throwing Cup 6 0 1
Universiade 1 0 0
Total 10 5 5
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingDiscus
2012 LondonDiscus
World Championships
2007 OsakaDiscus
2005 HelsinkiDiscus
2011 DaeguDiscus
2009 BerlinDiscus
2013 MoscowDiscus
European Championships
2006 GothenburgDiscus
2012 HelsinkiDiscus
2014 ZürichDiscus
2016 AmsterdamDiscus
Continental Cup
2014 MarrakechDiscus
European Throwing Cup
2003 Gioia TauroDiscus
2004 MarsaDiscus
2005 MersinDiscus
2007 YaltaDiscus
2008 SplitDiscus
2009 TenerifeDiscus
2006 Tel AvivDiscus
Universiade
2005 İzmirDiscus

He made his first Olympic appearance in 2004 and established himself a year later by taking the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. He was runner-up at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and won further medals at the World Championships in 2009 (bronze) and 2011 (silver).

He won the 2012 and the 2013 IAAF Diamond League in discus throw.

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