- Gerd Kanter
Gerd Kanter (born May 6, 1979 in
Tallinn ,Estonia ) is anEstonia ndiscus throw er.He competed at the 2004 Olympics, but didn't reach the final. 2005 was his breakthrough year as he won silver medals at the World Championships and World Athletics Final, took home a victory in the European Cup and won theWorld University Games . He also threw more than 70 metres for the first time.In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he took gold with a throw of 68.82 meters, one meter ahead of second-place finisher
Piotr Malachowski of Poland.On September 4 2006, in
Helsingborg , Sweden, Kanter threw more than 70 metres in four different rounds (69.46 - 72.30 - 70.43 - 73.38 - 70.51 - 65.88). The best mark of 73.38 m was the third best in history – onlyJürgen Schult (74.08 m, 1986) andVirgilijus Alekna (73.88 m, 2000) have thrown further.Achievements
References
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External links
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NBC [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=317/bio/index.html Olympics - Athlete profile]
* [http://www.team75plus.com/ Gerd Kanter fan club]
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